Latin Names Commiphora wightii (Arn.)Bhandari syn. Commiphora mukul(Hook. ex Stocks) Engl. syn. Balsamodendron mukul Hook. ex Stocks (Burseraceae)
English Name Indian bdellium tree
Sanskrit Names Guggulu, Koushika, Devadhupa, Palankasha
Hindi Name Guggul

Distribution:
Occurs in the arid rocky tracts of Rajputana, Khandesh, Berar, Mysore, Sind, and Baluchistan.

Habit:
A small tree or shrub with spinescent branches. Leaflets are 1-3 in number and obovate. The ash-coloured bark comes off in rough flakes exposing the underbark which also peels off in thin papery rolls.

Principle constituents:
Manusumbionic acid and manusumbinone.

Indications:
It is astringent, antiinflammatory and antiseptic. When taken internally it acts as a bitter, stomachic and carminative, stimulating the appetite and improving the digestion. It causes an increase in leucocytes in the blood and stimulates phagocytosis. It acts as a diaphoretic, expectorant and diuretic, and is said to be a uterine stimulant and emmenagogue. The resin is used in the form of a lotion for indolent ulcers and as a gargle in chronic tonsilitis, pharyngitis and ulcerated throat.

Product range:
Diabecon, Diakof, Koflet, Lukol, Pilex, Septilin, Kilose, Vegecort, LeanTea, JointCare B