Abstract

COMMIFERRA WHIGTII: A PHARMACOLOGICALLY ACTIVE PLANT

Dr. Teena Agrawal*, Dr. Renu Bist, Priyanka Danai and Purendra Singh

Abstract

Traditional medicines are the medicines which are utilised by the tribal community for the treatment of their many kinds of the disorders. Traditional medical are the result of the experiments and experiences of the several generation over time due to their continuous experiences and utilization of the medicines for the several disorders. WHO also promotes the TM for the treatment of the various illnesses due to the easy availability and the less side effects. In this review articles we are presenting some of the aspects of the plant known as the Commiferra wightii. The plant is commonly known as the gugglu, the injured bark of the plant is the very rich sources of the oleo gum resin called ass the gugglu. The plant is useful for the treatment of the inflammation, gout, Rheumatism, obesity. In the Ayuervedic sciences of the India the plant is the very rich sources of the various kinds of the metabolites which are used for the treatment of the many diseases. The plant has the very narrow distribution pattern, they are found wildly in the dry region of the Rajasthan and in the Gujarat. the plant is very rare and the IUCN declared the plant as the endangered so the plant needs the conservation and the propagation.

Keywords: Commiferra wightii, Endangered, Ayuervedic plants, TM and ACM, medicinally, Oleogumresin, gugglu.