This continuation of the Guggul series explores additional classical Ayurvedic Guggul formulas and the precise logic behind their design and use. Students learn how Guggul’s detoxifying, channel-clearing, anti-inflammatory, and lipid-balancing actions are directed toward specific tissues and conditions through strategic herbal pairing and formulation. This course is ideal for Ayurvedic students, herbalists, and practitioners seeking a deeper clinical understanding of Guggul-based polyherbal formulas.
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Guggul is one of Ayurveda’s most powerful and versatile therapeutic substances, known for its ability to penetrate deeply into tissues, clear stagnation, and support metabolic renewal. In this second installment, students move beyond foundational concepts to explore how classical Guggul formulas are constructed, modified, and applied to a wide range of clinical patterns.
The course examines the Ayurvedic logic behind Guggul purification, the distinction between “new” and “old” Guggul, and how its initial warming digestive action transforms into cooling, anti-inflammatory support once distributed into deeper tissues. Students learn how Guggul is combined with digestive spices, tissue-specific herbs, and—in some classical formulas—minerals, to create targeted actions for pain, swelling, masses, bone repair, lipid imbalance, and chronic congestion.
Through in-depth discussion of well-known formulas such as Yogaraja Guggulu, Mahayogaraja Guggulu, Kaishora Guggulu, Laksha Guggulu, Kanchanara Guggulu, Trayodashanga Guggulu, Navaka Guggulu, and complex multi-ingredient Guggul preparations, students gain insight into how practitioners select formulas based on tissue involvement, doshic patterns, and therapeutic goals.
The course also addresses dosing strategy, traditional carriers (anupanas), external applications, and how to adjust potency and tolerability in real-world use. Emphasis is placed on thoughtful, informed application rather than one-size-fits-all prescribing.
What you’ll learn
Ayurvedic energetics and tissue-level actions of Guggul
Differences between purified and raw Guggul and their clinical implications
“New” vs. “old” Guggul and how aging alters therapeutic behavior
How Guggul functions as a scraping (lekhana) and detoxifying agent
Anti-inflammatory, metabolic, and lipid-balancing mechanisms
How classical formulas direct Guggul to bone, joints, nerves, fat, blood, or reproductive tissue
Distinctions between formulas for pain, swelling, masses, fractures, and detoxification
Traditional external uses including poultices and fumigation
Dosing considerations, duration, bowel tolerance, and pace of action
When substitutions such as frankincense, myrrh, or boswellia may be appropriate
This course is ideal for:
Ayurvedic practitioners and advanced students
Herbalists integrating classical Ayurvedic formulations
Clinicians working with chronic pain, inflammation, edema, or stagnation
Students seeking deeper insight into polyherbal formula design
Anyone wanting to confidently select Guggul formulas based on tissue, dosha, and presentation
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