Guggulu / Commiphora Mukul
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Guggulu / Commiphora Mukul
Guggulu / Commiphora Mukul
BOTANICAL NAME
COMMIPHORA MUKUL
FAMILY
BURSERACEAE
SANSKRIT NAME
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)
Tikta, Katu
TASTE (RASA)
Tikt, Kashay
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