Potent Standardized Extracts of Triphala Standardized to 45% Tanins Improve overall digestion, reduce high blood pressure, improve circulation, Improve liver function, and reduces serum cholesterol. Potent Anti-oxidant Triphala. Three times more potent than green tea extract. Proven antiviral and anti inflammatory properties. 500 mg. per Capsule 60ct per Bottle Kosher Certified Veggie Caps The choice of Doctors & Practitioners

 

 

Ingredients : Standardized extract of Terminalia Balerica, Terminalia Chebula, and Emblica Officinalis (45% Tannins)

Servings Per Container: 60 vegetarian capsules 500 mg. each

Suggested use : One capsule two times daily or as directed by your physician

Triphala is one of the most popular herbs in all of the Ayurvedic System. It is highly praised as a very safe and natural laxative, but it is much more than that. Triphala is known to improve overall digestion, reduce high blood pressure, improve circulation, improve liver function, and reduce serum cholesterol. It also has proven antiviral and anti inflammatory properties.

Triphala is composed of three herbs : Haritaki, Bibhitaki and Amalaki. Amla helps to repair damaged cells on the intestinal wall. Amla is the highest natural known source of vitamin C. It is said to have 20 times the vitamin C content of an orange. Bibhitaki acts to remove mucus build up where bacteria, yeast and parasites can proliferate. The last is Haritaki which acts as a bowel tonifier rather than a laxative. These three herbs work in consort to gently promote internal cleansing of all conditions of stagnation and excess while at the same time it improves digestion and assimilation. Triphala has been found to be very effective for helping to control weight gain, chronic constipation and as an adjunctive treatment for many chronic degenerative conditions. In India, Triphala is considered the greatest and most versatile of all herbal formulations. For centuries, Triphala has been known and used as a standard household health supplement. In many households, Triphala is taken on a weekly basis by all family members to prevent disease and maintain health. Triphala is safely taken for symptoms that frequently accompany diseases such as tuberculosis, pneumonia and AIDS.

Suggested use : One capsule two times daily or as directed by your physician

Other Ingredients : Capsule (vegetable cellulose), 100% vegetarian. No fillers, binders or common allergens.

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Additional Information

Triphala a short review
By Hans Wohlmuth

Hans Wohlmuth BSc ND MNHAA is the editor of Botanical Pathways and a lecturer in Pharmacognosy with the School of Natural and Complementary Medicine at Southern Cross University

Triphala is a traditional Ayurvedic herbal formulation consisting of the dried fruits of three medicinal plants, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellirica, and Phyllanthus Emblica, also known as the three myrobalans. Triphala means three (tri) fruits (phala).

Triphala is regarded as an important rasayana in Ayurvedic medicine. Medicines of the rasayana group are believed to promote health, immunity, and longevity. According to Ayurveda, they strengthen all tissues of the body, prevent aging, promote intellect, and prevent disease.1;2

Triphala has been described in the ancient Ayurvedic text Charaka Samhita (1500 B.C.) as a Tridoshic rasayana, or an therapeutic agent with balancing and rejuvenating effects on the three humours or constitutional elements in Ayurveda, vata, pitta and kapha.2

Triphala is used in Ayurvedic medicine in the treatment of a variety of conditions and also forms part of many other Ayurvedic formulations. Conditions for which Triphala is employed include headache, dyspepsia, constipation, liver conditions, ascites, and leucorrhoea. It is also used as a blood purifier and a purgative and to improve the mental faculties and is reported to possess anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-arthritic, hypoglycaemic, and anti-aging properties.1;3-6

Triphala and/or its constituent plants have been reported to possess numerous biological activities (Table 1).

Table 1. Reported biological activities for Triphala or its components (Terminalia chebula, T. bellirica, Phyllanthus Emblica) (After Reference 2 and references therein)

Anti-oxidant
Anti-cancer
Immunomodulatory
Radioprotective
Adaptogenic
Anti-allergic
Anti-bacterial
Cardiotonic
Anti-fungal
Hypocholesterolaemic
Anti-viral
Capillary strengthening
Anti-malarial
Hepatoprotective
Anti-mutagenic ...

