bola :

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Commiphora
Species: Commiphora myrrh

Allied species:

Commiphora mukul (Known as Guggul or Guggulu in Ayurveda, it is native to India)
Commiphora molmol (commonly farmed species)
Commiphora myrrha (It is native to Yemen, Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia)

VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: Barbarah, Bola, Bolah, Gandharasah, Rasagandha, Rasam, Surasah,
English: myrrh
Hindi: Bol, Bola, Hirabol
Urdu: Mur makki,
Telugu: Balintrapolum, Balin tabolu, Valentrapolam,
Bengali: Gandhbol
Marathi: Hirabol
Gujarathi: Hirabol,
Tamil: Vellaippa-polam, Vellaippapolam
Malayalam: Narumpasa, Narumpasamaram,
Kannada: Bola, Gandharasa, Guggula,
Punjabi: - ਕਮਿਫੋਰਾ ਮੇਰ੍ਰਹ Kamiphōrā mērraha
Arabic: شجر المر
Spanish: mirra
Japanese: ミルラ; 没薬を採る木; ミリス; ラム酒
Chinese: 没药
French: -myrrhe commiphora
German: Myrrhe
Persian: Myrrha mechensis
Greek: σμύρνα, μύρρα

Varities:

-The drug Bola is not described in the Brihathrayi texts. It is introduced through the Rasashasthra granthas and Yoga Shasthra granthas at the later times.

Commiphora myrrha is actually a nature African Plant and P.V Sharma is of opinion that the gum of Commiphora crythrae(zhrb)English is the Bola of Bhava Mishra. The later one is found in Somaliya which is known as Bissabol Myrrh.

guggulu kula

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