Vyosadi Guggulu,
or Vyoshadi Guggulu,
or Navaka Guggulu
Pill of Three Pungents with Guggulu

Tradition:

Ayurveda

Source / Author:

Astangahrdaya

Herb Name Sunthi (Ginger) Marica (Black Pepper) Pippali (Long Pepper) Citraka Musta (Cyperus) Haritaki (Chebulic Myrobalan) Bibhitaki (Belleric Myrobalan Amalaki (Emblic Myrobalan) Vidanga (Embelia) Guggulu (Bdellium) purified

Latin Zingiber officinale Piper nigrum Piper longum Plumbago zeylanica Cyperus rotundus Terminalia chebula Terminalia belerica Emblica officinalis Embelia ribes Commiphora wightii Amount 1 part ea. 9 parts

Preparation:

Beat the purified Bdellium, then beat with a little Castor oil to a stiff paste, then mix in the remaining ingredients in powder. Form pills.
Some recommend heating the Bdellium in a little Castor oil, then adding the powders to form a pill mass.

Function:

Clears Phlegm and Damp,

Use:

1. Obesity
2. Phlegm and Damp diseases
3. High Cholesterol
4. Rheumatism
5. Hypothyroidism

Dose:

2–3 grams daily in divided doses with warm water (API)

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Vyoshadi means Trikatu–the Three Pungents, composed of Ginger, Long Pepper and Black Pepper.

1. Efficacy of Vyoshadi Guggulu and Shadushana Churna in the management of subclinical hypothyroidism: An open labelled randomized comparative pilot clinical trial
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