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   Commiphora wightii

About Plant

Plant ID PLN0061
Plant Name Commiphora wightii
Common Name Indian bdellium-tree
Vernacular Name Indian bdellium-tree, gugal, guggul, gugul, or Mukul myrrh tree
Plant Description Commiphora wightii, commonly known as Indian bdellium-tree, gugal, guggul, gugul, or mukul myrrh tree, is a flowering plant belonging to the Burseraceae family. It produces a fragrant resin, referred to as gugal, guggul, or gugul, which is widely used in incense and traditional Ayurvedic medicine. Originally native to western India, this species has been introduced to regions such as southern Pakistan and the Middle East. Thriving in arid and semi-arid environments, it is well adapted to nutrient-poor soils.

Plant Classification

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Magnolipsida
Order Sapindales
Family Burseraceae
Genus Commiphora
Species wightii
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Compounds Reported in COCONUT (71)

Natural products reported for this plant in the open COCONUT database.

COCONUT ID Compound Name Formula Mol. Wt. NP Pathway
CNP0225987.2 (E)-Guggulsterone C21H28O2 312.45 Terpenoids
CNP0225987.1 (Z)-Guggulsterone C21H28O2 312.45 Terpenoids
CNP0203672.0 3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde C7H6O3 138.12 Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids
CNP0348948.0 3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC ACID C7H6O4 154.12 Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids
CNP0216822.2 adenosine C10H13N5O4 267.25 Carbohydrates
CNP0264911.2 Diayangambin C24H30O8 446.50 Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids
CNP0224900.0 ellagic acid C14H6O8 302.19 Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids
CNP0267667.1 Epimukulol C20H34O 290.49 Terpenoids
CNP0249383.3 Ergosterol peroxide C28H44O3 428.66 Terpenoids
CNP0272169.1 galanthamine C17H21NO3 287.36 Alkaloids
CNP0222788.0 Hippadine C16H9NO3 263.25 Alkaloids
CNP0135767.1 methyldavallialactone C26H22O9 478.45 Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids
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