*मूलव्याधाची कारणे --*

बद्धकोष्ठता- शौचविधीच्या वेळेस जोर करणे, कुंथण्यामुळे मुळव्याध होऊ शकते. व्यायामाचा अभाव, आहारात तंतुमय पदार्थांची कमतरता, कडक मलप्रवृत्ती, मलावरोध, सतत अति उष्ण(गुणाने) पदार्थ खाणे, वातकारक व रुक्ष पदार्थ खाणे, अतितिखट सेवन, सतत बैठे काम, अनियमित दिनचर्या, रक्तदोष, वेळच्यावेळी शौचास न जाणे, अति जागरण तसेच व्यायामाचा अभाव, मधुमेह, वृद्धत्वामुळे येणारे पचनाचे दौर्बल्य, गर्भारपण, आमांश अशा अनेक बाबींमुळे गुदद्वारावर जोर द्यावा लागतो.

*मूळव्याधाची कारणे काय आहेत*

१. बद्धकोष्ठता- पोट साफ न होणे २. शौच्याच्या वेळेस कुंथणे/ जोर करणे

३. गर्भधारणेदरम्यान – गर्भाचे वजन आतड्यावर पडते, त्यामुळे बद्धकोष्ठता होते

4. प्रसूतीनंतर – प्रसुतीदरम्यान अतिजोर केल्यामुळे मूळव्याध होण्याची शक्यता असते.

५. चुकिची आहार पध्दति- फास्ट फुड व कमी फायबर युक्त आहाराचे सेवन

६. बराच काळ एका जागी बसून राहणे.

७. लिवर सिरोसीस सारख्या आजारामुळे

८. अनुवंशिकता

९. अतिमांसाहार, अतितिखट आहार खाण्यामुळे मुळव्याध होण्याची शक्यता वाढते.

*मूलव्याधाची लक्षणे --*

शौच विधीच्या वेळेस गुदभागी वेदना, आतड्यांच्या नैसर्गिक हालचाली दरम्यान वेदना

शौच विधीच्या वेळेस लाल रंगाचे रक्त पडणे

गुदभागी खाज, गुदातून चिकट पदार्थ येणे – आव पडणे.

गुदभागी कोम्ब-मोड-कुडी-गाठ येणे.

पूर्ण पोट साफ न झाल्यासारखे वाटत राहते, गुदभागी काहीतरी आहे असे सतत जाणवत राहते.

अ‍ॅनिमिया- मुळव्याधीमध्ये रक्त-स्राव झाल्यामुळे शरिरातील रक्ताचे प्रमाण कमी होते या अवस्थेला अ‍ॅनिमिया असे म्हणतात.

भूक मंदावणे – शौच विधीच्या वेळेस गुदभागी वेदना व रक्त-स्राव होतो या कारणामुळे रुग्ण जेवण कमी करू लाग़तो. परंतु याचा तोटा जास्ती होतो, कमी जेवणामुळे बद्धकोष्ठता वाढते तसेच मुळव्याधीचा त्रासही वाढतो.

रुग्णाचे वजन कमी होते.

मुळव्याधीच्या सततच्या त्रासामुळे दैनंदिन कामामध्ये अडथळा निर्माण होतो.

*मूलव्याधावरती घरगुती उपचार --*

हिरव्या पालेभाज्या, कोशिंबिरी, फळे असे चोथायुक्त पदार्थ आहारात भरपूर प्रमाणात घेणे आवश्यक असते. दही, ताक याचा वापर करणे, रोज भरपूर पाणी पिणे, नाश्ता व जेवण वेळच्यावेळी घेणे हे आवश्यक असते. हा रोग अनेक दिवस लपविला जातो त्यामुळे तो वाढल्यावर लोकं उपचारासाठी धावतात.अ‍ॅलोपॅथीमध्ये शस्त्रक्रिया हा उपचार आहे.

सुरणाचा कंद आणून त्याची वरची साल काढून टाकावी. आतील गुलाबी भागाच्या बटाट्यासारख्या काचऱ्या करून त्या गाईच्या तुपात परताव्यात व खाव्यात. यात मीठ टाकू नये.नंतर अधूनमधून ही भाजी खात जावी.

रात्री एका वाटीत १ चमचा तूप गरम करुन, पातळ करून त्यात साखर घालावी.त्यात अर्धा वाटी पाणी घालून ते प्यावे. सकाळी त्रास कमी होतो.

ताजे लोणी खावे. ताजे ताक प्यावे.(आंबट नव्हे.)

रक्तस्राव असल्यास निरंजनचे फळ आणून ते पाउण पेला पाण्यात रात्री भिजू घालावे.सकाळी ते फळ त्याच पाण्यात कुस्करुन ते पाणी प्यावे.असे दोन्ही वेळेस करावे.(सकाळी व रात्री)

इसबगोलचा भुसा आणून त्यात पाणी घालून रात्री भिजत ठेवावे व सकाळी ते गाळून प्यावे.

