2. There are many plants in this family
These are example for this famliy
01) Boswellia serrata
02) Garuga pinnata
03) Commiphora mukul
04) commiphora stocksina
05) Canarium strictum
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3. I have take a two plants in bursereceae familly
1. Boswella serrata
2. Commiphora mukul
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4. Botanical name - Boswella serrata
Tamil name – ven kungiliyam
Other name – kundurukkan , kungulu
Eng - Boswella
Sinhala – kundrikan
sans - ashvamutri
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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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11. Botanical name – commiphora mukul
Tamil name – Gukkal
Other name – maishakshi
Eng - Indian Bedellium
sinhala -
sans - Guggulu, Pura
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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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