Latin name: Commiphora mukul
Also know as: Indian bdellium-tree, gugal, guggul, gugul or Mukul myrrh tree, guggulipid
Origin: India

Commiphora mukul – Guggul Resin

Guggul Commiphora mukul is the resin of the medicinal shrub-like tree that grows in northern India and Pakistan. Guggul has been used for thousands of years in Ayurveda, the traditional medicine of India, to treat a variety of medical conditions. In Ayurveda Guggul is per-eminently used as a detox, but is also known as one of the natural aphrodisiacs.

Guggul is also used as incense in magical or spiritual ceremonies in Tibet and Nepal. Guggul as a sweet and warm fragrance similar to Myrrh but more spicy/musky. It works grounding and expels negative energies. Moreover, the smell repels mosquitoes.

Key Benefits of Guggul:

Guggul can be used for incense or to make ayurvedic extracts, powders, and topical salves. Because of its bitter taste, guggul is seldom used to make tea.

Fragrance: Spicy, cardamom like, musky, balsamic, sweet, heavy, heady and rich.
Properties: grounding, arousing, invoking, clearing

How to Burn Guggul Resin:

Light the charcoal with matches or lighter for about 20 seconds until it self-ignites. Use tongs to hold it up (never hold it with your fingers alone or you might get burned). Place the lit