Bdellium, Guggulu Indian Bdellium, Indian Myrrh, Mukul MyrrhGuggulu (Ayurveda)Gu gul  གུ་གུལ  (Tibetan)Muqil (Unani)Hei Yun Xiang  黑云香 (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 A Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748 Bdellium (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Commiphora mukul (syn. Commiphora wightii, Balsamodendrum mukul) Parts used: GumA number of varieties are recognised, the dark-brown and yellow-brown being preferred. Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist (some class as dry). Bitterdigests, discusses Classification: 2K. RESOLVENT.   2L. EMOLLIENT2M. DRAWING.   2P. HEMOSTATICS.   2U. SUPPURATIVES3G. EMMENAGOGUE.   3K. EXPECTORANT.   3M. ARTHRITIC4f. SPLENETIC.   4j. NERVINE.   4k. ARTHRITIC Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, clears Stasis: -poor circulation-promotes Menstruation; expels a Dead Fetus-Hemorrhoids, Varicose Veins-Tumors, Fibroids, Cancer; Uterine Fibroids-traditionally regarded as Aphrodisiac 2. Clears Wind and Damp, Moves Blood, Eases Pain: -Joint pain, Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatism-Neuralgia, Numbness-Strengthens the Bones, promotes Healing of Fractures-‘Soften indurations of the ligaments’. (Galen) 3. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough: -Coughs, abscesses of the Lungs 4. Promotes Urine, Breaks Stones -Dysuria, Strangury-Urinary Stones 5. Purges Melancholy and Phlegm, Resolves Masses: -regarded as purgative of Black Bile and Phlegm (Unani)-Fibroids, Cancer; old Guggulu is regarded as stronger for Tumors 6. Externally -Hemorrhoids; bleeding Hemorrhoids (ointment, plaster, fumes)-in ointments for Wind diseases-externally to discuss Ruptures, softens Hard Nodes and Swellings-used…

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