Mahayogaraja guggulu is an Ayurvedic medicine used in the treatment of skin diseases, diabetes, and joint diseases. This tablet contains mineral ingredients along with herbs. This medicine should only take as per the direction by a physician.

BENEFITS OF MAHA YOGRAJ GUGGULU

• This medicine is used in the management of diabetes and its associated conditions.
•  It is also beneficial to the management of muscle pain, inflammatory, and degenerative joint pain.
• This medicine is specially administrated in skin diseases.
• It is used as a natural rejuvenator.

INDICATIONS OF MAHA YOGRAJ GUGGULU

• Kushta – skin diseases
• Vatarakta – rheumatoid arthritis
• Prameha – diabetes
• Premeha pidaka – diabetic carbuncles
• Vrana – chronic wounds
• Kasa – cough
• Swasa – breathing difficulty
• Arsas – piles
• Bhagandara – fistula
• Apasmara – epilepsy
• Pandu – anaemia
• Udara – ascites

INGREDIENTS OF MAHA YOGRAJ GUGGULU

SL NO	SANSKRIT NAME	ENGLISH	LATIN	QUANTITY	ACTION
1	PIPPALI	Long pepper	Piper longum	3 gm	carminative
2	HARITHAKI	Chebulic myrobalan	Terminalia chebula	40 gm	rejuvenator
3	VIBHITHAKI	Belliric myrobalan	Terminalia bellerica	40 gm	rejuvenator
4	AMALAKI	Indian gooseberry	Emblica officinalis	40 gm	rejuvenator
5	SHUNDI	Ginger	Zingiber officinale	3 gm	Carminative
6	CHITRAKAM	Root of lead wort	Plumbago zeylanica	3 gm	Carminative
7	CAVYA	Long pepper	Piper chaba	3 gm	carminative
8	VACHA	Sweet flag	Acorus calamus	3 gm	Balances kapha and vata
9	VIDANGA		Embelia ribes	3 gm	Effective in worm infestation
10	PIPPALI MULA	Long pepper (Root)	Piper longum	3 gm	carminative
11	MURVA		Marsdenia tenacissima	3 gm	Balances kapha and vata
12	BHARNGI		Clerodendron serratum	3 gm	Antipyretic action
13	ATIVISHA		Aconitum heterophyllum	3 gm	Beneficial effect on the digestive system
14	JEERAKA	Cumin	Cuminum cyminum	3 gm	carminative
15	PATHA		Cyclea peltata	3 gm	Balances vata, kapha
16	GAJAPIPPALI		Piper chaba	3 gm
17	INDRAYAVA(SEED)		Holarrhena antidysenterica	3 gm	Relieves diarrhoea
18	RENUKA		Vitex agnuscstus	3 gm
19	KRISHNA JEERAKA	Black cumin	Nigella sativa	3 gm	Reduces fever,vomiting
20	KATUKA		Picrorrhiza kurroa	3 gm	Antipyretic action
21	SARSHAPA	Mustard		3 gm	Antibacterial action
22	AJAMODA	ajowan	Trachyspermum ammi	3 gm	carminative
23	HINGU	Asafoetida	Ferula asafoetida	3 gm	Carminative
24	NAGA BHASMA	Bhasma of lead		48 gm	Antidiabetic property
25	ABHRAKA BHASMA	processed Biotite mica		48 gm	balances vata dosha, reduces pain
26	LOHA BHASMA	bhasma of Iron		48 gm	tonic and rejuvenator
27	RAJATA BHASMA	bhasma of Silver		48 gm	balances vata dosha, provide strength
28	VANGA BHASMA	bhasma of Tin		48 gm	Provide body strength
29	MANDURA	Bhasma of iron oxide		48 gm	Haematinic action
30	PARADA BHASMA (RASASINDURA)	bhasma of mercury		48 gm	Fast relief from symptoms
31	GUGGULU	Indian bedelium	Commiphora mukul	180 gm	analgesic

METHOD OF PREPARATION

Purified guggulu heated in an iron vessel till it attains semisolid consistency. Then the powder of the above-mentioned drugs added to it and mixed well. Then tablets are made by using asufficient quantity of ghee.

