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==Identification Characters==  
 
==Identification Characters==  
# Nava Guggulu
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# Nava Guggulu
 
'''Snigdha''' – Unctuous, oily
 
'''Snigdha''' – Unctuous, oily
 
'''Kanchana Sankasha''' – has golden yellow shine
 
'''Kanchana Sankasha''' – has golden yellow shine
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'''Sugandhi''' – has a good aroma
 
'''Sugandhi''' – has a good aroma
 
'''Picchila''' – Sticky, Slimy
 
'''Picchila''' – Sticky, Slimy
# Purana Guggulu
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# Purana Guggulu
 
'''Shushka''' – Dry
 
'''Shushka''' – Dry
 
'''Durgandha''' – foul smelling
 
'''Durgandha''' – foul smelling
 
'''Tyaktaprakruti varna''' – will not have its original colour and nature.
 
'''Tyaktaprakruti varna''' – will not have its original colour and nature.
 
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* Ulukhala/ Kumbholukhala – Gum resin of Guggulu exudes from pot shaped cavities.
 
* Ulukhala/ Kumbholukhala – Gum resin of Guggulu exudes from pot shaped cavities.
 
* Kaushik -  Guggulu exudes gum – resin from its cavities.
 
* Kaushik -  Guggulu exudes gum – resin from its cavities.
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* Kananiryasa – Gum resin of guggulu has particles.
 
* Kananiryasa – Gum resin of guggulu has particles.
 
* Kalaniryasa – Gum resin of guggulu is blackish in colour.
 
* Kalaniryasa – Gum resin of guggulu is blackish in colour.
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== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
 
== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==

Revision as of 13:25, 14 January 2025

Commiphora mukul (Hook ex Stock) Engl

Guggulu
Section/Chapter Herb database/Guggulu
Botanical name(s) Commiphora mukul (Hook ex Stock) Engl
Family Burseraceae
Availability Available
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Year of publication 2024
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Indian Bedellium

