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 rasaDiagnostic Methods in Ayurveda Trividh Pariksha. Read more ... », 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 ANALGESICPARSEEK YAVANI HYOSCYAMUS NIGER VEDNASTHAPAN (ANALGESIC) with MAADAK(NARCOTIC) properties works on CNS. Read more ... »,
- ANTIBIOTIC,
- CLEANS AND TREATS WOUNDS.
- IT ACTS AS STOMACHIC,
- INCREASES RBC AND WBC COUNT,
- STIMULATES LIVER,
- HELPS REDUCE PILESARKA Calotropis procera Ayurvedic Medicine for piles and Anal Fistula. Read more ... »
- CLEANSES THE GITToxoplasma Infection Transmission Clinical Manifestations Diagnosis Treatment. Read more ... ».
- RELIEVES PLAGUEInfections PLAGUE Caused by Gram-Negative Yersinia pestis Species with diagnosis Treatment Signs. Read more ... », TREATS LYMPHATIC PROBLEMS, BEST FOR VATABiochemical analysis of Dosha Dhatu Mala In Ayurveda. Read more ... » 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, ELEPHANTIASISFILARIASIS Lymphatic Systems Disease Causes Diagnosis Signs and Symptoms with Treatment. Read more ... » 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
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