Indian Bdellium Tree Resin (Guggulu)
Unspecified. The text mentions Guggulu as a potential remedy, similarly to Jatu (lac) and Shailasambhava (Shilajit).
Modern description
Indian bdellium tree resin, used as a potential remedy for various conditions, including inflammation and joint pain.
Purpose
Used as a potential remedy for various conditions, including inflammation, joint pain, high cholesterol and metabolic disorders.
Indications
- Arthritis
- Obesity
- High cholesterol
- Skin diseases
- Inflammation
- Pain
- Metabolic disorders
- Goiter
- Piles
- Wounds
- Fractures
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Gout
- Hyperlipidemia
- Urinary disorders
- Diabetes
- Neuropathy
- Retinopathy
Classical indications
- Amavata
- Kushtha
- Prameha
- Vatavyadhi
- Granthi
- Shopha
- Gandamala
- Medoroga
Karma
- Rasayana
- Vatahara
- Kapha-Medohara
- Shothahara
- Deepana
- Pachana
- Lekhana
- Vranahara
- Bhagnasandhanakrut
Key ingredients
- Likely Mahanarayan Taila processed Guggulu resin.
Adult dose
500mg-2g, once or twice daily.
Pediatric dose
Not typically used in children.
Preparation steps
- Collect Guggulu resin from the bark of the Commiphora wightii tree during winter months.
- Purify the raw Guggulu using the Shodhana process. This involves cutting the Guggulu into small pieces, bundling in a cloth, and immersing in Dola Yantra containing gomutra (cow urine), godugdha (cow milk), triphala kasaya (triphala decoction) or herbal juices.
- Boil the mixture until all the Guggulu dissolves.
- Filter the mixture and heat until a semi-solid mass is obtained.
- Dry the semi-solid mass.
- Optional: Fry the resin lightly in ghee until liquefied, then remove excess oiliness.
- Powder the purified Guggulu.
- Mix the purified Guggulu with other herbal ingredients as per the specific formulation.
- Compress the mixture into tablets using a tablet punching machine.
Safety contraindications
- Pregnancy.
- Breastfeeding.
- Peptic ulcers.