कागदी लिंबू कापून ५ ग्रॅम काथ बारीक वाटून त्या अर्ध्या-अर्ध्या कापलेल्या लिंबावर लावावा व रात्र भर तसाच ठेवावा , सकाळी दोन्ही तुकडे चोखावे. रक्तस्राव बंद करण्यासाठी हे उत्तम औषध आहे, १५ दिवस दररोज हा उपाय करावा.

झेंडूची १० पाने आणि ३ ग्रॅम काळी मिरी पाण्यात वाटून गाळून प्यायल्याने मुळव्याध मधून रक्त येणे थांबते.

आल्याची एक गाठ वाटून एक कप पाण्यात उकळावी, एक चतुर्थाश पाणी उरल्यावर चूलीवरून उतरून थंड करावे, त्यात एक चमचा साखर घालून रोज सकाळी प्यायल्याने मूळव्याध बरे होतात.

एक ग्लास मुळयाचा रस काढून त्यात शुद्ध तुपातली जिलेबी ( १०० ग्रॅम ) टाकून तासभर झाकून ठेवावे, नंतर जिलबी खात – खात मुळयाचा रस पिऊन टाकावा. ८-१० दिवस हा प्रयोग केल्याने मूळव्याध बरे होतात.

महानिंब बीयांचे चूर्ण बनवून सकाळ – सायंकाळ जेवणाच्या अर्धा तास आधी साध्या पाण्याबरोबर ३ ग्रॅम चूर्ण घेतल्यास विशेष फायदा होतो .

कायाकल्प तेलात किंवा जात्यादि तेलात सूती कपडा / कापूस तेलात भिजवून थोडी रात्री गुदा मार्गाच्या आत ठेवावा.

नारळाच्या शेंड्या ( भुया ) जाळून राख बनवून चाळून घ्यावी . नारळाचे हे भस्म तीन – तीन ग्रॅम सकाळी , दुपारी उपाशी पोटी ताकाबरोबर आणि सायंकाळी कोमट पाण्याबरोबर घ्यावे . एकदाच घेतल्याने मूळव्याधीत अपेक्षित फायदा होतो .

रुईचा चिक व हळद यांच्या मिश्रणाचा १ ठिबका रोज रात्री मूळव्यधावर लावावा.

*शुष्कार्श आणि रक्त मूळव्याधीचे अचूक औषध

देशी कापूर १००-२०० मिग्रॅ ( हरब-याच्या डाळिच्या १ दाण्या एवढा ) त्याला केळाच्या एका तुकड्यात ठेवून उपाशी पोटी गिळावे. एका घेण्यातच रक्तस्त्राव बंद होतो .

रक्तस्त्राव न थांबल्यास उपरोक्त प्रयोग तीन दिवसांपर्यंत दिवसातून तीन वेळा करू शकता. हा प्रयोग यापेक्षा जास्त वेळा करू नये . ( हा प्रयोग संपल्यानंतर केळे खाणे निषिद्ध आहे . )

गायीच्या सहज पिता येईल अशा १ कप कोमट दूधात अर्ध्या लिंबाचा रस पिळून दूध फाटण्या पूर्वीच त्वरीत प्यावे . हा प्रयोग रक्त मूळव्याधजन्य रक्तस्त्रावाला त्वरीत बंद करतो . उपरोक्त प्रयोग एक किंवा दोन वेळेपेक्षा जास्त वेळा करू नये . आवश्यकता असल्यास वैद्यकीय सल्ला घ्यावा .

वरील कुठलाही उपाय करतांना त्याबरोबर ओवा, जंगली ओवा, आणि खुरासानी ओवा तिघांना बारीक चूर्ण करून थोडयाश्या लोण्यात कालवून सकाळ – संध्याकाळ पाइल्स फोडांवर लावावे. अर्धा चमचा हस्तिदंता चे चूर्ण अग्नित जाळून त्याचा धूर पाइल्स वर घेतल्यास पाइल्स मधे आराम येतो. जर वरील उपायांनी आराम पडत नसेल तर चिकित्सकांकडून इलाज करणे आवश्यक ठरेल.

*मूळव्याध रोगासाठी योगाभ्यास:-*

मण्डूकासन , शशकासन , गोमुखासन , वक्रासन , योगमुद्रासन , पवनमुक्तासन , पादांगुष्ठनासास्पर्शासन , उत्तानपादासन , नौकासन , कंधरासन , सर्व प्राणायाम व विशेषतः मूलबंधाचा अभ्यास करावा .

धन्यवाद

आपलं दुकान

work details

Vertiv Inc. June 2020 to May 2021

Handled P2P and Cash Management Cycles: 

1. Designed and configured entire payables module and payments (check, wire and ACH) and bank reconciliation (BAI2 format) for JPMC and HSBC accounts for US, CA and MX regions of Vertiv. 

