Abstract
Narrative review of guggulu formulations of ayurveda reflecting their percentage of guggulu, pharmaceutics and pharmacology - IJCAAP- Print ISSN No: - 2581-5555 Online ISSN No:- 2456-9542 Article DOI No:- 10.18231/j.ijcaap.2020.031, IP International Journal of Comprehensive and Advanced Pharmacology-IP Int J Compr Adv
Highlights
Ayurvedic medicine involves use of various types of formulations
The shelf life of these dosage forms is only couple of hours after they are prepared i.e., they become unstable for consumption as microorganisms grow in them and they get contaminated due to high moisture content
Guggulu is the oily-gummy resinous substance extracted from the bark of Commiphora wightii
Summary
Ayurvedic medicine involves use of various types of formulations. The formulations include basic formulations [juice, decoction, paste, powders, cold and hot infusions], and advance formulations like medicated ghee, medicated oil, semisolid avaleha preparations, fermentation products of acidic and alcoholic nature, pills of various sizes and guggulu formulations [specialised preparations of oleo gum resin of guggulu], and many more.
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