Bursereceae is a medical plant that use to siddha medichine

1. Bursereaceae
A.Anojen
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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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CREAM
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