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 ...

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 ...

Guggul is a small tree native to Western India whose byproducts are widely used in Ayurvedic medicines to cater to different health issues. Its gum is used in the treatment of peptic ulcers and ...

Ayurveda, an ancient system of natural healing, offers a wealth of knowledge on how to maintain health and balance in the body. Among its many recommendations, certain spices have been recognized for ...

Guggul, a gum resin derived from various plants native to South Asia, has been valued in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries. It ...

A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in 103 ambulatory, community-dwelling adults with hypercholesterolemia was conducted over an eight-week period. [6] The patients had fasting ...

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 ...

I recently addressed the students of a women’s college regarding biodiversity, sustainable development and alternate medicine. Issues were raised about how our cultural diversity was slowly being lost ...