2. Worked with ChromeRiver (expense invoices), DataServ (Scanned copy of invoices), Data2Logistics (Freight Invoices) and EDICOM and INNOVA (Mexico region: Invoices with withholding tax and scanned copy)

3. Handled conversion of master data and transaction data from SAP to Oracle for Suppliers, Supplier Sites, Supplier banks and Invoices, CM, DM, Prepayments, Payment Request type of invoices.

CUMMINS: Oct 2018 to May 2020

5644	Receipt API	RRC 113646	RRC 113646 - Include Location code in BOLT Receipt workbench and receipt WebADI Template
		PCR 193276	PCR 193276 - Receipt ADI changes for Receipt conversion -  Receipts WebADI  code need modification to allow the receipts date as is for Historical data going into Dummy Bank Accounts.
5646	CMDM Adjustment WebADI Changes	PCR 193602	CMDM Adjustment WebADI Changes - The CMDM Adjustment ADI template create the Adjustment in BOLT system and we apply the adjustment either at the Invoice as a whole if invoice amount is fully adjusted OR apply it to Invoice Lines if Invoice amount is partially adjusted.
5647	AR Forms Personalization	RRC 113646	Include Location code in BOLT Receipt workbench and receipt WebADI Template
5768	AR Invoice inbound	RRC 110957	1. RRC#110957: Modify AR Inbound Interface for DBS (SAP) Integration with BOLT.
		PCR 184821	Enhancements to AR Invoice inbound integration for DBS.
		PCR 188489	2. PCR#184821 : Enhancements to AR Invoice inbound integration for DBS.
		PCR 193887	3. PCR 188489 : Importing summary taxes using Standard Memo Tax Lines and Importing Intercompany invoices
		SIT Defect - 192916	4. PCR#193887 : DBS AR Invoices Interface changes (CnI - 5768).
		SIT Defect - 193153	Create a separate Tax Memo line for each tax Interface from SAP to BOLT.
		SIT Defect - 193746	Create the Receivable lines with REC Accounts (32 Digit strings) in AR as it is interfacing from DBS
			5. SIT Defect#192916 : DBS AR Invoices failed in Interface due to Tax Issues
			6.SIT Defect#193153 : 5768 is not marking Indirect transactions as MARK_AGIS_Rejection if the Trx amount is less than 5000 USD
			7.SIT Defect - 193746 : Failing Test Case "Inbound process for AR Invoice with Deposit Receipt Number DBS" when executing Test Execution Record "Inbound process for AR Invoice with Deposit Receipt Number DBS_Day4_ZA_638_Johannesburg_Plant"
5771	Customer Maintenance	RRC 113699	1) Modify customers WebADI upload template for DBU Africa customer conversion.
		PCR 187334	2) DBS - Customer WebADI Changes (2 Additional Columns -  Party Site Orig System Reference, Account Site Orig System Reference.
		PCR 193273	3) Customer WedADI Changes for SAP Customer conversion - for SAP Originated customers
5778	Customer Balance Outbound	PCR 189957	Derivation of Party Site numbers for DBS Integration in Customer Balances Outbound
6776	AR Invoice Reconciliation Outbound	RRC 110960	1. RRC#110960 : DBS - AR Invoices Reconciliation Outbound from BOLT to DBS
		Defect 192964	2. Defect#192964 : DBS - Reference_trx_number is not getting populated in 6776 staging table and payload
		Defect  195825	3. Defect#195825 : DBS Need to set Incompatibility for 6776 Concurrent program with 5768 Concurrent program, Need to insert Delta record missed in subsequent reconciliation run as 5768 is not processing data real time.
7004	Customer Maintenance Form	RRC 111130	RRC: Stop External Customer Creation Process for DBS Entities
		PCR 182028	PCR: For SAP Originated Customers,
			i.  Do not allow customer name update
			ii. Do not allow site address update if origin is SAP
7005	Mass customer creation update	RRC 113699	1) Modify customers WebADI upload template for DBU Africa customer conversion.
		PCR 187334	2) DBS - Customer WebADI Changes (2 Additional Columns -  Party Site Orig System Reference, Account Site Orig System Reference.
		PCR 193273	3)PCR 193273 - Customer WedADI Changes for SAP Customer conversion - for SAP Originated customers
9104	AR Customer Cash Receipt Interface	RRC 111124	1. RRC#111124: AR Receipts creation and application to Invoices - Inbound from DBS (SAP)
		RRC 113782	2. RRC#113782: AR Receipts should track the location of DBS Branch
		PCR 184824	3. PCR#184824: Derive Customer Account number for AR Receipts (DBS)
		PCR 186875	4. PCR 186875 - Extend All inbound C&Is to consider all permissible attributes
		PCR 190333	5. PCR 190333 - DBS to BOLT AR Receipts Interface changes
		Defect id# 194132	6.Defect id# 194132: The values in the REMIT_BANK_ACCT field in AR Receipt interface are not masked

Leviton: Dec-2015 to Sep-2018

STOP COMPLAINING START ACHIEVING

Complaining attitude takes you away from your success. In fact it won't be wrong if I co-relate this with Newton's law that complaining and achieving success are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction. This means that the more you complain about your circumstances the more you move away from your destination and vice versa. On top of that, if you keep complaining, you will give birth to two more mental diseases which are 'blaming' and 'criticizing'.

