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Nutritional Supplement

Guggul

How to Use It

Daily recommendations for the purified guggul extract are typically based on the amount of guggulsterones in the extract.10 A common intake of guggulsterones is 25 mg three times per day. Most extracts contain 2.5–5% guggulsterones and can be taken daily for lowering high cholesterol and/or triglycerides.

References

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