Other botanical names/varieties

  • Commiphora acuminata Mattick
  • Commiphora africana (A.Rich.) Engl.
  • Commiphora Chiov.
  • Commiphora alaticaulis J.B.Gillett & Vollesen
  • Commiphora anacardiifolia Dinter & Engl.
  • Commiphora andranovoryensis Phillipson, Raharim., A.Weeks & Gostel
  • Commiphora angolensis Engl.
  • Commiphora angustifoliolata Mendes
  • Commiphora ankaranensis (J.-F.Leroy) Cheek & Rakot.
  • Commiphora antunesii Engl.
  • Commiphora aprevalii Guillaumin
  • Commiphora arafy H.Perrier
  • Commiphora arenaria Thulin
  • Commiphora baluensis Engl.
  • Commiphora benguelensis Swanepoel
  • Commiphora berardellii Chiov.
  • Commiphora berryi (Arn.) Engl.
  • Commiphora boranensis Vollesen
  • Commiphora brevicalyx H.Perrier
  • Commiphora buruxa Swanepoel
  • Commiphora caerulea Burtt
  • Commiphora campestris Engl.
  • Commiphora capensis (Sond.) Engl.
  • Commiphora capuronii Bard.-Vauc.
  • Commiphora caudata (Wight & Arn.) Engl
  • Commiphora cervifolia Van der Walt
  • Commiphora chaetocarpa J.B.Gillett
  • Commiphora chevalieri Engl.
  • Commiphora chiovendana J.B.Gillett ex Thulin
  • Commiphora ciliata Vollesen
  • Commiphora coleopsis H.Perrier
  • Commiphora confusa Vollesen
  • Commiphora corrugata J.B.Gillett & Vollesen
  • Commiphora crenatoserrata Engl.
  • Commiphora cuneifolia Baker
  • Commiphora cyclophylla Chiov.
  • Commiphora dalzielii Hutch.
  • Commiphora dinteri Engl.
  • Commiphora discolor Mendes
  • Commiphora drake-brockmanii Sprague
  • Commiphora dulcis Engl.
  • Commiphora edulis (Klotzsch) Engl.
  • Commiphora elliptica Phillipson, Raharim., A.Weeks & Gostel
  • Commiphora eminii Engl.
  • Commiphora engleri Guillaumin
  • Commiphora enneaphylla Chiov.
  • Commiphora erlangeriana Engl.
  • Commiphora erosa Vollesen
  • Commiphora falcata Capuron
  • Commiphora foliacea Sprague
  • Commiphora franciscana Capuron
  • Commiphora fraxinifolia Baker
  • Commiphora fraxinoides (Hiern) K.Schum.
  • Commiphora fulvotomentosa Engl.
  • Commiphora gardoensis J.B.Gillett ex Thulin
  • Commiphora gariepensis Swanepoel
  • Commiphora giessii Van der Walt
  • Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C.Chr
  • Commiphora glandulosa Schinz
  • Commiphora glaucescens Engl.
  • Commiphora gorinii Chiov.
  • Commiphora gracilifrondosa Dinter ex Van der Walt
  • Commiphora grandifolia Engl.
  • Commiphora grosswelleri Engl.
  • Commiphora guerichiania Engl.
  • Commiphora guidottii Chiov. ex Guid.
  • Commiphora guillauminii H.Perrier
  • Commiphora gurreh Engl.
  • Commiphora hartmannii Engl.
  • Commiphora harveyi (Engl.) Engl.
  • Commiphora hereroensis Schinz
  • Commiphora hildebrandtii Engl.
  • Commiphora hodai Sprague
  • Commiphora hornbyi Burtt
  • Commiphora horrida Chiov.
  • Commiphora humbertii H.Perrier
  • Commiphora kaokoensis Swanepoel
  • Commiphora karibensis Wild
  • Commiphora kataf (Forssk.) Engl.
  • Commiphora kerstingii Engl.
  • Commiphora kraeuseliana Heine
  • Commiphora kua (R.Br. ex Royle) Vollesen
  • Commiphora kucharii Thulin
  • Commiphora kuneneana Swanepoel
  • Commiphora lacerata Thulin
  • Commiphora lamii H.Perrier
  • Commiphora lasiodisca H.Perrier
  • Commiphora laxecymigera H.Perrier
  • Commiphora leandriana H.Perrier
  • Commiphora leptophloeos (Mart.) J.B.Gillett,
  • Commiphora lobatospathulata J.B.Gillett ex Thulin
  • Commiphora longibracteata Engl.
  • Commiphora madagascariensis Jacq.
  • Commiphora mafaidoha H.Perrier
  • Commiphora mahafaliensis Capuron
  • Commiphora marchandii Engl.
  • Commiphora marlothii Engl.
  • Commiphora merkeri Engl.
  • Commiphora merkii Engl.
  • Commiphora mildbraedii Engl.
  • Commiphora mollis (Oliv.) Engl.
  • Commiphora mombassensis Engl.
  • Commiphora monoica Vollesen
  • Commiphora monstruosa (H.Perrier) Capuron
  • Commiphora morondavensis Phillipson, Raharim., A.Weeks & Gostel
  • Commiphora mossambicensis (Oliv.) Engl.
  • Commiphora mossamedensis Mendes
  • Commiphora mulelame (Hiern) K.Schum.
  • Commiphora multifoliolata J.B.Gillett ex Thulin
  • Commiphora multijuga (Hiern) K.Schum.
  • Commiphora murraywatsonii J.B.Gillett ex Thulin
  • Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl.
  • Commiphora namaensis Schinz
  • Commiphora namibensis Swanepoel
  • Commiphora neglecta I.Verd.
  • Commiphora oblanceolata Schinz
  • Commiphora oblongifolia J.B.Gillett
  • Commiphora obovata Chiov.
  • Commiphora oddurensis Chiov.
  • Commiphora omundomba Swanepoel & A.Weeks
  • Commiphora orbicularis Engl.
  • Commiphora ornifolia (Balf.f.) J.B.Gillett
  • Commiphora otjihipana Swanepoel
  • Commiphora ovalifolia J.B.Gillett
  • Commiphora paolii Chiov.
  • Commiphora parvifolia (Balf.f.) Engl.
  • Commiphora pedunculata (Kotschy & Peyr.) Engl.
  • Commiphora pervilleana Engl.
  • Commiphora planifrons (Balf.f.) Engl.
  • Commiphora playfairii (Hook.f. ex Oliv.) Engl.
  • Commiphora pruinosa Engl.
  • Commiphora pseudopaolii J.B.Gillett
  • Commiphora pteleifolia Engl.
  • Commiphora pterocarpa H.Perrier
  • Commiphora pyracanthoides Engl.
  • Commiphora quadricincta Schweinf.
  • Commiphora quercifoliola J.B.Gillett ex Thulin
  • Commiphora rangeana Engl.
  • Commiphora razakamalalae Gostel, Phillipson & A.Weeks
  • Commiphora rostrata Engl.
  • Commiphora ruquietiana Dinter & Engl.
  • Commiphora ruspolii Chiov.
  • Commiphora samharensis Schweinf.
  • Commiphora sarandensis Burtt
  • Commiphora saxicola Engl.
  • Commiphora schimperi (O.Bergman) Engl.
  • Commiphora schlechteri Engl.
  • Commiphora schultzei Engl.
  • Commiphora sennii Chiov.
  • Commiphora serrata Engl.
  • Commiphora serrulata Engl.
  • Commiphora setulifera Chiov. ex Guid.
  • Commiphora simplicifolia H.Perrier
  • Commiphora sinuata H.Perrier
  • Commiphora socotrana (Balf.f.) Engl.
  • Commiphora spathulata Mattick
  • Commiphora spathulifoliolata Engl.
  • Commiphora sphaerocarpa Chiov
  • Commiphora spinulosa J.B.Gillett ex Thulin
  • Commiphora staphyleifolia Chiov.
  • Commiphora stellatopubescens J.B.Gillett ex Thulin
  • Commiphora stellulata H.Perrier
  • Commiphora steynii Swanepoel
  • Commiphora stocksiana (Engl.) Engl., known in Pakistan as bayisa gugal
  • Commiphora sulcata Chiov.
  • Commiphora swynnertonii Burtt
  • Commiphora tenuipetiolata Engl.
  • Commiphora tetramera Engl.
  • Commiphora truncata Engl.
  • Commiphora tsimanampetsae Capuron
  • Commiphora ugogensis Engl.
  • Commiphora ulugurensis Engl.
  • Commiphora unilobata J.B.Gillett & Vollesen
  • Commiphora viminea Burtt Davy
  • Commiphora virgata Engl.
  • Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari
  • Commiphora wildii Merxm.
  • Commiphora woodii Engl.
  • Commiphora zanzibarica (Baill.) Engl