 

When you don't like your circumstances you start finding faults in people around you and then you start blaming and criticizing them for your failures. Hence all three diseases, complaining, blaming and criticizing strengthen their roots in your brain and eventually this negative attitude becomes your personality trait. 

 

When you complain you waste your precious time. You build negative energy which piles up in your brain stealing your peace of mind leading to chronic psychological disorders hence it's a concrete physical, mental and emotional loss which is no way closer to any kind of benefit.

 

On the contrary, if you are a hard working soul, you believe in your skills instead of luck. You believe in the  power of Now. You believe in power of making things happen instead of waiting for things to happen. Your analytical skills give you the luxury to break down the bigger problem into smaller problems and then you start fixing each problem one by one, moving near to your ultimate goal slowly and steadily.  

 

So now is the time to decide whether you would like to live as a loser by complaining, blaming and criticizing OR live like a successful chap, the one who doesn't waste the time by looking in the past, the one who does not have a negative thought process, the one who is visionary and the one who once make a commitment then focuses on it all the way till the task is accomplished. Complaining causes draining of energies and you are in position to lose your powers in this world of competition

चाह मिटी चिंता मिटी, मनवा बेपरवाह

धन किसलिए है चाहता तू आप मालामाल है।

सिक्के सभी जिससे बने तू वह महा टकसाल है।।

चाह न कर चिंता न कर चिंता ही बड़ी दुष्ट है।

है श्रेष्ठ से भी श्रेष्ठ मगर चाह करके भ्रष्ट है।।

है श्रेष्ठ से भी श्रेष्ठ  मगर चाह  करके भ्रष्ट है

चाह मिटी चिंता मिटी, मनवा बेपरवाह |
जिनको कुछ न चाहिए, वो शाहं के शाह ||

माटी कहे कुम्हार से, तु क्या रौंदे मोय ।
एक दिन ऐसा आएगा, मैं रौंदूगी तोय ॥

माला फेरत जुग भया, फिरा न मन का फेर ।
कर का मन का डार दे, मन का मनका फेर ॥

तिनका कबहुँ ना निंदये, जो पाँव तले होय ।
कबहुँ उड़ आँखो पड़े, पीर घानेरी होय ॥

गुरु गोविंद दोनों खड़े, काके लागूं पाँय ।
बलिहारी गुरु आपनो, गोविंद दियो मिलाय ॥

सुख मे सुमिरन ना किया, दु:ख में करते याद ।
कह कबीर ता दास की, कौन सुने फरियाद ॥

साईं इतना दीजिये, जा मे कुटुम समाय ।
मैं भी भूखा न रहूँ, साधु ना भूखा जाय ॥

धीरे-धीरे रे मना, धीरे सब कुछ होय ।
माली सींचे सौ घड़ा, ॠतु आए फल होय ॥

कबीरा ते नर अँध है, गुरु को कहते और ।
हरि रूठे गुरु ठौर है, गुरु रूठे नहीं ठौर ॥

माया मरी न मन मरा, मर-मर गए शरीर ।
आशा तृष्णा न मरी, कह गए दास कबीर ॥

रात गंवाई सोय के, दिवस गंवाया खाय ।
हीरा जन्म अमोल था, कोड़ी बदले जाय ॥

दुःख में सुमिरन सब करे सुख में करै न कोय।
जो सुख में सुमिरन करे दुःख काहे को होय ॥

