Bursereaceae

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BursereaceaeA.Anojen

Trincomalee campus,Eastern University,

Sri lanka.

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Bursereaceae There are many plants in this family These are example for this famliy

01) Boswellia serrata02) Garuga pinnata03) Commiphora mukul04) commiphora stocksina05) Canarium strictum

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I have take a two plants in bursereceae familly

1. Boswella serrata

2. Commiphora mukul

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Botanical name - Boswella serrata

Tamil name – ven kungiliyam

Other name – kundurukkan , kungulu Eng - Boswella Sinhala – kundrikan sans - ashvamutri

Boswella serrata

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Habitat : commom on dry placess in srilanka.

dry hills throughout the greater part of india.

Identifying character : A deiciduous middle sized tree.

bark ash coloured , pelling of in thin flakes.

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young leaves 20-38 cm long.

8-15 pairs and an add one

Variable shaped and rounded.

Flowers in axillaries racesmes

Lobes broadly triangular ovate petal

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Commonly the plant is cooling, acrid & sweet.

Cures dysentery , skin disorders, ulcers and purifies blood.

The fruit and flower remove “kapha” “vata”.

Cures leucoderma ,piles and asthma .

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When Injury to bark in this plant after some days secreate gum or resin

The gum is hot , dry and bitter.

its astringent to the bowels

Useful in intestinal troubles,bronchitis,asthma cough.Strength the teeth.

May cause vomiting

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Its distillate in oil is carminative and pectoral.

Used as a diaphaoretc and astringent and preperation of oninment for sources.

Its is an stimulant, expectorant,dirutic and stomachic.

Produces cream and capsule for disease and used anti inflammatory from this gum.

The gum is combination with other drugs for the treatnent of snake bite.

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CAPSULE OINMENT & CREAM

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Botanical name – commiphora mukul

Tamil name – Gukkal

Other name – maishakshi Eng - Indian Bedellium sinhala - sans - Guggulu, Pura

Commiphora mukul

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Habitat : Dry and hot placess in srilanka.

India where it is found Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Identifying character : shrubby 1.2-1.8 m high.

Usually ending in a sharp spine.

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Leaves 1-3 foliolate up to 8mm.

Leaflets susbsessile , rhomboid ovate.

Flowers in fascicles of 2-3.

The individual flowers are red to pink, with four small petals

Lobes 4-5 , triangular as long as the tube.

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When Injury to bark in this plant after some days secreate gum or resin.

Its hot , laxative and bitter.

Guggul produces a resinous sap known as gum guggul.

The extract of this gum, called gugulipid, guggulipid or guglipid.

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Guggul can be purchased in a loosely packed form called dhoop.

which is burned over hot coals.

This produces a fragrant, smoke.

The burning coals which let out the smoke are then carried around to different rooms and held in all corners for a few seconds.

This is said to drive away evil spirits as well as remove the evil eye from the home and its family members.

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Produces cream and capsule for disease and used anti inflammatory from this gum.

Inflammation can be caused by several factors, some of which include wounds, infections, atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.

Proeuces also pain oinment leave the body pain.

cures bronchitis and asthma and cholesterol.

Remove bad dicharge from ear abdominal troubles.

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CAPSULEOINTMENTS & CREAM

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Indian medcinal plants book ; vol - ;

Indian herb can reduce cholesterol, BBC NEWS, 2 May 2002

Jump up^ Szapary, PO; Wolfe, ML; Bloedon, LT; Cucchiara, AJ; Dermarderosian, AH; Cirigliano, MD; Rader, DJ (2003). "Guggulipid Ineffective for Lowering Cholesterol". JAMA 290 (6): 765–772. doi:10.1001/jama.290.6.765. PMID 12915429.

Jump up^ Sahni, S; Hepfinger, CA; Sauer, KA (2005). "Guggulipid Use in Hyperlipidemia". Am J Health-Syst Pharm 62 (16): 1690–1692.doi:10.2146/ajhp040580. PMID 16085931.

Jump up^ "Commiphora wightii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

Jump up^ Maheshwari, D V (8 January 2008). "Kutch to house Centre’s Rs 8-cr Guggal conservation project". The Indian Express.

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