GUGGUL GUM POWDER

Guggul, a resin from the guggul tree, has been used for centuries in India to treat a range of disorders. This resin has been used as part of India's traditional medicine called Ayurveda. Guggal an extract of the exudate (gum guggul) of Mukul myrrh tree, contains phytosterols named guggulsterones, organic acids, aromatic acids, diterpenes, lignans, sterols, steroids, esters and fatty acid alcohols. Guggal is preferred to crude gum guggul because it is safer and more effective. Among others, it was used for "clearing the coating and obstruction of channels", as well as for healing bone fractures, inflammation, arthritis, cardiovascular conditions, obesity and lipid disorders.