Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Gugul in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari from the Burseraceae (Torchwood) family having the following synonyms: Balsamea mukul , Balsamodendron mukul, Commiphora mukul. For the possible medicinal usage of gugul, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Gugul in India is the name of a plant defined with Commiphora mukul in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Balsamodendrum mukul Hook. ex Stocks (among others).

2) Gugul is also identified with Commiphora wightii It has the synonym Balsamodendron roxburghii Stocks (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden Peradeniya (1930)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1883)
· The Annals of Pharmacotherapy
· Ann. Pharmacother. (1984)
· Complementary Therapies in Medicine (2005)
· Hooker’s Journal of Botany Kew Gard. Misc. (1849)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Gugul, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Gugul dhup, Gugul dhupa, Gugul kan, Gugula, Guguldhupa, Guguli, Gugulli, Guguludhupa.

Ends with: Gum gugul, Salaai-gugul, Salai-gugul.

Full-text: Gum gugul, Gugul kan, Gugul dhup, Gugul dhupa, Salaai-gugul, Salai-gugul.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Gugul; (plurals include: Guguls). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)

Chapter 29 - The therapeutics of Rheumatic Conditions (vata-shonita-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]

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