Commiphora mukul: An Overview

Ragavi R; Saritha A Surendran

doi:10.5958/0974-360X.2018.00589.9

Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology

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0974-360X (Online)
0974-3618 (Print)

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Commiphora mukul: An Overview

Author(s): Ragavi R, Saritha A Surendran

Email(s): saritha19489@aims.amrita.edu , sarithaasurendran@gmail.com

DOI: 10.5958/0974-360X.2018.00589.9

Address: Ragavi R, Saritha A Surendran*
Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Cochin, Kerala
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Published In: Volume - 11, Issue - 7, Year - 2018

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ABSTRACT:
Guggul (Commiphora mukul), a highly valued botanical medicines has been used for centuaries in ayurveda to treat several ailments.Various extracts of this drug produces guggulipid in that guggulsterone is the active constituent responsible for its therapeutic activity. Invivo, invitro and clinical studies have been conducted to evaluate the pharmacological, phytochemical, and morphological profile of the herb. Studies revealed that guggul contain flavonoids, terpenes, phytosterols etc. producing number of biological activities like anti-inflammatory, antiobesity, antineoplastic, antidiabetic etc. This review is mainly to update information regarding its anti-inflammatory activity.

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Ragavi R, Saritha A Surendran. Commiphora mukul: An Overview. Research J. Pharm. and Tech 2018; 11(7): 3205-3208. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2018.00589.9

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Ragavi R, Saritha A Surendran. Commiphora mukul: An Overview. Research J. Pharm. and Tech 2018; 11(7): 3205-3208. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2018.00589.9 Available on: https://rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2018-11-7-88