Identification Characters

  1. Nava Guggulu

Snigdha – Unctuous, oily Kanchana Sankasha – has golden yellow shine Pakva Jambuphalopama – resembles ripe jamun fruit Sugandhi – has a good aroma Picchila – Sticky, Slimy

  1. Purana Guggulu

Shushka – Dry Durgandha – foul smelling Tyaktaprakruti varna – will not have its original colour and nature.

  • Ulukhala/ Kumbholukhala – Gum resin of Guggulu exudes from pot shaped cavities.
  • Kaushik - Guggulu exudes gum – resin from its cavities.
  • Mahishaksha – Gum – resin of guggulu has reddish black colour like that of Buffalo’s eye.
  • Kananiryasa – Gum resin of guggulu has particles.
  • Kalaniryasa – Gum resin of guggulu is blackish in colour.

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Guggulu, Pura, Moolakaparni, Palankasha, Devadhupa, Mahisaksha, Jatayu, Kaushik

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu)
2 Potency (veerya) Hot (ushna)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Pungent (katu)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha), Minute (sukshma)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify all three dosha (tridoshahara)

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Sutra sthana 3/4 Siddhatama churna pradeha
2 Sutra sthana. 5/21 Dhuma varti dravya
3 Vimana Sthana 8/144 Kashaya-skandha
4 Ch.Sha.8/61 Kshirajanan karma
5 Ch Ka 1/23 Vamanarth
6 Cha.sa.Chi.3/267 As an ingredient of Agurvadi taila.
7 Cha.sa.Chi.3/307 Used as Dhoopana dravya in Vishamajwara.
8 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 10/27 Ingredient in Vachadi Ghrit
9 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 10/34 Ingredient in Palankashadi tail
10 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthan

13/153

In treatment of Udararoga (with dugdha)
11 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana

17/80

Used for shodhanottara dhumpana
12 Cha.Sa.Chi.23/99 Used as an ingredient of Vishaghna dhuma.
13 Cha.Sa.Chi.23/231 Used in the treatment of animals suffering with poison.
14 Cha.sa.Chi.25/53 Used for Pakvasopha prabheda.
15 Cha.sa.Chi.25/100 Used for vrana avasadana.
16 Cha.sa.Chi.26/152 Used in Kaphaja Pratishyaya for pradhamana.
17 Cha.sa.Chi.26/182 Used in Kaphaja sira shoola for dhoomavarti.
18 Ca.Sa.Chi.27/35 AS an Sahapana of Murvadi Choorna
19 Cha.Sa.Chi.28/242 As a rasayana prayoga in Avrita vata.
20 Cha.Sa.chi.29/159 Used in nitya prayoga as vatarakta nashaka dravya.
21 Cha.Sa.Chi.30/121 Used in the treatment of Sveta pradara.


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