बडा हुआ तो क्या हुआ जैसे पेड़ खजूर।
पंथी को छाया नही फल लागे अति दूर ॥

साधु ऐसा चाहिए जैसा सूप सुभाय।
सार-सार को गहि रहै थोथा देई उडाय॥

साँई इतना दीजिए जामें कुटुंब समाय ।
मैं भी भूखा ना रहूँ साधु न भुखा जाय॥

जो तोको काँटा बुवै ताहि बोव तू फूल।
तोहि फूल को फूल है वाको है तिरसुल॥

उठा बगुला प्रेम का तिनका चढ़ा अकास।
तिनका तिनके से मिला तिन का तिन के पास॥

सात समंदर की मसि करौं लेखनि सब बनराइ।
धरती सब कागद करौं हरि गुण लिखा न जाइ॥

साधू गाँठ न बाँधई उदर समाता लेय।
आगे पाछे हरी खड़े जब माँगे तब देय॥

*गुड़ खाने से 18 फायदे*

*गुड़ खाने से 18 फायदे*
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1- गुड़ खाने से नहीं होती गैस की दिक्कत l
2- खाना खाने के बाद अक्सर मीठा खाने का मन करता हैं।
इसके लिए सबसे बेहतर है
कि आप गुड़ खाएं।गुड़ का सेवन करने से आप
हेल्दी रह सकते हैं
3 - पाचन क्रिया को सही रखना
4 - गुड़ शरीर का रक्त साफ
करता है और मेटाबॉल्जिम
ठीक करता है। रोज एक गिलास पानी या दूध
के साथ गुड़ का सेवन पेट को
ठंडक देता है। इससे गैस की
दिक्कत नहीं होती।जिन लोगों को गैस की परेशानी है, वो रोज़ लंच या डिनर के बाद थोड़ा गुड़ ज़रुर खाएं..
5 - गुड़ आयरन का मुख्य स्रोत है।इसलिए यह एनीमिया के मरीज़ों के लिए बहुत फायदेमंद है।खासतौर पर महिलाओं के
लिए इसका सेवन बहुत
अधिक ज़रुर है.
6 - त्वचा के लिए, गुड़ ब्लड से
खराब टॉक्सिन दूर करता है,
जिससे त्वचा दमकती है और
मुहांसे की समस्या नहीं होती है।
7 - गुड़ की तासीर गर्म है,
इसलिए इसका सेवन जुकाम
और कफ से आराम दिलाता है। जुकाम के दौरान अगर आप
कच्चा गुड़ नहीं खाना चाहते हैं
तो चाय या लड्डू में भी इसका इस्तेमाल कर सकते हैं।
8 - एनर्जी के लिए - बुहत
ज़्यादा थकान और कमजोरी
महसूस करने पर गुड़ का सेवन करने से आपका एनर्जी
लेवल बढ़ जाता है।गुड़ जल्दी पच जाता है, इससे शुगर का स्तर भी नहीं बढ़ता. दिनभर काम करने के बाद जब भी आपको थकान हो, तुरंत गुड़ खाएं।
9 - गुड़ शरीर के टेंपरेचर को
नियंत्रित रखता है।इसमें एंटी एलर्जिक तत्व हैं, इसलिए दमा के मरीज़ों के लिए इसका सेवन काफी फायदेमंद होता है।
10 - जोड़ों के दर्द में आराम--
रोज़ गुड़ के एक टुकड़े के साथ अदरक का सेवन करें, इससे जोड़ों के दर्द की दिक्कत नहीं होगी।
11- गुड़ के साथ पके चावल
खाने से बैठा हुआ गला व
आवाज खुल जाती है।
12 - गुड़ और काले तिल के
लड्डू खानेसे सर्दी में अस्थमा
की परेशानी नहीं होती है।
13 - जुकाम जम गया हो, तो
गुड़ पिघलाकर उसकी पपड़ी
बनाकर खिलाएं।
14 - गुड़ और घी मिलाकर खाने से कान का दर्द ठीक हो जाता है।
15 - भोजन के बाद गुड़ खा
लेने से पेट में गैस नहीं बनती.
16 - पांच ग्राम सौंठ दस ग्राम
गुड़ के साथ लेने से पीलिया
रोग में लाभ होता है।
17 - गुड़ का हलवा खाने से
स्मरण शक्ति बढती है।
18 - पांच ग्राम गुड़ को इतने ही सरसों के तेल में मिलाकर खानेसे श्वास रोग से छुटकारा मिलता है।

Somebody posted this on other group for piles medicine

100 gram neem ki sukhi nimbori (neem seeds) jo ki pansari ki dukan par aasani se mil jaegi un ko le kar dho le saaf kar k dhup m sukha le abh un ko mixture grinder m daal kar powder bana le..abh un ka jitna bhi weight bacha ho(ek baar weight kar le)utne weight m gud lenaha hai phir gud ko pan m dal kar melt kar le tabhi neem ki nimbori ka powder add kare aur acche se mix kar le..gass band kar de aur choti choti goliya bana le... yaad rakhe goliya beter garam hoga tabhi banengi thanda hone par wo tight hone lagta hai) piles ki jada problem ho toh 2 goli subhe 2 goli sham ko le pani k sath.baad m jaab theek ho jaye toh 1 time khaye... is dawai ka koi bhi side effect nahi hai sasti aur ek dum bhadiya dawai hai..m app sub k liye dawai ki pic bhi post kar rahi hun.


