Mood: Grounding, Warm, Earthy
Best For: Evening ritual, clearing heavy energy, Ayurvedic practice
Latin name: Commiphora mukul
Also known as: Indian bdellium, gugal, gugul, mukul myrrh, guggulipid
Origin: India
Spicy, musky and warm, with a sweetness close to myrrh: guggul is a scent that stays in the room long after the smoke is gone.
Guggul, a Natural Incense from Ayurveda
Guggul is the resin of Commiphora mukul, a shrub-like tree that grows in northern India and Pakistan. In Ayurveda, the traditional medicine of India, it has been used for thousands of years, above all for cleansing. In Tibet and Nepal it is burned as incense in spiritual ceremony.
- A relative of myrrh, heavier and spicier – musky, balsamic and sweet, with a note close to cardamom.
- Grounding natural incense – traditionally burned to clear heavy energy from a space.
- More than incense – in Ayurveda it is used for extracts, powders and salves, and it is traditionally counted among the natural aphrodisiacs. Its smoke is also known to keep mosquitoes away.
How to Burn Guggul
- Light a charcoal disc for about 20 seconds until it catches. Hold it with tongs, never with your fingers.
- Set it on sand or soil in a heat-proof bowl and wait a few minutes, until the edges turn grey.
- Place a small piece of resin on top and let the smoke rise. Add more as it fades.
If you are drawn to warm, deep resins, myrrh is its closest relative.
Not food grade. Not intended for consumption.
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