• Purification of loha, naga, vanga, rajata-  Heated and immersed in sesame oil,buttermilk, cow’s urine,gruel and decoction of kulatha (Dolichos biflorus) in that order for seven days in each liquid.
• Detoxification of Parada – Ground with the juice of Aloevera, Triphala(Terminalia
• chebula, Terminalia bellerica, Emblica officinalis), the root of chitraka (Plumbago zeylanica) each for 7 days. Purified parade processed with gandhaka to prepare rasasindura.
• Purification of Abhraka – Heating and quenching in decoction of Triphala or cow’s milk for 7 times.

DOSHA- DUSHYA PREDOMINANCE AND ROGA MARGA

• Dosha – This medicine is recommended for the treatment of vata, pitta, and kapha dosha imbalance.
• Dushya-  useful in diseases affecting rasa, raktha, mamsa ,asthi ,majja dhatu –musculoskeletal diseases, skin diseases
• Roga marga – This medicine can be administered in diseases affecting all roga marga
• Bahya roga marga – skin diseases, wounds
• Abhyanthara roga marga – respiratory diseases, ascites
• Madhyama roga marga –joint pain, muscle pain, diabetes

DOSAGE AND USAGE

Take 1to 2 tablets after food, twice daily along with the following adjuvants or as directed by an Ayurvedic doctor.

• Rasnadi kashayam – vata dosha imbalance
• Kakolyadi kashayam – pitta dosha imbalance
• Aragvadhadi kashayam – kapha dosha imbalance
• Decoction of berberis aristata – diabetes
• Cow’s urine – anaemia
• Honey – obesity
• Neem decoction – skin diseases
• Decoction of Tinospora cordifolia – rheumatoid arthritis
• Triphala kashayam – eye diseases
• Punarnavadi kashayam – ascites

EXERCISES AND YOGA

Yoga and Pranayama are a set of breathing and stretching exercises respectively, widely practised in the treatment of many diseases.

Nadi Shuddi Pranayam    – for getting calmness to the mind provide overall health

The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.

     RECOMMENDED DIET AND BEHAVIOUR

• Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold, more salty, sour, and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
• Consume easily digestible food items
• Avoid heavy exercises that further aggravate degenerated conditions.
• Oil massage on body advised. Which alleviates vata dosha
• Avoid smoking, soft drinks, and alcohol.
• Avoid sugar-containing diet in patients with diabetes.

SIDE EFFECTS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

• This medicine should only take as per the direction of the physician.
•  Taken by children, lactating women and during pregnancy only after consulting an ayurveda doctor.
• Improper administration and overdosage leads to side effects

• Can this medicine be used while taking Allopathic medicines?

                    Seek your doctor’s advice if you are taking this medicine along with Allopathic medicines.

• How long the medicine can be used?

            The duration of medicinal administration is based on your stage of the disease. Before taking medicine consult a physician.

• Is this medicine habit forming?

    This medicine is not habit-forming. After using for a prescribed period gradually decrease the dose and eventually stop it.

                  CLASSICAL REFERENCE

• Sarangadhara samhita

EQUIVALENT MEDICINES

• Kaisore  guggulu
• Triphala guggulu
• Lakshmi vilas ras
• Yogendra rasa

AVAILABLE BRANDS

• Baidyanath
• Dabur
• Kottakkal Arya vaidya sala
• Nagarjuna

            RESEARCH PAPERS

1. Mahayograj guggulu: Heavy metal estimation and safety studies

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2996572/

2.     Safety of Mahayogaraj Guggulu (A Herbo mineral formulation): An observation study

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304886951_Safety_of_Mahayogaraj_Guggulu_A_Herbo_mineral_formulation_An_observation_study

3.     In vitro antiarthritic, antioxidant and in vivo cytotoxic activity of yogaraja guggulu

IN VITRO ANTIARTHRITIC, ANTIOXIDANT AND IN VIVO CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY OF YOGARAJA GUGGULU

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