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]
ya guggulu has got very good anti inflamatory effect especially in joints.it very effectively decrease the unwanted, extra fat in the body………
but it is contraindicated if the patient is very weak….etc…..
dr.siju
http://www.keralacvnkalari.com
Comment by dr.siju — August 16, 2007 @ 8:09 am
i m santosh kumar, i m working on the conservation of Commiphora wightii plant. i want to know the following information, if any one reading this and knows the answer plze give me,
1. how much guggul is supplied from india to outer country?
2. how much is the requirement of guggul gum is there in indian pharmaceutical company.
help me
Comment by santosh kumar — September 25, 2008 @ 8:01 am