==The benefits of Guggul are==
This ancient herb contains several bioactive components that fight inflammation. Two highly effective compounds are gugglesterone and myrrhanol A.
*Practitioners Treating some types of ayurvedic medicine often blend guggul extract with other natural substances acne. Guggul seems to heal health problems such work about as arthritis, joint well as the antibiotic tetracycline in the treatment of nodulocystic acne. Both treatments decrease pain, hemorrhoidsswelling , and urinary tract infectionsredness (inflammation), and the number of acne outbreaks. *Guggul is also touted as a remedy for acne* weight-loss : using guggul during combined weight training Lowering cholesterol and aerobic exercise increases weight loss.*Guggul for High Cholesterol : Although guggul is widely used triglycerides in India to combat high cholesterol, research on the extract's cholesterol-lowering effects has yielded mixed resultsblood of people eating a Western diet. A 2009 study of 43 adults with moderately high cholesterolInterestingly, for instanceguggul does seem to work in Indian populations, found that those who took 2,160 mg eat a different type of diet. Among this group, guggul in capsule form daily had a greater drop in seems to lower total cholesterol levels than those who took a placebo pill. However, the study members who used guggul showed no significant reduction in their levels of “bad cholesterol” (LDL ("bad") cholesterol.Another study (published in 2003) assigned 103 adults with high cholesterol to take 1,000 mg or 2,000 mg of guggul daily for eight weeks, and found that the extract actually raised levels of LDL cholesterolother blood fats called triglycerides.* Arthritis. Preliminary research clinical evidence suggests that taking 500 mg of guggul extract may help fight tumors(containing 3. One 2007 study on human cells found that guggulsterone (a compound found in guggul5% guggulsterones) induced the death of [[Prostate Cancer]] cells, while a 2008 report revealed that guggulsterone thwarted the growth of skin tumors in micethree times daily might improve arthritis pain.
*Other research shows that guggul extract may help reduce symptoms of [[osteoarthritis (OA)]] of the knee.
* Weight loss. There is some clinical evidence that guggul in combination with phosphate, hydroxycitric acid, and L-tyrosine plus exercise and a low-calorie diet might result in modest weight loss. However, a separate study of a standardized guggul extract generally used for lowering cholesterol found that doses of 3000 or 6000 mg daily for 8 weeks had no effect on body weight.
* Cancer : Preliminary research suggests that guggul extract may help fight tumors. One 2007 study on human cells found that guggulsterone (a compound found in guggul) induced the death of [[Prostate Cancer]] cells, while a 2008 report revealed that guggulsterone thwarted the growth of skin tumors in mice.
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