N many have benefitted from it
I thought of sharing it here also
hello everyone aaj m aapko ek bahut hi bhadiya dawai batane ja rahi hun jo ki piles (khuni bawasir)b m kaam aati hai. piles ek bahut common bimari hai aur dr.k pass aap jenge wo dawai dega bolega k oily food meetha mat khana..but kitne din tak? are yaar insan hai hum kab tak man ko marenge..toh m apko jo batane wali hun wo aap bhi use kar sakte hai mere husband ko kareeb 5 ya 6 saal pehle piles huyi thi bahut pareshan rehte the..dawai bhi karai last m dr.bole k operations karna padega..operations k baad bhi piles k masse dubara aa jate hai..maine kafi desi dawai di unko but no faiyda..ek din ek book m se padh kar maine un k liye ek dawai banai such m yakin nahi hoga apko k kuch dino m wo bilkul theek ho gaye..abh wi jo man karta hai wo khate hai khane k baad bus 2 goli daily kha lete hai 5 saal se jada ho gaye abh un ko koi problem nahi hoti..maine yeh dawai kafi logo ko batai hai un sub ko faida hua hai toh maine socha k aap sub ko bhi bata dun.... abh m apko dawai batati hun

THE WONDERS OF TRIPHALA (context: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:

1. Improves digestion,
2. Reduces serum cholesterol
3. Improves circulation (potentiates adrenergic function)
4. Contains 31% linoleic acid
5. Exerts a marked cardio-protective effect
6. Reduces high blood pressure
7. Improves liver function
8. Has proven anti-inflammatory and anti-viral properties
9. Expectorant, hypotensive

Sound like a panacea? Well, it is practically just that.

Triphala, as it is called, is the most popular Ayurvedic herbal formula of India, since it is an effective laxative that also supports the body's strength. The constitution of vegetarian Hindus cannot tolerate harsh laxatives anymore than vegetarians in other countries. Because of its high nutritional value, Triphala uniquely cleanses and detoxifies at the deepest organic levels without depleting the body's reserves. This makes it one of the most valuable herbal preparations in the world.

How is Triphala different from other kinds of laxatives? There are two primary types of herbal laxatives. One is called a purgative and includes herbs such as senna, rhubarb, leptandra, buckthorne and cascara. These often contain bitter principles in the form of anthroquinones that work by stimulating the peristaltic action of the intestinal lining, either directly or by promoting the secretion of bile through the liver and gall bladder.
The second type of laxative is a lubricating bulk laxative, including demulcent herbs such as psyllium and flax seed. This is more nutritional and usually does not have any significant direct effect on either the liver or the gall bladder. Instead, these work like a sponge by swelling and absorbing fluid, thus acting as an intestinal broom.

Triphala combines both nutritional as well as blood and liver cleansing actions. It has little function as a demulcent or lubricating laxative, however. It possesses some anthroquinones that help to stimulate bile flow and peristalsis. The nutritional aspect is in the form of its high vitamin C content, and the presence of linoleic oil and other important nutrients that make it more of a tonic.

People who are in need of purgatives are those whose bowel irregularity is caused by liver and gall bladder congestion, usually accompanied, to some degree, by blood toxins. Those in need of demulcent laxatives are those with intestinal dryness caused by a variety of metabolic factors including a nutritional deficiency as well as a condition of excess hypermetabolic energy. Triphala will prove useful for all kinds of constipation except that caused by a lack of vital energy or chi. Even for the latter type, it will not further deplete such an individual and can be made to work well if it is combined with other chi, blood or yang-warming tonic herbs such as ginseng for chi tonification, tang kuei for blood tonification and prepared aconite for yang tonification.

Herbal healing is largely a matter of strategy. One approach may emphasize tonification while another emphasizes elimination. The problem with overemphasizing tonification is that it can lead to further stagnation and congestion in an excess condition. Emphasizing elimination through the overuse of purgatives in an already deficient individual can further deplete the body's store of minerals and essential B vitamins and can also cause an imbalance of beneficial intestinal microorganisms. The result is weakness with a likely tendency towards chronic fatigue and anemia. Since the body is always simultaneously involved with maintaining and gaining strength through good nutrition as well as eliminating waste, Triphala is unique in that it is naturally able to support both vital processes simultaneously.

Because of its high nutritional content, Ayurvedic doctors generally do not regard Triphala as a mere laxative. Some of the scientific research and practical experience of people who have used it down through the ages has demonstrated that Triphala is an effective blood purifier that stimulates bile secretion as it detoxifies the liver, helps digestion and assimilation, and significantly reduces serum cholesterol and lipid levels throughout the body. As a result, it is regarded as a kind of universal panacea and is the most commonly prescribed herbal formula.

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.
We herbalists believe that the longevity and innate power of herbs such as those of Triphala are, when ingested, energetically absorbed and imparted to our reserves. This belief exists with herbs such as wild ginseng, where specimens that have "weathered" decades of climatic stress have been found to contain the highest concentration of ginsenosides. The Ginkgo tree is another of those long lived plants whose evolution extends back over millennia to the time of the dinosaurs.

The three fruits of Triphala (Harada, Amla and Bihara) each correspond to the "three humours" or "tridosha" of Indian Ayurvedic medicine. According to Ayurvedic theory, the body is composed of three doshas or humours. Vata is sometimes translated as "wind" which corresponds to the mind and nervous system. Its nature is dry, cold, light and activating. The second is pitta which is also translated as "fire" or "bile." It is responsible for all metabolic transformations including the digestion and assimilation of food as well as assimilation and clarity of thought and understanding. The nature of pitta is primarily hot, moist and light. Kapha is sometimes translated as the "water" or "mucus" humour and is responsible for all anabolic or building functions such as the development of muscle and bone tissue. Its nature is cool, moist and heavy.

