Triphala is to be drunk with cow ghee, or with sugar, or taken with atibala, or made into a decoction with shilajatu and drunk. Taking triphala constantly in these variant combinations, the text says, makes a person steady, intelligent, strong, clear in the senses and virile, and gives a long life.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- त्रिफला रसायन (योगविकल्प)
- Hindi
- त्रिफला रसायन
- English
- Triphala rasayana in its variant combinations
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Triphala (three fruits)त्रिफला | त्रिफला | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | गव्यघृतेन / गोधृत | Not stated |
| Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता) | सितया / शPर | Not stated |
| Atibala (Indian mallow)कंघी (अतिबला) | ललितातिबला / अतिबला | Not stated |
| Shilajit (shilajatu)शिलाजीत (शिलाजतु) | शिलाजतुना / शिलाजीत | Not stated |
Preparation as described
In the last variant triphala is made into a decoction together with shilajatu.
त्रिफला को अतिबला के साथ सेवन करना चाहिए अैर त्रिफला को शिलाजीत के साथ
How it is used
Drunk with cow ghee or with sugar, taken with atibala, or drunk as a decoction with shilajatu, constantly.
त्रिफला को गोधृत के साथ पीना चाहिए, त्रिफला को शPर के साथ में पीना
त्रिफलां पिब गव्यघृतेन युतां त्रिफलां सितया सहितामथवा।Source wording as converted, Chapter 25 · p. 584 · v. 10-11.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The commentary on verse 11 calls these variants त्रिफला रसायन. No disease is named; the stated results are steadiness, intellect, strength, clear senses, virility and long life.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
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- Chapters
- Chapter 25
- Extraction tasks
- T28
- Record id
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