Guggulu (Gum Guggul; Commiphora mukul) 10% Powder 1/4 lb bottle: HE

Powder can be consumed by sprinkling it over your food or mixing it with a syrup such as maple or chocolate. You could also mix it with orange juice. The citric acid in the orange juice will help to mask any unpleasant powder tastes. This herb is BULK DISCOUNTED in our 10 lb & 25 lb bulk packs. To find the bulk packs, just copy and paste the herb name into our Search, or refer to our Bulk By The Kilo & Ton category. Other common names: Guggulu, Guggul, Guggulow, Indian Bedellium, Mukul Myrrh, Makkul, False Myrrh Gum Guggul has been used for centuries in India to treat arthritis, poor circulation and obesity. Today, it is believed to lower cholesterol levels in the blood, reduce high blood pressure, ease arthritis and enhance the immune system. It is also thought to increase metabolism and help in weight loss programs. History: There are many species of small, deciduous, mostly thorny shrubs and trees that belong to the Commiphora genus that are native to India, the Middle East, and parts of Africa and tropical Americas. The trees exude an oleo-gum resin that is known as myrrh, which has been used in the Middle East since Biblical times for infected wounds, bronchial and digestive complaints, and was especially associated with women's health and purification rituals. In India, it was traditionally used to treat poor circulation, dyspepsia, mouth ulcers, gingivitis, menstrual problems and arthritis. The term, 'bdellium, ' can refer to any of the trees that produce myrrh or to the resin or gum that the trees exude. The trees, which remain leafless most of the year, thrive in well-drained soil in full sun in a minimum of fifty to sixty degrees Fahrenheit and produce the pungent, astringent, aromatic oleo-gum resin that is used in herbal medicine. It is interesting to note that cardiovascular disease has been affecting civilization for thousands of years, and practitioners of Ayurvedic medicine understood many of its principles, including arteriosclerosis, and described it in the ancient medical treatises of Charaka Samhita. They understood that 'coating and obstructing channels' may result in fatty streaks in blood vessels. To counteract the process, Ayurvedic practitioners have prescribed an amber-like resin that oozes from incisions in the Commiphora mukul, known as Gum Guggul. In the 1960s, the oleo-gum resin was systemically studied for its potential in the treatment of elevated blood cholesterol, or hyper-lipidemia. Continuing research in the 1980s, at the Banaras University in India (and elsewhere), demonstrated that use of Gum Guggul helped to significantly lower serum cholesterol (by an average of 17.3%) and triglycerides (by an average of 30.3%) in 78% of the patients treated, and the positive changes in blood lipids were noticeable after four weeks of therapy with no side effects reported. Gum Guggul has recently been found to contain unique saponins, known as guggulipids, which has been used to relieve ma