Benefits of Thriphala in the times of pandemic
Ashtanga Hrudayam, one of the authentic texts of Ayurveda says Thriphala is very effective in the treatment of skin, eye problems, diabetes, obesity, wounds and to abate kapha, raktha and pittha doshas.
Thriphala is one of the popular medicines in Ayurveda as it is prescribed by doctors very often for different ailments.
As the name suggests ‘thriphala’ is a combination of three fruits namely terminalia chembula, emblica officinalis and terminalia bellerica.
Even though there are numerous other benefits, in the times of coronavirus pandemic, we here look at Thriphala’s immuno modulatory effect first.
Immuno modulatory effect is the system that standardizes immunity equilibrium by synthesizing immuno suppression or immuno stimulation.
In various researches, it has been found that Thriphala augments Neutrophil and microphage activities.
Standardizing the reduced level of IL-2, IFN-Y and capacity to maintain IL-4 level by not allowing to increase its quantity underline Thriphala’s capacity to maintain the immunity power.
Even though Thriphala can only be taken according to the instructions of a physician, when it comes to maintaining immunity and if there are no other ailments, a person can consume it on his own choice.
A healthy person can take one teaspoon Thriphala choornam adding some honey to it either in the morning before breakfast or in the night, one hour before going to bed.
Other benefits:
As Thriphala has laxative effect, it has been widely used to treat constipation.
Ashtanga Hrudayam one of the authentic texts of Ayurvedam says Thriphala is very effective in the treatment of skin, eye problems, diabetics, obesity, wounds and to abate kapha, raktha and pittha doshas.
It has also been prescribed by doctors during the treatment of liver ailments, digestive problems, cholesterol problems and heart diseases.
It has the capacity to counter gram positive, gram negative bacteria and candida fungus, thus: physicians often prescribe Thriphala in treating these conditions. Thriphala can be applied peripherally too to disinfect a wound spot.
Thriphala also has radio protective, antimutagenic, anticarcinogenic, antioxidant, analgesic and antipyretic properties.
Courtesy: Dr: SHABU
