Guggulu

Botanical Name

Commiphora Mukul

Family

Burseraceae

Sanskrit

Guggulu, Mahipaksha, Kaushik

English

Indian Bedellium

Hindi

Guggulu

Kannada

Guggulu

Malayalam

Guggulu

Telugu

Guggullu, Mahishaksha, Maisakshi

Tamil

Gukkala

Marathi

Guggala, Gulag, Mukul

Distribution

It is distributed mainly in dry ground area like sindh, rajasthan, mysore

Parts Used

Extract

Dose

2 To 4 Grams

Chemical Constituents

Quercetin, amino acids, cystine, glutamic acid, histidine, leucine,lysine, proline, serine, threonine, ellagic acid, linoleic, oleic, palmitic, stearic, dimyrcene, polymyrcene, carophyllene, sesamin, pluviatilol, cembrene

Ayurvedic Properties

Quality (Guna)

Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshana, Snigdh, Pichila

Taste (Rasa)

Tikta, Katu

Metabolism (Vipaka)

Katu

Potency (Virya)

Ushna

Impact (Prabhava)

Vedanasthapaka

Pharmacological Action

  • Hypolipidaemic activity of guggulu helps in managing high cholesterol levels and hyperlipidemia condition
  • Antibacterial, anthelmintic, antiviral property helps to fight against bacterial actions
  • Artherosclerotic property of guggulu is helpful in circulatory system abnormalities
  • Anti-arthritic
  • Antiinflammatory, antirheumatic,hypolipaemic, antifertility
  • Increases serum cholesterol fibrinolytic activity

Therapeutic Uses

  • Inceases blood count
  • Promotes strenght and vitality
  • Removes stone from kidneys
  • Various skin diseases
  • Anti-inflammatory

Some of the common formulations

  • Amavatari rasa
  • Gugguluthikthaka kashayam
  • Asthisandhanaka lepa
  • Chandraprabha vati
  • Gandamala kandan rasa
  • Pancha guna taila
  • Panchamrita lauha guggulu
  • Shira shuladi vajra rasa