"Commiphora" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family BURSERACEAE which is a source of gugulipid and guggulu extract. Balm of Gilead is a common name more often referring to POPULUS and sometimes to ABIES.
| Descriptor ID |
D029744
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.162.166
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| Concept/Terms |
Commiphora myrrha- Commiphora myrrha
- Commiphora molmol
- Common Myrrh Tree
- Myrrh Tree, Common
- Tree, Common Myrrh
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Commiphora" by people in Profiles.
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Shishodia S, Azu N, Rosenzweig JA, Jackson DA. Guggulsterone for Chemoprevention of Cancer. Curr Pharm Des. 2016; 22(3):294-306.
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Shishodia S, Harikumar KB, Dass S, Ramawat KG, Aggarwal BB. The guggul for chronic diseases: ancient medicine, modern targets. Anticancer Res. 2008 Nov-Dec; 28(6A):3647-64.
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Shishodia S, Sethi G, Ahn KS, Aggarwal BB. Guggulsterone inhibits tumor cell proliferation, induces S-phase arrest, and promotes apoptosis through activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase, suppression of Akt pathway, and downregulation of antiapoptotic gene products. Biochem Pharmacol. 2007 Jun 30; 74(1):118-30.