Parts Used: gum resin

Active Compounds:  
Guggul contains resin, volatile oils, and gum. The extract isolates ketonic steroid compounds known as guggulsterones.

Believed to be of value for:
Guglipid is believed to offer considerable benefit in preventing and treating atherosclerotic vascular disease (Heart disease). It is most effective in lowering LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. It also raises the level of good cholesterol (HDL).

Other Names: Gugulipid, Mukul myrrh tree, Gugul Lipid, guggal, guggul