PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A PHARMACOLOGICALLY ACTIVE PRINCIPLE FROM COMMIPHORA MUKUL FOR USE AS BLOOD LIPID LOWERING AGENT

摘要

A process for isolating a pharmacologically active principle from Oleo-gum-resin of commiphora mukul for use as a lipid lowering agent wherein samples of Oleo-gum-resin of golden yellow variety from the bark of the plant commiphora Mukul are mixed with water till an emulsion is formed which is then passed through a mesh sieve into a container containing water to form globules, which are dried, extracted with ethyl alcohol, the residue is dried and then extracted with petroleum ether on a water bath by using the known refluxing technique, the extract thus obtained is distilled on a water bath leaving a residue which is the pharmacologically active principle.