1. Harada
 
Having a bitter flavor, harada is associated with the vata humour and with elemenst of well air and space. It treats imbalances and diseases of the vata humour. Harada possesses laxative, astringent, lubricant, antiparasitical, alterative, antispasmodic and nervine properties. It is therefore used to treat acute and chronic constipation, nervousness, anxiety and feelings of physical heaviness.
Among Tibetans, Harada is so highly revered for its purifying attributes that it is the small fruit that is depicted in the hands of the "medicine Buddha" in their sacred paintings or tankas. Of the three fruits, Harada is the most laxative and contains anthroquinones similar to those found in rhubarb and cascara.

2. Amla 

Amla has a sour flavor and corresponds to the pitta humour and the fire element in Ayurvedic medicine. It is a cooling tonic, astringent, mildly laxative, alterative, antipyretic. It is used to treat fire imbalances that include ulcers, inflammation of the stomach nd intestines, constipation, diarrhea, liver congestion, eruptions, infections and burning feelings throughout the body. In various studies, Amla has been shown to have mild anti-bacterial properties, as well as pronounced expectorant, anti-viral and cardiotonic activity.
Amla is the highest natural known source of vitamin C, having 20 times the vitamin C content of an orange. The vitamin C in Amla is also uniquely heat stable. Even when subjected to prolonged high heat, as in the making of the Ayurvedic tonic formula called Chyavanprash (Amla, as the primary herb comprises 50% of the formula), it loses hardly any of the vitamin C that was present when it was freshly harvested off the tree. The same is true of Amla that has been dried and kept for up to a year. This age and heat stable form of vitamin C that Amla possesses is due to the presence of certain tannins that bind and inhibit its dissipation.

3. Bihara 

Baheda (Bihara) is astringent, tonic, digestive and anti-spasmodic. Its primary flavor is astringent and the secondary is sweet, bitter and pungent. It targets imbalances associated with the kapha or mucus humour, corresponding to the earth and water elements in Ayurvedic medicine. Specifically Bihara purifies and balances excess mucus, treats asthma, bronchiole conditions, allergies and hiccoughs.


Ama is a term denoting a substance associated in Ayurveda with chronic disease patterns and symptoms of aging. It is described as a kind of sticky buildup of material that clogs the circulatory channels. In many ways it is nearly identical to the accumulation of excess cholesterol and blood lipids described in the West. Both conditions seem to contribute to a wide variety of circulatory disorders ranging from senility to rheumatic conditions, cancer and heart disease. It is interesting that in Traditional Chinese Medicine there is also a pathological condition associated with the heart called "invisible mucus" that is similar to the descriptions of both excess cholesterol in the West, and ama in Ayurveda.

One of the body's reactions to coping with stress is to increase the production of corticosteroids. The accumulation of these stress hormones can also contribute to the formation of cholesterol. Internal stress and the resultant buildup of cholesterol can be caused by the abuse of stimulants, spicy, hot foods such as garlic and cayenne, excessive aerobic exercise and repression of the emotions. It is interesting that some of the very substances and activities that can lower cholesterol in some, when not utilized in a holistic, balanced manner, can act as a stimulant and add further stress that would precipitate the further accumulation of cholesterol. Triphala is one of two Ayurvedic formulations that are specific for eliminating Ama and cholesterol from the body.

Triphala is a completely balanced energetic formula, being neither too cold, nor too hot. When taken regularly over a long period, it gently effects the elimination and purification of Ama from the tissues of the entire body. The three fruits have been scientifically studied and confirm some of its known traditional benefits. These include the lowering of cholesterol, reducing high blood pressure, benefiting circulation, improving digestion and regulating elimination without causing any laxative dependency.

One Indian study reported by C.P. Thakur, demonstrated the enormous value and effectiveness of Amla, in reducing serum, aortic and hepatic cholesterol in rabbits. In another study, extracts of Amla fruit were found to decrease serum free fatty acids and increase cardiac glycogen. This helps to prevent heart attacks by providing significantly greater protection and nourishment to the heart muscle.

Studies of the fruit of Bihara found that it contains up to 35% oil and 40% protein. The oil is used in soap making and by the poorer classes,as a substitute cooking oil for ghee. The sweet smelling oil is 35% palmitic, 24% oleic and 31% linoleic. Linoleic oil is an essential fatty acid important for increasing HDL cholesterol, associated with a healthy state and reducing LDL cholesterol, considered to indicate a higher-than-average risk for developing coronary-heart disease.

