Commiphora mukul by Ray Sahelian, M.D.  

Commiphora mukul is the botanical name for an herb also known as guggul.

Commiphora mukul, a resin from the guggul tree, has been used for more than 2,000 years in India to treat a range of disorders. In the 1980s, an extract of the resin -- dubbed gugulipid -- began to be marketed as a cholesterol-lowering agent. The plant compound's mode of action is quite different from that of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs. Some of Commiphora mukul active components, guggulsterones, work by blocking a substance that stops the body from getting rid of cholesterol. Statins, on the other hand, block the body from making more cholesterol.
   If you want to eat less and have better cholesterol management, consider Diet Rx with Commiphora mukul extract.