Amalaki is eaten in the morning at mealtime, and one haritaki with bibhitaki at night; the commentary makes this three amalaki in the morning and one haritaki and two bibhitaki at night, powdered and taken with a suitable vehicle such as ghee and sugar. It is said to destroy all diseases of the body, make it handsome and the eyes sharp, so that one lives long pursuing dharma, artha and kāma.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- त्रिफला रसायन
- Hindi
- त्रिफला रसायन
- English
- Triphala rasāyana
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Amalaki (Indian gooseberry)आंवला (आमलकी) | धात्री / आँवला | तीन आँवला · three amalaki (commentary) |
| Haritaki (chebulic myrobalan)हरड़ (हरीतकी) | पथया / हरड | पथयामेकां / एक हरड · one haritaki |
| Bibhitaki (belleric myrobalan)बहेड़ा (बिभीतक) | अ़ा / बहेडा | दो बहेडा · two bibhitaki (commentary) |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
| Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता)Vehicle or after-drink | Not recorded | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The fruits are powdered.
दो बहेडा को चूर्ण करके
How it is used
Amalaki in the morning at the meal, haritaki and bibhitaki at night, with a suitable vehicle such as ghee and sugar.
प्रात:काल भोजन के समय में तीन आँवला रात्रि के समय एक हरड, दो बहेडा को चूर्ण करके घी शक्कर आदि योग्य अनुपान के साथ सेवन करें
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
प्रातर्धात्री1 भ़ायेद्धक्रकाले। पथयामेकां नक्रम़ां यथावत्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 6 · p. 82 · v. 42.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The verse gives only one haritaki; the numbers of amalaki and bibhitaki are supplied by the commentary. The footnote on reading these proportions is recorded as unclassified_knowledge for PDF p.154.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 6
- Extraction tasks
- T04
- Record id
- formulation_triphala_rasayana_p154