Journal article
Rising trade, declining stocks: The global gugul( Commiphora wightii )trade
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Vol.223, pp.22-32
2018
Abstract
Commiphora wightii is exploited in India and Pakistan for an oleo-resin (gum guggul) traditionally used in Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani medical systems. Processed C. wightii oleo-resin products are exported from India to 42 countries, including re-export to Pakistan, for anti-inflammatory use and as an anti-inflammatory and an anti-obesity treatment considered to lower cholesterol and lipid levels. The C. wightii export trade has particular relevance to the European Union because Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, and United Kingdom are importing countries. Demand and prices for C. wightii oleo-resin are increasing and wild stocks of C. wightii are in decline. The overexploitation of C. wightii after tapping for its commercially valuable oleo-resin is not a new problem, however, but one that has existed for over 50 years. Lopping and chopping trees to extract C. wightii oleo-resin has had a devastating impact on C. wightii populations since the 1960's.
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- Title
- Rising trade, declining stocks: The global gugul( Commiphora wightii )trade
- Authors/Creators
- A.B. Cunningham (Author/Creator) - University of KwaZulu-NatalJ.A. Brinckmann (Author/Creator) - Traditional Medicinals, 4515 Ross Road, Sebastopol, CA 95472, USA.R.N. Kulloli (Author/Creator) - Botanical Survey of IndiaU. Schippmann (Author/Creator) - Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
- Publication Details
- Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Vol.223, pp.22-32
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V.
- Identifiers
- 991005542443507891
- Copyright
- © 2018 Published by Elsevier B.V.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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