Monday, December 30, 2013

Triphala Wonder Formulation Series

Triphala is an ayurvedic herbals formulation which consisting of equal parts of three myrobalans, taken without seeds.

Haritaki - Harad - Terminalia chebula - Yellow Myrobalan or Chebulic Myrobalan - हरीतकी

Bibhitaki - Baheda - Terminalia belerica - Beleric or bastard myrobalan - विभितक

Amalaki - Amla - Emblica officinalis (syn. Phyllanthus emblica). Indian gooseberry  - आमला

 

 

MEDICINAL USE :

In traditional Ayurvedic medicine, Triphala is used for:

  • gastrointestinal tract cleansing
  • improvement of digestion
  • relief of gas
  • immune system stimulation
  • relief of constipation
  • treatment of diabetes
  • treatment of eye disease

RASAYAN AND TRIPHALA :

 

ACTIVE CONSTIUENTS :

  • Gallic acid
  • Chebulagic acid
  • Chebulinic acid

ORGANIC TRIPHALA :

NATURAL COLON CLEANSER :

REFERENCES :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triphala

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalaki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beleric

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haritaki

http://www.triphalapowderbenefits.com/

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Banafsha

Synonyms : Sweet violet
Biological Source : It consists of dried aerial parts from Viola odorata Linn., belonging to family Violaceae.
Geographical Source : Sweet violet is indigenous to India and found in Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh (Chamba) and Kumaon hills.
The drug benafsha in the market is avilable in different  forms, which constitute various aerial parts of plant.
1. Kashmiri banafsha - Aerial parts like stems, leaves and flowers.
2. Gul-i-benfsha - Only dried flowers.
3. Berg benafsha - Aerial parts without flowers.
Chemical Constituents : The leaves are found to contain an essential oil, alkaloid and a colouring matter. It has a very agreeable flavour and is used for high grade perfumes. Th root stocks contain saponins, a glycoside of methyl salicylate responsible for expoctorant property, an essential oil and alkaloid odoratine. Flowers contain a substance known as violine, volatile oil, rutin and cyanin. It contains 0.1% concentrate responsible for highly pleasant odour of the drug.
Uses : The herb is used as expectorant, diaphoretic and antipyretic. The herb shows antibacterial and antifungal activities, and hence used in the treatment of eczema. It is used in the form of sarbat. The flowers are emollient, demulcent and are said to relieve pain due to cancerous frowth. The leaves in large doses and seeds are cathartic. Violin is an emetic.