Faced with dwindling supplies of ayurvedic medicinal plant Guggul, Ayurveda industry,government and various ayurveda bodies are trying to revive the cultivation of this plant.
It’s a wonder shrub that is giving India’s Rs 5,000 crore-worth ayurveda industry sleepless nights. Guggul, a four-metre shrub, known for its powers of reducing high cholesterol levels besides bringing relief to patients suffering from rheumatic arthritis and thyroid, has started to disappear from India.
Even though the gummy resin, harvested from the plant’s bark through tapping, is used in over 100 ayurvedic formulations, 90% of the industry’s requirement for the plant is met by Pakistan.[Magic shrub to get a revival]
