Gokshuradi Guugul

Gokshuradi guggulu is an Ayurvedic aushadi (medicine) which is made by combining different herbs for their different potential properties. In ancient scriptures such as Sarangadhar Samhita, Gokshuradi Guggulu has been mentioned for the treatment of gout (vatarakta). Though it contains many herbs, its main constituents are Gokshura and Guggulu, lending it the name¹.

Gokshura is the Hindi name of caltrops fruit. It is referred to as Palleru kaya in Telugu, Naggerimulu in Kannada, Pakhda in Kashmiri and Gokhru in Marathi. The whole plant might be utilised for its various potentially helpful properties