| Botanical Name |
Commiphora wightii |
| Common Name |
Guggal |
| Family |
Burseraceae |
| Part-Used |
Olio gum resin |
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Description:
Found in Karnataka, Rajsthan, Deccan and Gujrat
Active Compounds:
This is an extract isolates Ketonic steroid compounds, composed of C21 or C27 steroids, named guggulsterone.
Medicinal Properties:
Guggul significantly lowers serum triglycerides and cholesterol as well as LDL and VLDL cholesterols (the "bad" cholesterols). At the same time, it raises levels of HDL cholesterol (the "good" cholesterol).
Uses:
The gum is bitter, acrid, astringent, thermogenic, aromatic, expectorant, digestive, anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, anodyne, antiseptic, nervine tonic, aphrodisiac, alternative, stimulant, liver tonic,antispasmodic, emmenagogue, haematinic, diuretic, rejuvenating, general tonic, and is useful in gout, scrofula, sciatica, facial paralysis diplegia, cough, asthma, bronchitis, pectoral and hepatic disorders, otorrhoea, epilepsy, fever, stangury, haemorrhoids, dysmenorrhoea, wounds and ulcer, cardiac disorder, coronary thrombosis, anaemia, stomatopathy, diabetes, skin diseases etc. 
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