Botanical Name: Aloe barbadensis

Aloes is a succulent perennial plant of the genus aloe, having fleshy leaves with spiny edges. Aloe or Gum Aloes is characterized by strong and pungent odour and very bitter and nauseas taste.

Aloe gum is particularly used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. This gum or resin is used as a compound to treat various skin infections and irritations, soothe burns and wounds. As a laxative, it stimulates the digestion process, constipation and diarrhea with painful urination. It is also used in combination with other herbs as a purgative to treat congestion, especially in the pelvic organs, abdomen, and head such as minor prolapse of the uterus, prostate problems and headaches. (learn more...)

Botanical Name: Ferula Asafoetida

Gum Asafoetida is the specie of the giant Fennel plant belonging to the Parsely family. The liquid that exudes from the plant turns into a dark/deep yellowish brown resin when dried.

Culinary Uses: Asafetida is used as a seasoning to enhance the flavour of meals and also in making chutneys, sauces etc.
Pharmaceutical Uses: Asafoetida is prominently used as an ingredient in medicine to treat various stomach ailments such as spasms, indigestion and constipation. Heeng also helps in treating respiratory disorders such as asthma, bronchitis and cough. Hing is an effective remedy for curing impotency, hysteria, cold, fever, deafness, memory loss, jaundice, arthritis, piles, anus itching and toothache. It also helps in regulating women’s menstrual cycle and relieving the pain during menstruation.. (learn more... )

Botanical Name: Balsassa Modendron, Bedellium

Guggal is a spiny shrub or small tree with many branches, usually growing two or three meters high, and found in the arid, rocky tracts. A healthy tree yields 250 - 500 grams of resin in one season, and guggal plants typically begin yielding resin after five years.

Guggal is popular for its divine actions, from healing bone fractures and inflammations to treating cardiovascular disease, obesity and lipid disorders. Guggal is used for ulcers, tonsillitis, sore throat, hay fever, nasal catarrh, laryngitis and bronchitis. (learn more... )

Botanical Name: Commiphora myrrha

Gum Myrrh is a shrub or small tree native to Ethiopia, Somalia, and the Arabian Peninsula. It grows up to 3 meters in height and has tough, knotted branches and spine-tipped twigs sparsely covered with small, trifoliate, irregular leaves. The yellow to reddish brown aromatic gum resin exudes from fissures or incisions in the bark and is collected as irregular masses.

Myrrh is used as an astringent in many mouthwashes, gargles and toothpastes for fighting and preventing gum disease. It is beneficial in treating sore throat and tonsillitis. (learn more... )