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Commiphora wightii - Guggulu

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Scientific Profile
Scientific Name Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhand
Family Name Burseraceae
Substance Origin Plant | Audbhida/udbhija
Vernacular Names
Assamese

Guggul, Guggul

Bengali

Guggula

English

Gum-gugul, Indian Bdellium

Gujarati

Guggal, Gugar, Gugal

Hindi

Guggul, Gugal

Kannada

Kanthagana, Guggala, Mahishaksha guggulu, Guggulugida, Guggulu

Malyalam

Guggulu, Gulgulu

Marathi

Guggul, Mahishaksh

Oriya

Guggulu

Punjabi

Guggal

Sanskrit

Pura, Mahisaksa, Kausika, Palankasa, Devadhoop, Kumbha, Ullukhana

Tamil

Mahisaksi Guggalu

Telugu

Makishakshi guggulu, Guggipannu

Urdu

Muqil (Shihappu)

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Etymology

Sanskrit Synonym Sanskrit (Diacritical) Reference Etymology (Sanskrit) English Meaning
गुग्गुलुःGugguluḥगुजो व्याधेर्गुडति रक्षतीति ।
उलूखलःUlūkhalaḥउलूखलसदृशकोटरान्निर्गतः ।
कणनिर्यादःkaṇaniryādaḥकणरूपो निर्यासोऽस्य ।
कालनिर्यासःKālaniryāsaḥकालः कृष्णाभो निर्यासोऽस्य ।
कुम्भोलूखलकम्Kumbholūkhalakamकुम्भसदृशादुलूखलसदृशाद्वा कोशान्निर्गतः ।
कौशिकःKauśikaḥकोशे भवः ।
दुर्गःDurgaḥदुर्गमस्थाने जातत्वात् ।
देवधूपःDevadhūpaḥदेवपूजायां धूपे प्रयुक्तः ।
पलङ्कषःPalaṅkaṣaḥपलं मांसं कषति हिनस्ति, स्थौल्यहृदित्यर्थः ।
पुरःPuraḥनिर्यासेषु श्रेष्ठः, ‘पुर अग्रगमने’ ।
मरुदेश्यःMarudeśyaḥमरुस्थले जायमानः; सोडलोऽपि ‘मरूद्भूत’ इति पठति ।
महिषाक्षःMahiṣākṣaḥमहिषनेत्रवत् रक्ताभकृष्णवर्णः ।
रक्षोहाRakṣohāरक्षांसि हन्तीति, तदर्थं धूपने प्रयुक्तः ।

Classifications

Name उपयोगी हिस्सा(हिन्दी) Part Used(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Exudate/ oleoresin/gumनिर्यासNiryāsa

Name गण(हिन्दी) Gana(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
एलादिगणElādigaṇaEladigana

Name वर्ग(हिन्दी) Varga(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Chandanadivargaचन्दनादिवर्गChandanadivarga
Chandanadivargaचन्दनादिवर्गCandanādivarga
Karpuradivargaकर्पूरादिवर्गKarpūrādivarga
Oshadhivargaओषधिवर्गOṣadhivarga

Properties

Name रस (हिन्दी) Rasa (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Author (Ref. Book) Publisher (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Tikta तिक्त Tikta
Katu/Ushana कटु/उषण Kaṭu/Uṣaṇa

Name गुण(हिन्दी) Guna(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Laghu/ AguruलघुLaghu
SaraसरSara
VishadaविशदViśada
Rukshaरुक्षRukṣa
Sugandhaसुगन्धSugandha
Sukshmaसुक्ष्मSukṣma
Tikshnaतीक्ष्णTīkṣṇa

Name विर्य (हिन्दी) Virya (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Ushna Virya उष्ण वीर्य Uṣṇa vīrya

Name विपाक (हिन्दी) Vipaka(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Katu vipaka Kaṭu vipākaकटु विपाक

