Benefits of Triphala

It is a world wide accepted fact that maximum abnormalities that our body bears are due to disturbances in the gastrointestinal abnormalities. This fact was known to the ancient physician in India.

Considering this into mind, the ancient Ayurvedic physician devised one miraculous herbal combination that incidentally turned out the herb that has the capacity to treat all most all the diseases that are present on the phase of the earth.

This miracle was named Triphala (also spelled as trifla). This was so named as it comprised of three fruits. These fruits were of Amalaki (emblica officnalis), haritaki (terminalia chebula) and bhibhitaki (terminalia chebula).

Triphala has been a drug of choice in treating various ailments especially pertaining to digestive tract.

The benefits that triphala has on our health are:

1. Firstly it acts as a powerful antioxident that prevents free radical formation in the body. This action of triphala helps in avoiding early senile changes such as wrinkles and premature graying of hairs.
2. Triphala is helpful in maintaining the normal peristaltic movements that are very necessary for proper passage of food from one organ to another in the digestive tract. This helps in promoting easy digestive action.
3. Thirdly it works as an appetizer as it helps in proper digestion of the food.
4. Triphala is extremely effective in stimulating the liver for its functioning to the optimum level. It is also helpful in secretion of the bile juices that are much required for proper metabolism.
5. Triphala is also responsible for eradicating the plaque formation in the arteries that hence avoiding the danger of arteriosclerosis
6. Triphala facilitates the increase in the High density lipoprotein and decreases the dangerous low density lipoprotein there by preventing any unwanted heart related problems.
7. Due to its immune booster actions triphala is highly effective in curbing infections that are responsible for causing problems like infection etc that leads to skin related problems.
8. Triphala is also responsible for maintaining the normal levels of hormones thereby keeping all the physiological actions of the body in the normal state.
9. Triphala is highly effective in enhancing the vision hence is widely used treating eye related ailments.
10. The most important property of triphala is it mild laxative action that not only promotes digestion but also increases the peristaltic movements in the body for easy evacuation of the bowel.