Potent Supercritical extract of Guggul

Extracted using Super Compressed Carbon Dioxide (SCO2) - powerful, pure and safe

So potent that you can actually smell the fragrance and essence of the herb

Grown on organic farms with no chemicals, pesticides or herbicides.

Made with Certified Organic ingredients.

Regulates cholesterol and triglyceride level

Helps the body burn excess fat

Studies report a 21% decrease in blood fats (including LDL, VLDL, and triglycerides)

Assists the body in removing toxins, Guggul is effective in treating arthritis

Available in 60 ct. and 120 ct.

Kosher Certified Veggie Caps



Serving Size: 2 Capsules



Amount per Serving: Guggul SCO2 extract 80% Guggullipids 40 mg., Guggul extract PSE* 2.5% Guggulsterones 300 mg., SCO2 extract Fenuugreek 500 mg. Long Pepper SCO2 extract 10 mg.



Other Ingredients: "K" Capsule (Vegetable Cellulose), Aerated silica, No synthetic additives. No animal ingredients. Kosher Certified. Cruelty Free product. Suitable for vegetarian.



We are pleased to present our new Supercritical Organic Guggul. Tattva's Herbs' Guggul combines the wisdom of mother nature with the very latest technology known as supercritical extraction. This state of the art technology delivers a very pure extract that is both full spectrum and extremely concentrated at the same time. It is so pure that you can actually smell the qualities of the original herb in the extract. When you first open a bottle, you will be greeted to the original scent of the herb. It is sweet and powerful. There is simply no other extraction method so effective that you can actually smell the purity, fragrance and essence of the herb, straight from Nature. This is a testimony to the great care that goes into the selection of the herbs and the supercritical extraction process itself. To give you an idea of the potency and concentration of the extract, we can often use as much as 200 to 250 pounds of fresh herb to produce just one pound of supercritical extract. All of the herbs are grown on organic farms and selected with the greatest care. The supercritical process produces an extremely broad representation of the herbs' active constituents. Often times these are active ingredients that traditional methods of extraction cannot even begin to extract. In addition, the supercritical process does not use any chemical solvents at all. It uses safe and environmentally friendly carbon dioxide. This is the same carbon dioxide that is found in your sparkling water. So the end result is absolutely free of any chemical solvents. The supercritical extract is then blended with water soluble extracts or what is referred to as post supercritical extract (PSE). Finally we combine both the supercritical extract and the post supercritical extract with the raw whole herb. The finished herbal formula is superior in terms of freshness and breadth of active constituents. It delivers the full spectrum of the herbs with potency that cannot be surpassed. In addition, all of the herbs are independently tested for heavy metals and other contaminates. The result is an exquisite formula that delivers simplicity, purity and incredible potency all at once.



Additional Information: Guggul is a well known Ayurvedic herb which normailizes lipid metabolism, regulates cholesterol and triglyceride levels. In addition, it assists in helping the body burn excess fat. It does this safely, effectively, and without the serious side effects that often accompany western drugs.



Clinical Studies



Cholesterol: Baylor College of Medicine in Houston found that the guggulsterone, the active ingredient in the Guggul extract, blocks the activity of a receptor in the liver's cells called Farnesoid X Receptor (FXR). Later, Dr. David Mangelsdorf at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas confirmed that the guggul blocked the receptor and affected how cholesterol is metabolized.



Cholesterol/ Atherosclerosis:A double-blind placebo-controlled study of guggul for reducing cholesterol studied 61 individuals for 24 weeks. After following a healthy diet for 12 weeks the participants were divided into two groups with half of the participants receiving placebo and the other half receiving guggul (100 mg of guggulsterones daily). At 24 weeks the results showed that the treated group had a 11.7% decrease in total cholesterol. Those on guggul also had a 12.7% decrease in LDL ("bad" cholesterol), a 12% decrease in triglycerides, and an 11.1% decrease in the total cholesterol ratio.



Cholesterol/ Atherosclerosis: 40 heart disease patients participated in a 16-week study were given twice daily divided doses of 4.5 grams of guggul lipid. They experienced a 21.75 percent decrease in blood fats (including LDL, VLDL, and triglycerides) and a 35 percent increase in "good cholesterol". Guggul lipid also reduced platelet stickiness.



Cholesterol: Another study conducted at Kerala University in India established that "guggul given to laboratory animals reduced their blood lipid levels quickly and effectively without side effects". They found that improved liver enzyme activity was one of the ways Guggul reduced the blood cholesterol. Kerala Univ., Indian J. Exp. Biol. 33, 1995



Cholesterol/ Atherosclerosis: This study of 228 patients showed similar results from guggul as were obtained from the standard drug clofibrate.



Impotence:South Carolina scientists conducted a study of more than 3,200 healthy men between the ages of 25 and 83. The men with total cholesterol over 240 mg/dl had close to double the risk of penile dysfunction as men with readings of 180 mg/dl. Also those with HDL readings of 60 mg/dl or greater were less likely to develop penile dysfunction than the men with less than 30 mg/dl HDL.



Obesity: In one double-blind study - a combination of guggul, phosphate salts, hydroxycitrate, and tyrosine (along with healthy exercise) improved the mood of overweight patients with a slight tendency to improve weight loss. However, there appeared to be no effect on thyroid gland function in the people studied.



Acne: In a 1994 study at the Department of Dermatology, in Bajaj Nagar, Jaipur, India, 20 patients with nodulocystic acne were randomly given either 500mg of Tetracycline or doses of gugulipid with 25mg guggulsterone. Both groups produced a progressive reduction in lesions. Those on tetracycline showed a 65.2% reduction compaired with a 68% reduction with the gugulipid. The three-month follow-up showed relapses in 4 cases of tetracycline and 2 cases of the gugulipid patients.



Future Studies - The Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS) in Whittier, Calif., USA, started a study on the Usefulness of guggul (Commiphora mukul) for osteoarthritis of the knee in March of 2001.