The three botanical drugs comprising Triphala, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellirica, and Phyllanthus Emblica, were all shown to separately reduce hypercholesterolaemia and atherosclerotic changes in rabbits fed a diet high in cholesterol for 16 weeks.7 T. chebula demonstrated the most potent effects in this study (see figure).

Composition
Triphala is a powder consisting of equal parts of three botanical medicines.

Composition of Triphala.

Botanical name Terminalia chebula
Synonym: Myrobalanus chebula
Sanskrit name Haritaki
Part used Fruit

Botanical name Terminalia bellirica
Synonym: Myrobalanus bellirica
Sanskrit name Vibhitaki
Part used Fruit Pericarp

Botanical name Phyllanthus Emblica
Synonym: Emblica officinalis
Sanskrit name Amalaki
Part used Fruit

Anti-oxidant activity of Triphala
The free radical scavenging activities of Triphala and one of its constituent plants, Phyllanthus Emblica, were recently studied in vitro by researchers in India (unpublished, Natural Remedies Private Limited, Bangalore, India, 2002). Two extracts of green tea (Camellia sinensis), a well known potent antioxidant, were used for comparison.

The assay employs spectrophotometry to measure the test sample’s ability to scavenge DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl), a stable free radical with a purple colour. Antioxidants with radical scavenging activity will reduce DPPH to 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazine, which is colourless.

The study compared extracts with different dried herb to extract ratios. In order to obtain results that could be compared, test preparations were made up so they all contained the same concentration of dried herb equivalent.

The results of this assay are detailed in the table below.

Test extract (all test extracts prepared to contain the same concentration of dried herb equivalent)

These data show that the Triphala extract has potent antioxidant activity. Although it possessed only about a third of the activity of the concentrated green tea extract rich in antioxidant polyphenols, Triphala was three times more potent than the granular, fully water soluble green tea extract. The Phyllanthus Emblica (5:1) extract was more potent than the Triphala extract, indicating that its inclusion contributes significantly to the antioxidant activity of AR Triphala. AR Triphala is analysed from batch to batch for ascorbic acid, gallic acid and total polyphenols. All of these compounds are known to have antioxidant activity.

Terminalia chebula
Terminalia chebula is a tree belonging to the family Combretaceae occurring throughout India and also in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Burma. It grows mostly in deciduous forests up to about 1000 meters above sea level. It has simple, ovate-elliptical or obovate leaves, 8-13cm x 4-6.5cm, and small, cream-coloured flowers in axillary spikes. The fruit is a somewhat egg-shaped glabrous drupe, 4cm x 2.5cm, faintly 5-angled.9

The dried fruits are rich in tannins and constitute one of the most important vegetable tanning materials in India. The dried flesh surrounding the seed contains about 30% tannin on average, although there is considerable variability between different grades from different areas. The fruits also contain a variety of carbohydrates, glucose and sorbitol being the major ones. The pericarp of the fruit contains anthraquinone glycosides, which are responsible for the laxative effect.6 The laxative effect of anthraquinones is modified by the high tannin content, which provides astringent and anti-diarrhoeal effects. The presence of saponins, anthrones and anthranols has also been documented.10

Terminalia chebula in Ayurveda
The ripe fruit of T. chebula comprise the Ayurvedic drug haritaki. It is described as astringent, light, easily assimilated, digestive, antiseptic, alterative, laxative, diuretic and carminative.9 It is further considered a digestive, blood purifier and anti-pyretic, and is used to promote digestive power, strengthen the sense organs, to heal wounds and peptic ulcers, for skin and eye diseases, diabetes, chronic and recurrent fever, anaemia, hypertension, heart conditions, ascites, diarrhoea, vomiting, hepatosplenomegaly, irritable bowel syndrome, dysentery, haemorrhoids, cough, hoarseness and dyspnoea.1;9;11 It is said to be one of the laxatives most valued by practitioners of traditional Ayurvedic medicine.9

The fruit of T. chebula is also used in Egyptian folk medicine, where it is known as kabuli and used for the treatment of hypertension, bile congestion and digestive problems.12

Scientific Studies - Please click on link for addtional info on Triphala.