GUGGULU exudate of Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhand, Syn. Balsamodendron mukul

FAMILY –

• BURSERACEAE

LATIN NAME –

• CORMIPHORA MUKUL
• Commiphora wightii

SANSKRIT NAME –

• GUGGULU
• DEVDHUP
• KAUSHIK
• PURPALANKASH, KUMBH, MAHISHAKSH, ULUKHAL

HINDI NAME –

• GUUGAL
• GUGGULU
• COMMONLY KNOWN AS GUM-GUGGUL OR INDIAN BEDELLIUM

PREFFERED GUGGUL SHOULD BE

• soft, smooth, smily, sweet smelling, yellowish, should have tikta rasa, that can be easily dissolved in water and free from other physical impurities.

PLACES OF ORIGIN –

• DRY STONY LANDS IN AFRICA, ARABIA, BALUCHISTAN, RAJASTHAN, MYSORE etc.

GUNA –

• LAGHU,
• RUKHSHA,
• TIKSHNA,
• VISHAD,
• SUKSHMA,
• SARA,
• SUGANDHI( OLD GUGGUL )
• SNIGDH-PICHCHIL( NEW GUGGUL )

RASA –

• TIKTA, KATU

VIPAKA –

• KATU

VIRYA –

• USHNA

PRABHAVA –

• TRIDOSHHARA( SUPPRESSES ALL THE THREE DOSHAS )

ACTIONS AND USES –

• REDUCES OEDEMA,
• ACTS AS ANALGESIC,
• ANTIBIOTIC,
• CLEANS AND TREATS WOUNDS.
• IT ACTS AS STOMACHIC,
• INCREASES RBC AND WBC COUNT,
• STIMULATES LIVER,
• HELPS REDUCE PILES
• CLEANSES THE GIT.
• RELIEVES PLAGUE, TREATS LYMPHATIC PROBLEMS, BEST FOR VATA RELATED DISEASES.
• ACTS AS DIURETIC AND URINARY LITHOTROPHIC.
• ACTS AS APHRODIASIC AND STIMULATES MENSTRUATION, PREVENTS STERILITY, PROVIDES STRENGTH.
• OLD GUGGUL IS RUKSH AND REDUCES FAT CONTENT IN THE BODY.
• ALSO RELIEVES SKIN DISEASES.
• PROVIDES WARMTH.
• VERY HELPFUL IN DIABETES, DYSUREA, CORONARY THROMBOSIS, ANEMIA, ELEPHANTIASIS ETC.

USEFUL PARTS –

• SECRETIONS

IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS  –

• Yogaraj Guggulu,
• Vatara Guggulu,
• Simhnada Guggulu,
• Kaisora Guggulu,
• Mahayogaraja Guggulu,
• Candraprabha Vati

STANDARD DOSAGE –

• 2 – 4 gm

when taken as a RASAYAN — DOSAGE –

• 4 gm to 40 gm

toxic effects –

• improper use leads to liver and lung disorders and it should not be given in diseases like
• eye irritation, dry mouth, general weakness, syncope etc.