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I take it daily and i am Super fit. The best one would be one which is Organic and has the main ingredients in it. I take the Organic Chyawanprash from Pukka Herbs..www.pukkaherbs.com
For best results look for the one which is Organic and includes the main ingredients.
Origin
It is said that Chyawan Rishi was the first to prepare this tonic. Hence the name chyawanprash. The first historically documented formula for chywanprash is found in Charaka Samhita, the ancient Ayurvedic treatise.
Appearance and use
Chywanprash is a brown-colored, sticky paste with the consistency of jam and a sweet/sour/spicy taste. It can be eaten directly (one or two teaspoons per day), or mixed in warm milk or water. It can be used like any other jam, spread onto crackers or bread.
Even though no strict diet is administered during the intake of Chyawanprash it is always advised to drink a glass of milk after each intake of the above. Chyawanprash intake is usually done once in a day usually after breakfast or after dinner.
Composition
Since many companies manufacture chyawanprash, the recipe may differ a bit. The number of herbs used in preparation of the paste varies from 25 to 80, but the main ingredient of all Chyawanprash should be amla. Other chief ingredients are dried catkins, cinnamon, asparagus, ashwagandha, turmeric, ghee (clarified butter), dehydrated sugar cane and honey. Amla (Indian Gooseberry) -- a fruit rich in Vitamin C and Pectin -- is the chief ingredient in Chyawanprash, particularly in the product sold by Dabur India Ltd. It was in the 1940s when Dabur adopted the original Ayurvedic chyawanprash formula and created the largest selling branded Chyawanprash in India. Dabur Chyawanprash still strictly follows the original recipe that was laid down centuries ago and its properties still remain the same.
Ingredients
The best-known brand for chyawanprash is Dabur, it include the ingredients:
- Fresh Amla fruit (Indian gooseberry)
- Sugar
- Honey
- Ghee
- Long pepper (Piper longum)
- Sesame oil
- Giant potato (Ipomoea mauritiana, or Kiribadu Ala)
- Cardamom
- Bamboo manna (or Tabasheer or Bamboo silica)
- Indian kudzu
- Winter cherry (or Ashwaghanda)
- Asparagus
- Cinnamon bark
- Dashmool (Bengal quince, migraine bark, Indian trumpet flower, Purple snake tree or Indian purple trumpet, Sal leaf bush, Urara pitch, Indian nightshade, Small nightshade, Small caltrops, Cashmere bark)
- Country mallow
- Wild green gram
- Wild black gram
- Galls
- Feather foll plant (or Bhumiamalaki)
- Raisins
- Ceylon-cow plant (Gymnema lactiferum)
- Irish root
- Chebulic myrobalan
- Round zedoary
- Nut grass
- Spreading hogweed (Boerhavia diffussa)
- Blue Egyptian water lily
- Malabar nut (Seed of Adhatoda vasica)
- Liquorice
- Tiger's claw or Ice plant
- Sandalwood
- Clove
- Chinese cinnamon
- Cobra's saffron (or Nagkesar or Indian Rose Chestnut
- Preservative: Potassium sorbate
Benefits
Note: These benefits are as mentioned in the Ayurvedic texts and manufacturers' ads. Many of these benefits may have not been proven scientifically.
- Chyawanprash is a rejuvenative and protects the body against three kinds of doshas.
- Regular intake of Chyawanprash strengthens digestion, absorption and assimilation of food. It eases constipation.
- Chyawanprash's basic ingredient amla is the richest natural source of Vitamin C . Ascorbic acid , commonly known as vitamin C is known to benefit the immune system and helps fight againt common cold and respiratory infections.
- Chyawanprash is also beneficial to the heart and the brain cells. It is considered a memory booster.
- It also works as an antioxidant, thus slowing down the aging process.
- It is believed that Chyawanprash purifies blood, eliminates toxins and is beneficial to liver.
- It is also said to fight bacterial skin infections and improve complexion.
- It promotes absorption of calcium, leading to stronger bones and teeth.
- It also improves muscle tone by enhancing protein synthesis.
- It is especially beneficial for cough and asthma patients.
- It enhances fertility and keeps menstruation regular.
Below are some VIDEO'S that tell you more about CHYAWANPRASH
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Chyawanprash is well know and popular in the East but in the West those who know about it take it daily but there are lot who are finding about it now and have started taking it daily.
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Thx for sharing this info...I'm goin to have to get some...
Dear Starseed13 Since you are in the states you will probably be able to get it from Wholefoods. For maximum benefit go for the one that is Organic and includes all the main ingredients.
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Thank u for posting this.........................
I am strong and healthy too ; plant based diet has done many wonders for my body and mind but no supplements, just raw, uncooked, fresh veggies and fruit............................
Dear Esseya it is good to know that you are strong and healthy and your diet is excellent.
Organic Chyawanprash has completly natural ingredients from herbs, fruits and plants so it is excellent as it will cover up on what you miss in your diet.
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Ahhh... what a wondrous gift of ancient wisdom and knowledge Ayurveda is, what a gift to humanity in these poisoned times..
Thank you Ravinder, I really appreciate that you made the effort and posted this. I am also very fit and not that young...and believe I am very healthy, haven't seen a Doctor for years and haven't had a day of sick for at least 2 years plus....
Umla I have had when I was in India, I love its 'sourness'..
I will certainly try and get some, I have found that if I look after my immune system I stay healthy.. and I believe and appreciate the power of my body and that it listens to me...
I will pass this on!
Thank you Ravinder!
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Dear Marion since you are based in London you can easily get Organic Chyawanprash from any of the Wholefoods branches or Planet Organic and the one they stock is from PUKKA HERBS which is good.
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