Chyawanprash
Other Names : Chyavanaprasha, Chyavanaprash, Chyavanaprasam, Chyawanaprash,
Composition
The real recipe of chyavanprash is given in ayurvedic texts like Ashtangahridayam, Charakasamhita, Sangandharasamhita,etc. Nowadays different companies are making chyavanprash in their own ways by removing some ingredients and adding their own. The number of herbs used in preparation of the paste varies from 25 to 80, but the main ingredient of all Chyawanprash is
- Amla (Emblica officinalis)
Other ingredients :
- Ashwagandha
- Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)
- Bilva
- Tabasheer (bamboo manna)
- Nymphaea Caerulea (blue Egyptian water lily)
- Green Cardamom, Elettaria cardomumum
- Terminalia chebula (chebulic myrobalan)
- Cassia Cinnamon (Chinese cinnamon)
- Ceylon Cinnamon
- Cloves
- Gokshura (Tribulus terrestris)
- Guduchi
- Mesua Ferrea (Indian rose chestnut)
- Mushtaka (Cyperus rotundus)
- Country Mallow
- Chanca Piedra (Phyllanthus niruri, feather foil plant, Bhumiamalaki)
- Giant Potato (Ipomoea mauritiana or Kiribadu Ala)
- Indian kudzu (Pueraria tuberosa|)
- Irish root
- Punarnava
- Kantakari
- liquorice
- Long pepper (Piper longum)
- Nut Grass
- Potassium sorbate
- Raisins
- Shati Round zedoary
- White Sandalwood Santalum album
- Sesame Oil
- Spreading Hogweed (Boerhavia Diffusa)
- Tiger's Claw or Ice plant
- Vasaka (Adathoda vasica, Justicia adhatoda, Malabar nut, Seed of Adhatoda vasica)
- Wild Black Gram
- Wild Green Gram
- Jaggery
- Ghee
- Honey
Special Precautions of Chyawanprash
Benefits and uses of Chyawanprash are
The main ingredient is amla (also known as Indian gooseberry), which is rich in Vitamin C (445 mg/100g),.About 20g of amla contains the Dietary Reference Intake of Vitamin C. Anti-aging benefits claimed due to chyawanprash can be due to the anti-oxidant effect of Vitamin C. Indication from ayurvedic classical texts:
- cough
- dyspnoea
- fever
- emaciation
- heart diseases
- arthritis
- urinary complaints
- diseases related to semen
- coarseness of speech
- gives strength for children, old people, person weakened after accident
- increases digestive power, intelligence, memory, complexion
- helps in bowel movements
- gives strength to all sense organs
- increases sexual power.
