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Guggul Resin An Excellent Supplement For Body Weight Loss

October 18, 2008


Obesity and excessive body weight is a major problem in the developing world. The major causes of obesity are an irregular lifestyle, improper dietary habits, no exercise, stress and tension. In most cases obesity leads to some other problems of the physical health such as diabetes, impaired metabolic processes and a vast array of different medical symptoms.

Fighting obesity with dietary supplements

In a recent health survey conducted in major developed nations of the world, it was observed that due to lack of time for exercises, obese or over weight people usually start using various dietary supplements for the purpose of shedding the extra pounds of body mass. Dietary supplements are generally those substances that help in reducing the body weight, and are themselves very low in fats and calories. Dietary supplements are generally recommended to be taken on a regular basis along with small routines of exercises, to ensure better health profile.

Guggul resin a supplement with lot of promise

Guggul is obtained from the Mukul myrrh i. e. Commiphora mukul. It is a small thorny shrub distributed throughout India. It mainly produces a gum resin, yellow to off brown in color, this resin is give the name guggul or gum. The resin is mainly obtained from the stem of the plant. Guggul resin is the major source of modern day heath supplement Guggul. The Guggul resin is rich in volatile oils, gum resins etc.

How does Guggul work?

Guggul has been attributed with antioxidant, anti-hpercholestremic (cholesterol lowering) and antihyperlipidemic (lipid lowering) properties. A lot of clinical and animal trials have validated this aspect and there are a lot of beneficial effects observed in the people using Guggul resin.

Recommended doses for Guggul

Guggul is mainly evaluated for its weight loss supplement properties on the basis of guggulsterone content. A recommended dose for daily uptake would be somewhere between 20-30 mg/day depending on the bodily conditions and guggulsterone content of the final formulation.


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