Guggul Powder (Commiphora mukul) | Ayurvedic detoxifying & cleansing Herb for supporting cholesterol wellness

Sanskrit Name: GUGGULU
English Name: Indian Bedellium
Botanical Name: Commiphora mukul
Part Used: Gum Resin

Ayurvedic Energetics: bitter, pungent, astringent, sweet/heating/pungent. KV-P+ (in excess)

Guggul is a gum resin from the mukul tree (Commiphora mukul), a small, thorny bush similar to myrrh, which grows naturally troughout India and has been used in Ayurvedic herbalism for several centuries to support healthy cholesterol levels, increasing fat metabolization, and promoting healthy thyroid function.

GUGGUL is the most important resin used in Ayurveda. Similar to myrrh, it possesses strong purifying and rejuvenating powers. A whole series of formulas, called gugguls, consist mainly or this herb, with smaller amounts of other herbs used to direct its healing properties. It is a rejuvenative for Vata, and also for Kapha; it only mildly aggravates Pitta after long term usage.

Guggul is the classical treatise on Ayurveda, Sushrita Samhita, describes the use of guggul for a wide variety of conditions, including rheumatism and obesity. One of its primary indications was a condition known as medoroga.