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[edit] From article titled Gugulu made into redirect to this
Gugulu is an ancient medicinal plant from India which comes from genus of the family BURSERACEAE which is a source of gugulipid.[1] The mukul myrrh tree (Commiphora mukul) secretes a resinous material called gum guggul.
Gugulipid is the purified standardized extract of crude gum guggul (oleoresin). The active components of gugulipid are Z-guggulsterone and E-guggulsterone.
Gugulu is used as ayurveda drug for hypertension, and elevated level of cholesterol and fatty acids.
New research shows possible connection with influence on endocrine system.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Medical Dictionary entry. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
- ^ Gugulu (commiphora mukul) induces triiodothyronine production: possible involvement of lipid peroxidation (Authors: Panda S.; Kar A.1 / Source: Life Sciences, Volume 65, Number 12, 1999 , pp. PL137-PL141(1)/ Publisher: Elsevier). Abstract, retried 3 July 2007.
