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commiphora myrrha

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myrrh

A strong immune-boosting healer and infection fighter, almost as good as echinacea, with strong cleansing and antiseptic properties. Commonly used in mouthwashes and toothpaste. Also used for asthma, bronchitis, sinus, sore throat, herpes, ulcers. Myrrh is a resin made from dried tree sap. Very popular for its essential oil. A very spiny tree with big pointy thorns, grows to about 12 ft (4m)
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Mohammed, "Antimicrobial activity of commiphora myrrha against some bacteria and candida albicans isolated from gazelles at king khalid wildlife research centre," Research Journal of Medicinal Plant, vol.
Alghonaim, "An evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of commiphora myrrha nees (Engl.) oleo-gum resins from Saudi Arabia," Journal of Medical Sciences (Faisalabad), vol.
Bioactive Potential of 3D-Printed Oleo-Gum-Resin Disks: B. papyrifera, C. myrrha, and S. benzoin Loading Nanooxides--Ti[O.sub.2], P25, [Cu.sub.2]O, and Mo[O.sub.3]
Neuroprotective cad inane sesquiterpenes from the resinous exudates of Commiphora myrrha. Fitoterapia 2011; 82(8): 1198-201.
Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of different extracts of Commiphora myrrha. J Ethnopharmacol 2011; 134(2):251-8.
Effects of ethanol extract of Commiphora myrrha gum against Helicobacter pylori and inhibition of proliferation of the human AGS cell line in vitro
Samples of the dried oleo-gum-resin of Boswellia carteri Birdwood and Commiphora myrrha Engler Family Burseraceae were purchased from Haraz Egyptian herbal store, Cairo, Egypt.
The powdered oleo-gum-resin of Boswellia carteri (500 gm) and of Commiphora myrrha (500 gm) were separately extracted in a continuous extraction apparatus (Soxhlet) until exhaustion with the following organic solvents in succession: petroleum ether (40-60[degrees]C), diethyl ether, chloroform, methanol and 50% aqueous methanol.
Phytochemical study of the biologically active fractions of the oleo-gum-resins of Boswellia carteri and Commiphora myrrha
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