Guggul
(Hindi – Guggul , Gujarathi – Guggule, Mukul , Kannad – Guggula Snskrut – Devdhup, Udipta, English – Gum-guggul Latin – Commiphora mukul, Balsmodendron mukul Kul-Burseraceae). This Ms. 1·2—1·8 m. A tall, deciduous tree found on rough and rocky ground in Baluchistan, Sindh, Arabia and India (Khandesh, Saurashtra, Rajasthan, Bihar, Karnataka etc.).
Its bark is greenish yellow, rakhi and rough and its pieces are peeled off. The branches are gnarled, craggy and spiny at the ends. Young parts have glandular hairs. The leaves are jointed and alternate with lobes 1-3, glabrous, toothed and short-stalked. Its small, reddish, multi-stemmed flowers appear in clusters of two or three in March to April. Male flowers are small, sterile pistils and female flowers are sterile stamens. Sepals 4-5, pistils and hairy bracts 4-5, stipitate and hairy 8-10, half small and half large pips ovate and toothed [ Flower ] Fruit small, ossified (glutinous). Red and oval when ripe. Carpels two and seeds two [Burseraceae].
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A resin-glue (guggul) is obtained by incising the bark, called ‘Indian Delium’. It is tinged or pale green, aromatic and used as incense. It is stampak (astringent), antiseptic, expectorant, vajikar (aphrodisiac), blood tonic, sedative, carminative, ulcerative and mild laxative, useful in throat and dental diseases.
Hirabol: This guggula-like aromatic resin-glue is obtained from another species of the guggula genus (Ing. Mir La. Commiphora mira). Its trees are found on the African coast of Arabia and the Red Sea. Gond is effective against dysmenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea (menstrual pain) etc.
Benefits of Guggul
1 Get rid of arthritis and joint pain by the properties of Guggul
Take guggul and sontha powder in equal quantity and make a powder and mix it with ghee to make a paste. Applying this paste on the joints provides relief.
Consuming 3 grams of pure guggul with 10 grams of ghee and 3 grams of honey relieves pain.
240 to 960 mg of Guggul mixed with Shilajit and taken 2 to 3 times a day will relieve arthritis pain.
Take 10 grams of guggul and mix it with 20 grams of jaggery and grind it into small balls. Taking 1-1 ghee with ghee for a few days in the morning-evening relieves knee pain.
Get rid of sciatica with 2 properties of guggul
How to use
Mix 50 grams of guggul with 10 grams of garlic and 25 grams of ghee and make pills equal to the size of peas. Consume 1-1 tablet 3 times a day with water.
3 Benefits of Guggul in back pain
Take 50 grams each of dry gooseberry along with Guggul, Giloy, Harad ke bakkal, Bahede ke peel and kernels and make a powder. Consume half teaspoon of this powder with 1 teaspoon of castor oil daily. Consuming it for about 20 days cures back pain.
Boil guggul in water to make a thick paste and massage it on the waist.
Take out 3 grams of pure guggul kernels and put it in 1 cup, then coat it with wet flour. After this roast it in hot ash and grind it to make pellets equal to gram and keep it dry in the shade. Taking 1 tablet of this in the morning and evening with clear water cures back pain.
Get rid of 4 guggul ke gunas from headache
Grinding guggul with leaves and applying it on the forehead 2-3 times a day relieves headache.
Grinding guggal in water and applying it on the head relieves headache.
Get rid of hiccups with 5 properties of Guggul
Hiccups are removed by doing this experiment.
How to use
Make a paste by rubbing guggul in water. Apply this paste on the navel.
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6 Benefits of it for Baldness
Doing this experiment will help in baldness.
How to use
Soak guggul in vinegar and apply it on the scalp regularly in the morning and evening.
7 Benefits of Guggul for Swelling
To remove swelling on any part of the body, rub it in warm water and make a paste. Apply it regularly on the swollen area 2-3 times a day for a few days.
8 Benefits of Guggul in piles
Make a paste by rubbing it in water. Applying this paste on piles is beneficial.
Mix pure guggal 5 grams, elua 10 grams and rasaut 10 grams in a little mule juice and make small pills. Daily consumption of 1-1 tablet of it in the morning and evening with fresh water for 20 days relieves constipation and also cures hemorrhoids.
Consuming 3 grams of pure guggul with warm water daily in the morning and evening clears the diarrhea and relieves the complaint of constipation as a result of which piles are destroyed.
9 properties of it to get rid of acid reflux (sour belching)
Doing this experiment gets rid of acidity.
How to use
Dissolve 1 teaspoon of its powder in 1 cup of water and strain after 1 hour. Consume this guggul both times after meals.
10 properties of it to get rid of toothache pain
By doing this experiment, the toothache is cured.
How to use
Rub it in water and apply it on the teeth.
Get relief from cold pain with 11 properties of guggul
Doing this experiment relieves the pain caused by cold.
How to use
Rub it and sontha together and apply on the body and bake.
12 Benefits of it in Bronchitis (Guggul For Bronchitis)
Doing this experiment is beneficial in inflammation of the air system (bronchitis).
How to use
Take it 2-3 times with jaggery in quantity of 240 to 960 mg.
13 Benefits of Guggul in Lung Diseases
Doing this experiment gives more benefits in many lung related diseases.
How to use
Consume 0.24 to 0.96 grams of it with jaggery 3-4 times daily.
14 Benefits of Guggul in Asthma
It will be beneficial to consume half to 1 gram of it with ghee both morning and evening in asthma.
Get rid of cough with 15 properties of guggul
Cough is cured by doing this experiment.
How to use
Take 24 to 96 mg of it mixed with chhoti peepal, adusa, honey and ghee in the morning and evening.
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Worms in 16 teeth
By doing this experiment, the worms will come out with the saliva and the pain will also be relieved.
How to use
Dissolve 3.50 mg of it in 35 ml of water, then dip a glass of cotton in this solution and place it in the cavity of the tooth.
17 Pyrrha (killing gums)
Pyrrhia is cured by doing this experiment.
How to use
Dissolve it in 35 ml of water and make a paste. Apply this paste on the gums. Apply like this every day for a few days.
18 Mouth ulcers
By doing this experiment, the wounds, blisters and burns inside the mouth are cured.
How to use
Dissolve guggul in warm water by placing it in the mouth and rinse and gargle with it 3 to 4 times a day.
19 Diarrhea
This experiment cures diarrhea caused by intestinal irritation.
what to do
Consume 240 mg to 960 mg of guggul.
20 Urinary diseases
Many types of urinary diseases are cured by doing this experiment.
what to do
Consume it with jaggery in quantity of 0.24 gm to 0.96 gm.
21 mouth smell bad
By doing this experiment, you will get benefit from bad breath and bad breath.
what to do
Consume 600 to 1200 mg of Salai Guggul mixed with acacia gum.
22 ear pain
Grind it and cumin seeds and cook on fire. When the smoke comes out of it, taking that smoke in the ear cures the ear pain.
23 ear worms
All ear worms are killed by inhaling its smoke.
24 dast ke saath and ana
Doing this experiment gives relief from diarrhea and constipation.
what to do
Consume 240 to 960 mg of guggul daily with jaggery and jaggery.
25 more weakness
Doing this experiment removes the weakness.
what to do
Take 240-960 mg guggul morning-evening with honey or ghee.
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3 How to get rid of acid reflux with the properties of guggul ?
This article is for information only, consult your doctor for proper treatment.
