New Compounds from Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl.

Ahmed, Farhan; M, Ali; Singh, Onkar

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“…3 . Ahmed et al ( 2006 ) succeeded in isolation of six new compounds from the oleogum resin of Commiphora myrrha , which were identifi ed as myrracadinol A-C and myrracalamene A-C (Fig. 4 ).…”

Section: Chemical Constituents and Bioactive Compounds Of Myrrhmentioning

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RETRACTED CHAPTER: Apharsemon, Myrrh and Olibanum: Ancient Medical Plants

Ben-Yehoshua

Hanŭs

2014

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World

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Among the most reputed ancient medical plants were the: olibanumfrankincense, derived from Boswellia spp., myrrh, derived from Commiphoras spp., both from southern Arabia and the Horn of Africa, and apharsemon of Judea, derived from Commiphora gileadensis that had its origin also in these territories. The demand for these medical plants that were also important spices was met by scarce and limited sources of supply. The incense trade and trade routes were developed to carry this precious cargo over long distances through many countries to the important foreign markets of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, and Rome. The export of the frankincense and myrrh made Arabia extremely wealthy, so much so that Theophrastus, Strabo, and Pliny all referred to it as Felix (fortunate) Arabia . At present, this export hardly exists, and the spice trade has declined to around 1,500 t, coming mainly from Somalia; both Yemen and Saudi Arabia import rather than export these frankincense and myrrh.Apharsemon, known also as the Judaean balsam, grew only around the Dead Sea Basin in antiquity and achieved fame by its highly reputed aroma and medical properties but has been extinct in this area for many centuries. The resin of this crop was sold, by weight, at a price twice that of gold, the highest price ever paid for an agricultural commodity. This crop was an important source of income for the many rulers of ancient Judea; the farmers' guild that produced the apharsemon survived over 1,000 years. Currently there is interest in a revival based on related plants of similar origin. These three ancient plants now are under investigation in many countries for medicinal uses. Many publications and patents on these three plants appeared in recent years.

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Section: Chemical Constituents and Bioactive Compounds Of Myrrhmentioning

confidence: 98%

RETRACTED CHAPTER: Apharsemon, Myrrh and Olibanum: Ancient Medical Plants

Ben-Yehoshua

Hanŭs

2014

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“…Phytochemical investigation previously resulted in the isolation and identification of many metabolites including terpenoids, steroids, flavonoids, lignans, carbohydrates, and long chain aliphatic alcohol derivatives from Commiphora species (El Ashry et al, 2003;Hanus et al, 2005;Ahmed et al, 2006;Shen et al, 2007;Shen and Lou, 2008;Su et al, 2008a). The furanosesquiterpenoids were rich in the essential oil of the exudates, and about 20 furanosesquiterpenoids have been isolated or analyzed (Massoud, 2001;Zhu et al, 2003).…”

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Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of different extracts of Commiphora myrrha

Wang

Duan

et al. 2011

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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“…The chemical composition of C. holtziana and C. myrrha gum resins has been reported elsewhere (Provan et al, 1987;Cavanagh et al, 1993;Zhu et al, 2001Zhu et al, , 2003Dekebo et al, 2002;MortezaSemnani and Saeedi, 2003;Marongiu et al, 2005;Hanus et al, 2005;Ahmed et al, 2006). These studies show that the resins comprise mainly sesquiterpene hydrocarbons and furanosesquiterpenes, some of which are known from unrelated studies to be effective arthropod repellents, e.g.…”

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Antiectoparasitic activity of the gum resin, gum haggar, from the East African plant, Commiphora holtziana

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a b s t r a c tThe mechanism of ixodid tick (Acari: Ixodidae) repellency by gum haggar, a resin produced by Commiphora holtziana (Burseraceae), was investigated by evaluating activity against the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus. In an arena bioassay, a hexane extract of the resin of C. holtziana exhibited a repellent effect lasting up to 5 h. The hydrocarbon fraction of the resin extract was shown to account for the repellent activity, and was analysed by coupled gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Major sesquiterpene hydrocarbons were tentatively identified as germacrene-D, d-elemene and b-bourbonene. The identity and stereochemistry of the former compound was confirmed as the (+)-isomer by peak enhancement using enantioselective GC, whereas the latter 2 compounds, which are most likely degradation products of germacrene-type precursors, were identified through isolation by preparative gas chromatography followed by microprobe-NMR spectroscopy. GC comparison of gum haggar with another resin, C. myrrha, which was inactive in the tick bioassay, showed that the latter contained much lower levels of these hydrocarbons. To assess the suitability of the gum haggar resin as a general acarine repellent, further tests were made on a major acarine pest of European and US animal husbandry systems, the red poultry mite, Dermanyssus gallinae (Acari: Dermanyssidae). Gum haggar extract, and the isolated hydrocarbon fraction, showed strong repellent effects in an olfactometer assay, and again gum myrrh showed no effect. These findings provide a scientific basis for the observed anti-tick properties of gum haggar, and demonstrate the potential for its development as a general acarine repellent for use in animal husbandry systems.

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New Compounds from Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl.

Abstract: Terpenes U 0200 New Compounds from Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl. -(AHMED, F.; ALI*, M.; SINGH, O.; Pharmazie 61 (2006) 8, 728-731; Phytochem. Res. Lab., Fac. Pharm., Jamia Hamdard Univ., New Delhi 110 062, India; Eng.) -H. Toeppel 52-186

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RETRACTED CHAPTER: Apharsemon, Myrrh and Olibanum: Ancient Medical Plants

RETRACTED CHAPTER: Apharsemon, Myrrh and Olibanum: Ancient Medical Plants

Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of different extracts of Commiphora myrrha

Antiectoparasitic activity of the gum resin, gum haggar, from the East African plant, Commiphora holtziana

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