European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine ISSN 2515-8260 Volume 07, Issue 10, 2020 4239 AN OVERVIEW OF BENEFITS OF COMMIPHORAMUKUL: THE INDIAN BDELLIUMPLANT. Devireddy Ashok Reddy* 1 , 2 Mahaveer Singh 1 , Sudhakar Babu 2 , Birendra Shrivastava 1 , Suman Rohilla 3 1 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jaipur Natioanl University, Jaipur, 302017, Rajasthan, India. 2 A M Reddy Memorial College of Pharmacy Petlurivaripallem, Guntur, 522601, Andhra Pradesh, India. 3 College of Pharmacy, SGT University, Budhere, Gurugram, 122505 Haryana, India. ABSTRACT: Nature is the biggest source of medicines, whole over the world. A number of materials from plants, animals and minerals have been identified and used successfully for the treatment of various human ailments. CommiphoraMukul is a significant antiquated restorative plant of the Burseraceae family. Gum guggul (oleo-gum-resin) is obtained by making cut in bark of Commiphoramukul having a place with the family Burseraceae and is found widely in the dry districts of the Indian subcontinent. Guggul contain flavonoids, phytosterols and terpenes which are responsible for number of biological activities like anti-inflammatory, antiobesity, antineoplastic and antidiabetic. This review is mainly to update information regarding its pharmacological benefits of CommiphoraMukul. KEYWORDS: Commiphoramukul, guggulsterone, anti-inflammatory activity, flavonoids, Obesity etc. INTRODUCTION: Commiphoramukulis also known as guggul tree and is largely located in drought areas of Pakistan, Bangladesh and India. The guggul tree is 4-6 feet tall, prickly, and free from foliage in the greater part of the year with debris hued papery bark that pieces off into papery drops, uncovering a green bark underneath creating fragrant gums of financial, restorative and social worth. It has additionally been portrayed as a bush. Branches are spirally rising, spinescent and youthful parts are glandular and pubescent. The leaves are for the most part compound, having only some species possessing simple leaves. Compound leaves are 1-3 foliate though pamphlets are sessile to sub-sessile, terminal ones the biggest, rhomboid to praise fit as a fiddle, unpredictably toothed edge, exchange phyllotaxy, horizontal handouts when present just not exactly a large portion of the size of the terminal ones. Glandular hairs are available on calyx,