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SALAI GUGGULU : AN EXCELLENT ANTIARTHRITIC HERB
BOSWELLIA SERRATA ROXB.
Biological Source:
Boswellia serrata
Roxb, family Burseraceae
Geographical Source:
Boswellia serrata, is also known as Dh upa is widely distributed in India, generally found in dry hilly areas of Aravali hills in Rajasthan, Vindhya and Satpura hills in Madhya Pradesh, and also in Bihar, Orissa and other eastern states, and north Gujrat1-2
Vernacular Names:
| Sanskrit |
Sallak i, Gajbhaksya, Susrava. |
| Hindi |
Sal ai Guggulu, Kundru |
| English |
Indian Olibanum tree |
| Bangali |
Guggul, Kundre, Lubana |
| Gujarati |
Dhup-gugali |
| Rajasth ani |
Gandh abirojha |
| Mar athi |
Pahadi Dhupa |
| Kannad |
Maddi |
| Malayalam |
Sambrani |
| Telugu |
Parangi-samabrani |
Morphological Characters:
Boswellia serrata Roxb. (Family: Burseraceae) is a medium sized deciduous tree reaching 4-5 m in height and 1-1.5m in girth with ash coloured papery bark peeling off in thin flakes, young shoots pubescent; leaves, alternate, imparipinnate, crowed at the end of branches. The leaves
are opposite and sessile, variable in shape but usually ovate or lanceolate, obtuse, with a serrate margin and rounded base. The flowers are in racemes with long, ovate creamcoloured petals. The oleo-gum resin is exuded by cuts made in the bark of the trunk.2 Parts Used: Oleo-gum resins
Properties in Ayurveda:
| Rasa |
Ka waya, Tikta, Madhura |
| Guna |
Laghu, Ruksa |
| Vrya |
Sita |
| Vipaka |
Katu |
| Karma |
Kapha-pitta samak, sothahar |
For More Details :--
Read AMAM Ayurveda Heritage Vol-1, Issue 4, October-December 2005
