Triphala - Best Ways to Take, EP23 Ayurvedic Lifestyle Tips with Lala Naidu

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[Music] namaste friends and welcome to ayurvedic lifestyle tips with lala in today's episode we'll be talking about triphala we have talked about triphala in the past when we did the eye wash but today we'll go a little bit more in depth about the benefits and its application so triphala is a cornerstone of gastrointestinal and rejuvenative treatment and it's one of the most used herbs in ayurvedic medicine and it has been used for over a thousand years it is often used either alone or part of more complex herbal formulas trevola meaning three fruits and it's the fruits of three plants amalaki haritaki and pipitaki commonly it is one part of each but this can be adjusted depending on the nature of the imbalance according to the ancient great ayurvedic physician cherika taking triphala rasayana meaning triphala trina the powder you mix it with ghee and honey that has the potential for a human being to live on well beyond 100 years devoid of old age and disease so let's look at the three fruits in this formula amalaki amplica aficionalis also known as indian gooseberry or amla is known for its powerful rejuvenative properties it is cleansing and cooling and therefore pacifying to pitta in recently in the us it has been promoted as a superfood because of its highly bioavailable vitamin c content and its immunomodulating properties haritaki terminalia chabula has cleansing and scraping properties also heating therefore it's good for vata it helps with the downward flow of vata in tibetan buddhism the medicine buddha is often seen holding the blooming haritaki plant bibitaki terminalia balarica has laxative effects and clears amma from the body it is predominantly good for kappa triphala is known as a digestive tonic and as a laxative however because of the complexity of the herbs and because it contains five of the six taste it has many more applications in smaller amounts it is nutritive and cleansing and as mentioned it clears amma or toxicity from the body and it's also strengthening to the digestion and helps with the absorption of nutrients it is a percuasive stimulating peristalsis and is but however it's not like other laxatives where it's depleting actually you can use this long term for elders dealing with constipation this is the best as it is also rejuvenative to the colon according to recent research triphala formulation also shows to be anti-diabetic and hepatoprotective meaning that it protects the liver it also plays an important role in controlling blood pressure and balancing cholesterol the polyphenols meaning the beneficial plant compounds in triphala promote the beneficial gut microbes and inhibit the undesirable ones triphala is an important medicine in recyana therapy that preserves and promotes health longevity and immunity so ways to take triphala for general health and maintenance take half two teaspoon of the triphala triona add half cup warm water and let that steep for three to five minutes after that drink it down including the sediment and you can do that nightly for constipation we want to increase the dose to one teaspoon to one cup of water we let that sit for five minutes and then you drink that you drink that every night as needed and you can repeat that again in the morning if necessary for rejuvenation and longevity we take half teaspoon of triphala chirana we take half teaspoon of ghee mix that with one teaspoon of honey to make a paste and we will have that little paste as part of a rejuvenation program shita kashaya is a method of taking triphala you take one teaspoon of triphala and add eight ounces of water you let that sit for the day you'd cover it and let that sit for the day and you drink that at night this time leaving the sediment in there you fill it up with another eight ounces of water and cover that and in the morning you drink this infusion this milder infusion now however leaving the sediment and this time composting it this can be repeated as a long-term practice for rejuvenation and as a preventive medicine so you know these were some ways to take triphala and i hope that this was helpful to you i'm particularly bringing this to you as we're moving into the holiday season where we tend to eat heavier and richer foods so this is a tool that you can have in your toolbox if you need to move your bowels but also you may want to consider incorporating tripoli as a new year's resolution and and having that as part of your new practices so i hope that this was helpful to you and i'll see you next time [Music] you