Guggul vs Frankincense - What's the difference?
guggul | frankincense |
, a flowering plant most common in northern India, with thin papery bark and thorny branches; resin extracted from the plant, used in traditional medicine.
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A type of incense obtained from the tree.
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As nouns the difference between guggul and frankincense
is that guggul is species: Commiphora wightii, a flowering plant most common in northern India, with thin papery bark and thorny branches; resin extracted from the plant, used in traditional medicine while frankincense is a type of incense obtained from the species: Boswellia thurifera tree.guggul
English
(wikipedia guggul)Noun
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- The Hindu medical system of India has used guggul' for centuries to treat many illnesses. ' Guggul has been described in Indian medical literature as an agent for treating obesity and other eating disorders.
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- In ancient times, guggul was used primarily as treatment for inflammatory conditions, including arthritis.
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- Guggul', the sticky gum resin from the Mukul myrrh tree, plays a major role in the traditional herbal medicine of India. The primary chemical constituents of ' guggul include phytosterols, gugulipids, and guggulsterones.