BALSAMODENDRON MUKUL, or B. Agallocha.

Sunday, 02 July 2006

Ayurvedic cure for Nervous Diseases, Scrofulous Affections, Urinary Disorders and Skin Diseases Sans.----Guggul; Kou-shikaha. Can,----Guggula Eng.----Salaitree, Gum-gugul; Indian Bdellium. Hind Duk., Tel. and Mah.----Gugul Ben.----Guggul; Mukul. Tam.----Kukkulu. Tel.----Maishakshi; Gukkulu Guz,----Gugara. Arab.----Mogla; Aphalatana. Pars.----Baijahundana. Cing.----Rata-dummula. Habitat.----Sind, Rajputana, Eastern Bengal, Berars Khandesh and Mysore. Parts Used.----The gum. Constituents.----Volatile oil, gum-resin and bitter principle. Action.----Demulcent, aperient, alterative, carminative, antispasmodic and emmenagogue. Preparations.----Paste or Ointment, Confection and Piaster. Uses.----The guggul gum is a gum-resin and sometimes used in place of myrrh being much cheaper. It is largely used as incense in religious ceremonies. Medicinally fresh or recently exuded gum is used. It is used in rheumatism, nervous diseases, scrofulous affections, urinary disorders and skin diseases. It is highly reputed in the treatment of rheumatism given internally and applied locally. When fresh it is moist, viscid, fragrant and of a golden colour It burns in the fire, melts in the sun and forms a milky emulsion with hot water. Mixed with lime juice or cocoa-nut oil it is applied as a plaster to ulcers and bad wounds. The gum obtained from another species----B PubeScens found in Sind, Karachi and Baluchistan is used as oint-ment in bad ulcers such as Delhi sores, combined with sulphur, catechu and borax. As plaster it is applied in hiccough on the pit of the stomach, where it acts instantly. A preparation called Yogaraja guggula is a favourite one in rheumatism and it is composed of several ingredients. Another preparation similar in compositiion is Trayodasang guggula which is made with 13 aromatic adjuncts and is recommended for use in rheumatism (lumbago) affecting the loins and the sacrum. In rheumatism affecting the joints and bones a preparation called Aditypaka guggula is used. Other preparations are Vƒtƒri rasa, Kaisara guggula, Sadanga guggula, Amrita guggula and Kancha-nara guggula. Triphala guggula is a simple household remedy most useful in gonorrh?a, dropsy fistula, foul ulcers, syphilis &c. It is prepared by taking of guggula 5, triphala 3, pipali 1 and madha (honey) sufficient to make a pill mass after mixing all together. Dose:----5 grs.

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