Steinmetz:Commiphora
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Commiphora africana
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Burseraceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Central and Eastern Africa
- Eastern India
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- Action
- vermifuge; used as substitute for Gummi Myrrhae
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Commiphora molmol (and other species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Burseraceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- South-West Arabia
- Somaliland
- Socotra
- North-East Africa
- Abyssinia
- Yemen
- Persia
- Part(s) Used
- Gummi Myrrhae (gum-resin obtained from the stem)
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- Constituent(s)
- myrrhin
- myrrhol
- volatile oil
- resin
- gum
- bitter principle
- mucilage
- Action
- disinfectant
- astringent
- antispasmodic
- expectorant
- emmenagogue
- tonic
- stimulant
- stomachic
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Commiphora opobalsamum
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Burseraceae
- English Names
- Balsam of Mecca tree
- Gilead Balsam tree
- Mecca Myrrh tree
- Balm of Gilead tree
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
- Balsamum Mecca = Balsamum gileadense (obtained from fresh wounds cut in the bark)
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- Constituent(s)
- essential oil
- resins
- bitter principle
- Action
- sudorific
- diuretic
- vulnerary
- astringent
- demulcent
- employed in profuse mucous discharges from the genitourinary organs
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Commiphora (species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Burseraceae (Umbelliferae)
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Mediterranean countries
- Syria
- Persia
- Asia Minor
- Arabia
- Egypt
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- resin
- gum
- wax
- malic acid
- lignin
- starch
- volatile oil
- bitter principle
- Action
- antispasmodic
- nervine
- antiseptic
- astringent
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