The
most popular herbal remedies in the health food industry are
those which promote bowel movement. The reason is quite simple
since the most common problem of so many individuals is
constipation and bowel irregularity. Consider how tremendously
valuable a formula is that not only regulates bowel movement but
at the same time does the following:
Iimproves digestion,
Reduces serum cholesterol,
Improves circulation (potentiates adrenergic function),
Contains 31% linoleic acid,
Exerts a marked cardio-protective effect,
Reduces high blood pressure,
Improves liver function,
Has proven anti-inflammatory and anti-viral properties,
Expectorant,
Hypotensive.
Sound like a panacea? Well, it is practically just that
Read more about
Triphala
in
this article
The Wonders of Triphala:
Ayurvedic Formula for Internal Purification by Dr. Michael
Tierra L.Ac., O.M.D.
A popular folk saying in India is, "No mother?
do not worry so long as you have Triphala." The reason is that
Indian people believe that triphala is able to care for the
internal organs of the body as a mother cares for her children.
Each of the three herbal fruits of Triphala takes care of the
body by gently promoting internal cleansing of all conditions of
stagnation and excess while at the same time it improves
digestion and assimilation.
Puri (2003) in his book on Rasayana under amla has given a very
good account of this important Ayurvedic product. The author has
discussed various controversies about the three important
constituents (amlaki, haritaki and bhallataki) of this compound
preparation, along with its use in Ayurveda, various
preparations made from it and their pharmacological and
therapeutic.
Contemporary Research on Triphala
Recent medical research conducted by several leading academic
institutions in India such as the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
and Jawaharlal Nehru University has revealed that Triphala has a
significant medicinal value as a potential detoxifying and
anti-Cancer agent. [2].
In a study entitled ‘Potential of traditional Ayurvedic
formulation, Triphala, as a novel anticancer drug’ published in
the January 2006 issue of Cancer Letters, scientists at the
Radiation Biology and Health Sciences Division, Bhabha Atomic
Research Centre, found that Triphala had the ability to induce
cytotoxicity (cell death) in tumor cells but spared the normal
cells [2].
Similarly, a December 2005 report in the Journal of Experimental
and Clinical Cancer Research from the Radiation and Cancer
Biology Laboratory at Jawaharlal Nehru University noted that
Triphala was effective in reducing tumor incidences and
increasing the antioxidant status of animals. constituents.”[2]
Another report from the Department of Botanical Sciences, Guru
Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, found that "Triphala" showed a
significant cytotoxic effect on cancer cell-lines and the effect
was similar on all cancer cell lines used in this study.” The
results, reported in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology in
February 2005, reveal that the results may be due to the action
of gallic acid-a major polyphenol observed in "Triphala". The
same authors had previously reported that Triphala “had
promising antimutagenic/anticarcinogenic potential.”
In February 2006, scientists from the Dr. A.L. Mudaliar
Post-Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of
Madras, Taramani Campus, reported supplementation with Triphala
prevents the noise-stress induced changes in the antioxidant as
well as cell-mediated immune response in rats. What this means
is that Triphala is an anti stress agent. This study concludes
that Triphala restores the noise-stress induced changes because
of its antioxidant properties[2].
Antioxidant studies conducted at The Radiation Chemistry and
Chemical Dynamics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in
Trombay revealed that all three constituents of Triphala are
active and they exhibit slightly different activities under
different conditions and the mixture, Triphala, is expected to
be more efficient due to the combined activity of the individual
components. The findings were reported in the July 2005 issue of
Phytotherapy Research. Two months later, scientists from BARC
reported on the radio-protective ability of a component of
Triphala.
Similar results were also reported from Kasturba Medical
College, Manipal, in the Journal of Alternative and
Complementary Medicine, when scientists claimed that “Triphala,
an ayurvedic rasayana drug, resulted in an increase in the
radiation tolerance by 1.4 Gray of of gamma-irradiation”. They
concluded that while Triphala provided protection against both
gastrointestinal and hemopoetic death, the animals did not
survive up to 30 days post-irradiation beyond 11 Gy irradiation
[3].
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