Name कर्म (हिन्दी) Karma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Vatakaphahara/ Vatakaphapaha/ Vatakaphaprashamana/ Vatabalasajitaवातकफहर/ वाटकफपहा/ वातकफप्रशमन/ वातबलासजितvātakaphahara/ vāṭakaphapahā/ vātakaphapraśamana/
Rasayanaरसायनrasāyana
Varnya/ Varnaprasadaka/ Varnakritaवर्ण्य/ वर्णप्रसादक/ वर्णकृतvarṇya/ varṇaprasādaka/ varṇakṛta
Balyaबल्यbalya
Medohara/ Medoshoshaka/ Medovishoshanaमेदोहर/ मेदोशोषक/ मेदोविशोषणmedohara/ medośoṣaka/ medoviśoṣaṇa
Vranashodhana/ Dushtavranashodhakaव्रणशोधन/ दुष्टव्रणशोधकvraṇaśodhana/ duṣṭavraṇaśodhaka
Vranaropanaव्रणरोपणvraṇaropaṇa
Shothahara/ Shophaghna/ Shothaghna/ Shvayathuharaशोथहर/ शोफघ्न/शोथघ्न/ श्वयथुहरśothahara/ śophaghna/śothaghna/ śvayathuhara
Vedanasthapanaवेदनास्थापनvedanāsthāpana
Krrimighna/ Krimihara/ Jamtughna/ Jantuhara/ Jamtunashaka/ Jantunashana/ Jivanu Nashakaकृमिघ्न/ क्रिमिहर/ जंतुघ्न/ जन्तुहर/ जंतुनाशक/ जन्तुनाशन/ जीवाणु नाशकkṛmighna/ krimihara/ jaṃtughna/ jantuhara/ jaṃtunā
Anulomanaअनुलोमनanulomana
Arshoghnaअर्शोघ्नarśoghna
Dipanaदीपनdīpana
Yakrituttejakaयकृतुत्तेजकyakṛtuttejaka
Mutrajanana/ Mutrala/ Mutravirechaniyaमुत्रजनन/ मूत्रल/ मुत्रविरेचनीयmutrajanana/ mūtrala/ mutravirecanīya
Vrishyaवृष्यvṛṣya
Kushthaghna/ Kushthaharaकुष्ठघ्न/ कुष्ठहरkuṣṭhaghna/ kuṣṭhahara

Name दोषकर्म (हिन्दी) Doshakarma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Vatakaphahara/Vatakaphashamana/ Vatakaphasamshamanaवातकफहर/वातकफशमन/ वातकफसंशमनVātakaphahara/Vātakaphaśamana/ Vātakaphasaṃśamana

Name Prabhava(हिन्दी) Prabhava(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Tridoshahara

Usage

Name Dosage(Form) Dosage(Reference) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Chandraprabha VatiGutika/Vati/GulikaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 12:10
Panchaguna TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 8:7
Amavatari RasaRasa YogaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 16:3
GandamalaKandana RasaRasa YogaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 16:13
Mehamudgara RasaRasa YogaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 16:51
Shiraḥshuladi Vajra RasaRasa YogaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 16:59
Kanchanara GugguluGugguluAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 5:1
Panchatiktaguggulu Ghrita (Synonym: Nimbadi Ghrita)GhritaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 6:27
Panchamrita Lauha GugguluGugguluAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 5:1
Maha Yogaraja GugguluGugguluAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 5:6
Kaishora GugguluGugguluAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 5:2
Vyoshadi GugguluGugguluAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 5:9
Triphala GugguluGugguluAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 5:5
Saptavimshatika GugguluGugguluAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 5:11
Vatari RasaRasa YogaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 20:46
Shukramatrika VatiGutika/Vati/GulikaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 12:29
Yogaraja GugguluGugguluAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 5:7

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Sandhivata
āmavātaḥ
gaṇḍamālā
apacī
charmaroga
Plague
Arśa
krimiroga
vraṇaḥ
Nadishula
gṛdhrasī
arditaḥ
pakṣāghāta/pakṣavadhaḥ
vātaraktam
Kāsa
Agnimāndya
vibandha
yakritvikara
hṛdrogaḥ
pāṇḍurogaḥ
granthiḥ
shlipad
Svasa
Ashmari
klaibyam
Mutrakrichha
Puyameha
shukradaurblya
yonirogaḥ/yoni-vyāpadaḥ
pramehaḥ
medorogaḥ
Kashtaratava
Rasayana
kustha
Shitajavarah

Dose

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Resin/Niryas-2-4gm

Pharmacopoeial Status

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of india,Part-I,Vol.-I,Pg.No.-43(Exudate)