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==Composition== |
==Composition== |
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There is no exact recipe for chyawanprash. The number of [[herb]]s used in preparation of the paste varies from 25 to 80, but the main ingredient of all Chyawanprash is [[Indian gooseberry|amla]]<ref>[http://logayurveda.com/index.php/component/content/frontpage/health-and-beauty-tips/chywanprash.html "Chyavanaprasha Rasayan."] [http://logayurveda.com Logayurveda.com]. Accessed September 2011.</ref>. Other chief ingredients are dried [[long pepper]] [[catkin]]s, [[cinnamon]], [[asparagus]], [[ashwagandha]], [[turmeric]], [[ghee]] (clarified [[butter]]), dehydrated [[sugar cane]] and [[honey]]. |
There is no exact recipe for chyawanprash. The number of [[herb]]s used in preparation of the paste varies from 25 to 80, but the main ingredient of all Chyawanprash is [[Indian gooseberry|amla]]<ref>[http://logayurveda.com/index.php/component/content/frontpage/health-and-beauty-tips/chywanprash.html "Chyavanaprasha Rasayan."] [http://logayurveda.com Logayurveda.com]. Accessed September 2011.</ref>. Other chief ingredients are dried [[long pepper]] [[catkin]]s, [[cinnamon]], [[asparagus]], [[ashwagandha]], [[turmeric]], [[ghee]] (clarified [[butter]]), dehydrated [[sugar cane]] and [[honey]]. |
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==Scientific Studies and Tests== |
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Chyawanprash has been fount to help to prevent steroid induced cataract in the developing chick embryo.<ref>http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/10006212/ABSTRACT</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Chyawanprash, also spelled chyavanaprasha, chyavanaprash, chyavanaprasam and chyawanaprash, is an ancient Ayurvedic health tonic, widely used in India; it is a rasayana claimed to work as a rejuvenative, energizer and immunity booster[1].
Origin
It is said that Chyawan Rishi was the first to prepare this tonic, hence the name chyawanprash[2][3]. The first historically documented formula for chywanprash is found in Charaka Samhita, the ancient Ayurvedic treatise[4]
Appearance and use
Khare is a brown-colored, sticky paste with the consistency of jam and a sweet/sour/spicy taste. It can be eaten directly or mixed in warm milk or water. It can be used like any other jam, spread onto crackers or bread.
Composition
There is no exact recipe for chyawanprash. The number of herbs used in preparation of the paste varies from 25 to 80, but the main ingredient of all Chyawanprash is amla[5]. Other chief ingredients are dried long pepper catkins, cinnamon, asparagus, ashwagandha, turmeric, ghee (clarified butter), dehydrated sugar cane and honey.
References
- ^ Puri, H.S. (2003) Rasayana: Ayurvedic Herbs for Rejuvenation and Longivity. Taylor & Francis, London
- ^ Healthepic.com
- ^ Panda, H; Handbook On Ayurvedic Medicines With Formulae, Processes And Their Uses, 2004, p10 ISBN 9788186623633
- ^ Bates, D, Knowledge and the Scholarly Medical Traditions Cambridge University Press 1995, p325 ISBN 9780521499750
- ^ "Chyavanaprasha Rasayan." Logayurveda.com. Accessed September 2011.