What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Papery vs Guggul - What's the difference?

papery | guggul |

As an adjective papery

is being like paper.

As a noun guggul is

, a flowering plant most common in northern india, with thin papery bark and thorny branches; resin extracted from the plant, used in traditional medicine.

papery

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • being like paper
  • Anagrams

    * *

    guggul

    English

    (wikipedia guggul)

    Noun

    (-)
  • , a flowering plant most common in northern India, with thin papery bark and thorny branches; resin extracted from the plant, used in traditional medicine.
  • * 2003 , James B. Lavalle, Cracking the Metabolic Code: The Nine Keys to Peak Health , page 115,
  • 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.
  • * 2006 , Sandeep Kumar, S. S. Suri, K. C. Sonie, K. G. Ramawat, Development of Biotechnology for Commiphora wightii: A Potent Source of Natural Hypolipidemic and Hypocholesterolemic Drug'', P. S. Srivastava, Sheela Srivastava, Alka Narula (editors), ''Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Markers , page 132,
  • In ancient times, guggul was used primarily as treatment for inflammatory conditions, including arthritis.
  • * 2011 , Rajarajeswari Sivalenka, Mangathayaru Putrevu, Chapter 15: Ayurvedic Ingredients in Cosmetics'', Nava Dayan, Lambros Kromidas (editors), ''Formulating, Packaging, and Marketing of Natural Cosmetic Products , page 298,
  • 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.

    Derived terms

    * guggulipid * guggulsterone * gum guggul

    See also

    * myrrh