One of numerous studies of Harada demonstrated its anti-vata or anti-spasmodic properties by the reduction of abnormal blood pressure as well as intestinal spasms. This confirms its traditional usefulness for heart conditions, spastic colon and other intestinal disorders.
With all the virtues of the three individual herbs, Triphala has many wide and varied uses as a therapeutic herbal food. Before considering pathological indications for which Triphala would be appropriate, we should never ignore the value of taking it on some regular basis whether once daily or once or twice a week simply for health maintenance. Triphala, having great nutritional properties, will help to prevent sickness.

I remember meeting a yogic master who was in his late eighties and staying in Santa Cruz for a few months. Being clear of mind and body, he could out walk anyone, both in terms of speed and distance. Besides his practice of meditation, he considered the fact that his remarkable fitness and health was primarily due to the fact that his diet consisted primarily of Kichari(mung beans, rice, ghee and spices, i.e., cumin, coriander, turmeric and salt) and a daily dose of Triphala as the primary herbal tonic.

I have numerous reports of individuals with chronic constipative tendencies who were able to regulate their bowels with the use of Triphala. One patient with a history of bowel irregularity was suffering from pyorrhea. After taking Triphala twice a day for three months, she was completely cured. Another patient who was at least 40 pounds overweight began taking Triphala and lost 20 pounds in a month with hardly any modifications in her diet. The reason is that because such severe obesity is usually accompanied by congestion of the internal organs of elimination, including the liver and bowels. As a result, digestion is compromised with the poorly assimilated food contributing to the organ congestion. For such conditions, Triphala can be highly effective in removing stagnation of both the liver and intestines.

Regardless of any other herbs being used, Triphala can be prescribed singly or adjunctively whenever there are symptoms of inflammation, heat, infection, obesity and other conditions of excess. Because of its combined tonic and eliminative properties, it is generally quite safe to give even for deficiency diseases including anemia, fatigue, candida, poor digestion and assimilation. Unlike other eliminative and cleansing herbs, Triphala may be safely taken for symptoms of wasting heat that frequently accompanies diseases such as tuberculosis, pneumonia and AIDS.

There are two ways to take Triphala, as a powder or tablet. Traditionally Triphala is taken as a churna or powder. One would stir in two or three grams of the powder with warm water and consume the entire amount each evening or divided into three doses throughout the day. Since for most it does not possess a flavor that one would look forward to experiencing, it is convenient that Triphala is available in tablet or capsule form. Generally the dose is from two tablets 1-3 times daily or four to six tablets one time daily. Children may only require one or two tablets in the evening.

The larger dose is more laxative while the smaller dose tends to be more gradually blood purifying. A smaller dose might be one or two tablets three times daily. One should increase or decrease the dose according to one's bowel movements. Since there are no problems in using Triphala, the dose can be adjusted upwards from the suggested amount.
Triphala is also widely taken for all eye diseases including the treatment of conjunctivitis, progressive myopia, the early stages of glaucoma and cataracts. For these conditions, it is taken daily both internally as described above, as well as externally as an eye wash. Steep one tablespoonful of the powder or six tablets in an 8 ounce glass of water overnight. In the morning, strain the infusion through a clean cloth. The resultant tea is used to sprinkle over the eyes or used in an eyewash with an eyecup that can be readily purchased at most drug stores. One can drink the remainder in one or two doses, morning and evening. Taken in this way for at least three months, Triphala becomes an herbal eye tonic.

As stated, there can be different reactions to the same dose of triphala. For some it causes too loose bowels while in others it may have little or no effect. As a result, it may take two or three days to regulate the dose that is best. After the constipative tendencies are removed, usually within 15 days of daily application, it will no longer cause loose bowels.
Presently Triphala is distributed and available in the U.S. from a few different sources. The powder can be purchased in most Indian food import stores in larger cities. Tablets are currently manufactured and distributed by Planetary Herb Formulas as well as a few other companies.

I have used Triphala as a regular part of my clinical practice for at least ten years. I know that other Ayurvedic doctors both here and in India also regularly prescribe Triphala for most of their patients to be taken at least once each evening. For centuries, Triphala has been known and used as a standard household health supplement much as vitamins are in the West. In many households, Triphala is taken on a weekly basis by all family members to prevent disease and maintain health.

In India, Triphala is considered the greatest and most versatile of all herbal formulations. With the presence of such a vitamin C rich herbal food as Amla, it possesses unique nutritive tonic and eliminative properties. Both the public and therapists of all disciplines should be able to benefit from its unique therapeutic virtues.

Planetary Products was the first to introduce Triphala to the U.S. herb market. It is no wonder that it is one of the best selling formulas in the entire line. Triphala is traditionally taken and works best when taken as a powder. The average dose is from one to two teaspoons of the powder in a little water once in the evening or three times daily for blood and general body purification. It can also be taken regularly once a week with great benefit since it promotes balanced cleansing and detoxification. The tablets are for convenience since many find the powder too have too unpleasant a flavor for the more spoiled tastes of Westerners. Triphala has been found to be very effective for helping to control weight gain, chronic constipation and as an adjunctive treatment for many chronic degenerative conditions.