Guggul is the gum resin found in various plants native to South Asia. It has several potential benefits, such as helping to manage acne and hypothyroidism. However, further research is still needed to ...

Guggul is the common name for the flowering myrrh tree (Commiphora mukul or Commiphora wightii), native to India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Called the Indian bdellium, it is a small flowering plant ...

Some say a herbal drug called guggul made from myrrh tree resin contains substances which could be good for cholesterol levels. But a study shows that guggul raises the bad form of cholesterol by up ...

This sticky resin was so valued by ancient healers of India that the small tree that provides the medicine is now endangered. The fragrant, myrrh-like guggul delighted the senses in perfumes and ...