Description

It has been used in the Ayurveda since time immemorial for the treatment of variety of disorders such as inflammation, gout, rheumatism, obesity, and disorders of lipids metabolism. It is a mixture of phytoconstituents like volatile oil which contains terpenoidal constituents such as monoterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, diterpenoids, and triterpenoids; steroids; flavonoids; guggultetrols; lignans; sugars; and amino acids.

Additional information:

The extracts are delivered paraben free, and low bacterial count without the use of any chemical or gamma treatment. Amsar is a responsible manufacturer providing green eco friendly extracts and does not discharge solvents, gases or other hazardous materials into the environment.

Latin Name : Commiphora mukul
Sanskrit Name :Guggullu
Common Name : Guggul
Family : Burseraceae
Part Plant Used : Resin
Solvent Used : EA
Storage Condition : In Double Sealed PP Bags
Appearance : Light off white Powder
Organoleptic Test : Characteristic Taste
Odour : Characteristic Odour
Herb Ext. Ratio : 4:1
Alcohol Soluble Extractives By IP 66 Method Taking 1gm Of Sample : Not Less Than 40%%
Guggul Sterones E & Z: NLT 2.5%

References

The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (Formulations), Department of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, India, 1st edition, 2007.
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Department of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, India, 1st edition, 2001.
N. L. Urizar and D. D. Moore, “Gugulipid: a natural cholesterol-lowering agent,” Annual Review of Nutrition, vol. 23, pp. 303–313, 2003.
Indian Pharmacopoeia, The Controller of Publications, New Delhi, India, 1996.
S. A. Masten, Gum Guggul and Some of Its Steroidal Constituents: Review of Toxicological Literature, vol. 2, US Department of Health and Human Services, National Toxicology Program (NTP), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health, Durham, NC, USA, 2005.
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V. D. Sangle, S. D. Nadkarni, M. K. Vahalia, and M. S. Darp, “The study of effect of ayurvedic processing of Commiphora wightii on gastric irritancy index in experimental animals,” Indian Drugs, vol. 41, no. 5, pp. 268–271, 2004.
A. Bhati, “Essential oil from the resin of Commiphora mukul, Hook. Ex. stocks,” Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, vol. 27, pp. 436–440, 1950.
V. K. Saxena and R. N. Sharma, “Constituents of the essential oil from Commiphora mukul gum resin,” Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences, vol. 20, pp. 55–56, 1998.
G. Rücker, “Monocyclic diterpenes from Indian gugul resin (Commiphora mukul),” Archiv der Pharmazie, vol. 305, no. 7, pp. 486–493, 1972.

Heavy Metals

A) Total Heavy Metals Not More Than 10ppm
B) As Not More Than 1ppm
C) Pb Not More Than 0.3ppm
D) Cd Not More Than 0.2 Ppm
E) Hg Not More Than 0.1 Ppm

Microbiological Profile

Total Plate Count : <1,000 Cfu/Gm
Mold : < 100 Cfu/Gm
Yeast : < 100 Cfu/Gm
E .Coli : Absent
Salmonella : Absent

Chemical constituents

Guggulu contains diterpenoids, triterpenoids, steroids, long-chain aliphatic tetrols, aliphatic esters, ferulates, lignans, carbohydrates, and a variety of inorganic ions besides minor amounts of sesamin and other unidentified constituents.

The major active compounds are Guggul sterones E & Z.

Commiphora mukul gum extract