Botanical Information Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. (procuring samples)
| Synonyms | Balsamea myrrha (T.Nees) Oken |
| Balsamea myrrha Baill. | |
| Balsamea playfairii Engl. | |
| Balsamodendrum myrrha T.Nees | |
| Commiphora coriacea Engl. | |
| Commiphora cuspidata Chiov. | |
| Commiphora habessinica var. grossedentata Chiov. | |
| Commiphora molmol (Engl.) Engl. ex Tschirch | |
| Commiphora myrrha var. molmol Engl. | |
| Commiphora playfairii var. benadirensis Chiov. | |
| Commiphora rivae Engl. | |
| Common name (en) | Myrrh |
| Common name (ar) | عصرة |
| Common name (fr) | Balsamier |
| Common name (ru) | Мирра |
| Common name (vi) | Một dược |
| Common name (zh) | 沒藥樹 |
| Sample preparation | To 0.2 g of the powdered herbal drug add 4.0 mL of ethanol (96%), sonicate for 10 min and filter |
| Mobile phase | Acetic acid, diisopropyl ether, cyclohexane 1:4:6 (v/v/v) |
| Derivatization | Treat with anisaldehyde solution, heat at 100 °C for 2 min |
| Sample preparation | Add 2.0 g of powdered sample to 5 mL of methanol, ultrasonicate for 30 min, filter and use the filtrate |
| Mobile phase | n-hexane, ethyl acetate 4:1 (v/v) |
| Derivatization | Spray with p-anisaldehyde in sulfuric acid solution and heat at 105°C |