An herbal extract used in parts of Asia and gaining popularity in Western countries against high cholesterol didn’t show promise in a U.S. trial. Recent laboratory studies in the United States and research on obese people in India had led some scientists to expect a beneficial effect from guggul extract, which is derived from the resin of the mukul myrrh tree (Commiphora mukul).
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