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Guggul
Commiphora wightii
Guggul · Indian Bdellium-Tree · Indian bdellium-tree · guggul · gugul · गुग्गुल · 印度沒藥 · 印度没药树
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: (+)-SESAMIN, 10-BETA-HYDROXY-PREGN-4-EN-3-ONE, 16-ALPHA-HYDROXY-PREGN-4-EN-3-ONE, 20(R)-HYDROXY-PREGN-4-EN-3-ONE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Burseraceae
Scientific name: Commiphora wightii
Common names: Guggul, Indian Bdellium-Tree, Indian bdellium-tree, guggul, gugul, गुग्गुल, 印度沒藥, 印度没药树
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Commiphora wightii and its formulations extenuate macrophage-mediated inflammatory pathology in osteoarthritis. · 2026 source ↗
- Evaluation of the Effect of Commiphora wightii and Asthiposhak in Experimental Rat Model of Osteoarthritis. · 2025 source ↗
- Exploring the combined therapeutic potential of Rosa × damascena Herrm. and Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari. against STZ-induced behavioural deficits and neuropathology in zebrafish model of Alzheimer's disease · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- (+)-SESAMIN
- 10-BETA-HYDROXY-PREGN-4-EN-3-ONE
- 16-ALPHA-HYDROXY-PREGN-4-EN-3-ONE
- 20(R)-HYDROXY-PREGN-4-EN-3-ONE
- 20(S)-HYDROXY-PREGN-4-EN-3-ONE
- 20-ALPHA-HYDROXY-PREGN-4-EN-3-ONE
- 3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANOIC-ACID-DOCOSANE-1-2-3-4-TETRAOL-1-YL-ESTER
- 3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANOIC-ACID-EICOSANE-1-2-3-4-TETRAOL-1-YL-ESTER
- 3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANOIC-ACID-HENEICOSANE-1-2-3-4-TETRAOL-1-YL-ESTER
- 3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANOIC-ACID-HEPTADECANE-1-2-3-4-TETRAOL-1-YL-ESTER
- 3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANOIC-ACID-HEXADECANE-1-2-3-4-TETRAOL-1-YL-ESTER
- 3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANOIC-ACID-NONADECANE-1-2-3-4-TETRAOL-1-YL-ESTER
- 3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANOIC-ACID-OCTADECANE-1-2-3-4-TETRAOL-1-YL-ESTER
- ALLO-CEMBROL
- ALLYL-CEMBROL
- ALUMINUM
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- AMINO-ACIDS
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- CALCIUM
- CEMBRENE-A
- CHOLESTEROL
- CIS-GUGGULSTEROL
- CIS-GUGGULSTERONE
- COMMIPHORA-MUKUL-KETO-STEROID
- COMMIPHORA-MUKUL-STEROID
- COMMIPHORA-MUKUL-STEROL
- COPPER
- EICOSANE-1-2-3-4-TETROL
- ELLAGIC-ACID
- FERULIC-ACID
- GUAIJAVERIN
- GUGGUL
- GUGGULIPID
- GUGGULLIGNAN-I
- GUGGULLIGNAN-II
- GUGGULSTEROL-I
- GUGGULSTEROL-II
- GUGGULSTEROL-III
- GUGGULSTEROL-IV
- GUGGULSTEROL-V
- GUGGULSTEROL-VI
- HYPEROSIDE
- IRON
- MAGNESIUM
- MUKULOL
- MYRICYL-ALCOHOL
- NONADECANE-1-2-3-4-TETROL
- OCTADECANE-1-2-3-4-TETROL
- PELARGONIDIN-3-5-DI-O-GLUCOSIDE
- PELARGONIN
- QUERCETIN
- QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE
- QUERCITRIN
- TRANS-GUGGULSTERONE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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