This website is for informational and educational purposes only. Please do not self-medicate; contact a medical professional for advice before administration. This website is for informational and educational purposes only. Please do not self-medicate; contact a medical professional for advice before administration.

Varadi Guggulu

Connections displayed (default: 10).
Loading graph...

StorageStore in a cool place in tightly closed containers; protected from light and moisture.
DefinitionVaradi Guggulu vata is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient.
Ingredients
Ingredient NameScientific NamePharmacopoeia RefIpni IdPartsQuantity
VaraNANANANANA
Harataka APITerminalia chebulaHaritaki(Fruit)171037-1Pericarp4g
Bibhataka APITerminalia belliricaBibhitaka(Fruit)170982-1Pericarp4g
Amalaka APIEmblica officinalisAmalaki(Fresh fruit)345266-1Pericarp4g
Nimba APIAzadirachta indicaNimba(Stem bark)1213180-2Stem bark12 g
Arjuna APITerminalia arjunaArjuna(Stem bark)170962-1Stem bark12 g
Asvattha APIFicus religiosaAsvattha(Bark)853563-1Stem bark12 g
Khadira Sara (Khadira API)Acacia catechuKhadira(Heart wood)469951-1Wd. extract12 g
Asana APIPterocarpus marsupiumAsana(Heart wood)516505-1Heart wood12 g
Vasaka (Vasa API)Adhatoda zeylanicaVasa(Root)60477485-2Root12 g
Guggulu API - ShuddhaCommiphora wightiiGuggulu(Exudate)127856-1O. R.84 g
Physico ChemicalTotal Ash: Not more than 12 per cent; Appendix 2.2.3 Acid-insoluble ash: Not more than 4.0 per cent; Appendix 2.2.4 Alcohol-soluble extractive: Not less than 18 per cent; Appendix 2.2.7 Water-soluble extractive: Not less than 29 per cent; Appendix 2.2.8 Loss on drying: Not more than 14 per cent; Appendix 2.2.10 pH (1 % aqueous solution): 3.7 to 3.9; Appendix 3.3
SourceAyurvedic Pharmacopeia of India
DescriptionSpherical pills; black in colour with agreeable odour; taste bitter
Other RequirementsMicrobial limits: Complies with Appendix 2.4 Aflatoxins: Complies with Appendix 2.6
Dosage2 g daily in divided doses
Formulation NameVaradi Guggulu
AnupanaTriphala kvatha; Manjisthadi kvatha; Usnodaka
Method Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.  Treat Guggulu to prepare Guggulu -Shuddha (Appendix 6.2.8.4).  Wash; clean; dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 7 of the Formulation Composition; powder separately and pass through 180 nm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder and mix them all to a homogeneous mixture.  Crush weighed quantity of Shuddha-Guggulu; add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. Add Ghrita to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.  Expel the mass through vata machine to obtain cylindrical threads and cut the vatas to a desired weight.  Roll the vatas on flat surface to round them by circular motion of palm covered with a glove and smeared with Ghrita or use suitable mechanical device.  Dry the rounded vatas in a tray-dryer at a temperature not exceeding 600 for 10 to 12 h.  Store vatas in containers and pack them air-tight to protect from light and moisture.
Combined DiseasesUpadaÆsa, Rakatadosa, Dustavrana

  • 1. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Ulcer(ID:disease_node_7698) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Dustavrana
  • 2. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Chancre(ID:disease_node_2011) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Upadaæsa
  • 3. Outgoing r'ship ASSOCIATED_WITH to/from Hematologic Diseases(ID:disease_node_3773) (Disease) Rel Props:Source_db:Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines;Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Ayurvedic_term:Rakatadosa

  • 1. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Acacia Catechu (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Acacia catechu; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Khadira(Heart wood); Quantity:12 g; Part:Wd. extract
  • 2. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Adhatoda Zeylanica (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Adhatoda zeylanica; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Vasa(Root); Quantity:12 g; Part:Root
  • 3. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Azadirachta Indica (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Azadirachta indica; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Nimba(Stem bark); Quantity:12 g; Part:Stem bark
  • 4. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Commiphora Wightii (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Commiphora wightii; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Guggulu(Exudate); Quantity:84 g; Part:O. R.
  • 5. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Ficus Religiosa (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Ficus religiosa; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Asvattha(Bark); Quantity:12 g; Part:Stem bark
  • 6. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Justicia Adhatoda (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Adhatoda zeylanica; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Vasa(Root); Quantity:12 g; Part:Root
  • 7. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Phyllanthus Emblica (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Emblica officinalis; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Amalaki(Fresh fruit); Quantity:4g; Part:Pericarp
  • 8. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Pterocarpus Marsupium (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Pterocarpus marsupium; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Asana(Heart wood); Quantity:12 g; Part:Heart wood
  • 9. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Terminalia Arjuna (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Terminalia arjuna; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Arjuna(Stem bark); Quantity:12 g; Part:Stem bark
  • 10. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Terminalia Bellirica (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Terminalia bellirica; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Bibhitaka(Fruit); Quantity:4g; Part:Pericarp
  • 11. Incoming r'ship IS_INGREDIENT_IN to/from Terminalia Chebula (Plant) Rel Props:Matched_synonym:Terminalia chebula; Source_db:Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India; Match_type:synonym_exact; Pharmacopoeia_ref:Haritaki(Fruit); Quantity:4g; Part:Pericarp