Rising trade, declining stocks: The global gugul( Commiphora wightii )trade

Cunningham, A.B., Brinckmann, J.A., Kulloli, R.N. and Schippmann, U. (2018) Rising trade, declining stocks: The global gugul( Commiphora wightii )trade. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 223 . pp. 22-32.

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.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Murdoch Affiliation(s):	School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
Publisher:	Elsevier B.V.
Copyright:	© 2018 Published by Elsevier B.V.
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/40905

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