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==Composition==
 
==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  
 
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]]
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* [[Amla]] (Emblica officinalis)
 
Other ingredients :  
 
Other ingredients :  
* [[ashwagandha]]
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* [[Ashwagandha]]
* [[asparagus]]
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* [[Shatavari]] (Asparagus racemosus)
* [[tabasheer|bamboo manna]]
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* [[Bilva]]
* [[blue Egyptian water lily]]
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* [[Tabasheer]] (bamboo manna)
* [[cardamom]]
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* [[Nymphaea Caerulea]] (blue Egyptian water lily)
* [[Terminalia Chebula]] (chebulic myrobalan)
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* [[Green Cardamom]], Elettaria cardomumum
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* [[Terminalia chebula]] (chebulic myrobalan)
 
* [[Cassia Cinnamon]] (Chinese cinnamon)
 
* [[Cassia Cinnamon]] (Chinese cinnamon)
 
* [[Ceylon Cinnamon]]
 
* [[Ceylon Cinnamon]]
* [[cloves]]
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* [[Cloves]]
* [[Indian rose chestnut]]
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* [[Gokshura]] (Tribulus terrestris)
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* [[Guduchi]]
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* [[Mesua Ferrea]] (Indian rose chestnut)
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* [[Mushtaka]] ([[Cyperus rotundus]])
 
* [[Country Mallow]]
 
* [[Country Mallow]]
* feather foil plant (''[[Phyllanthus niruri]]'' or Bhumiamalaki)
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* [[Chanca Piedra]] (Phyllanthus niruri, feather foil plant, Bhumiamalaki)
* [[gall]]s
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* [[Giant Potato]] (Ipomoea mauritiana or Kiribadu Ala)
* [[ghee]]
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* Indian [[kudzu]] (Pueraria tuberosa|)
* [[Giant potato]] (Ipomoea mauritiana or Kiribadu Ala)
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* [[honey]]
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* [[Pueraria tuberosa|Indian kudzu]]
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* Irish root
 
* Irish root
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* [[Punarnava]]
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* [[Kantakari]]
 
* [[liquorice]]
 
* [[liquorice]]
 
* Long pepper ([[Piper longum]])
 
* Long pepper ([[Piper longum]])
* [[Justicia adhatoda|Malabar nut]] (Seed of Adhatoda vasica)
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* [[Nut Grass]]
* [[Nut grass]]
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* Potassium sorbate
* [[Potassium sorbate]]
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* [[Raisins]]
 
* [[Raisins]]
* Round [[zedoary]]
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* [[Shati]] Round [[zedoary]]
* [[sandalwood]]
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* [[White Sandalwood]] Santalum album
* [[sesame]] oil
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* [[Sesame Oil]]
 
* Spreading Hogweed (''[[Boerhavia Diffusa]]'')
 
* Spreading Hogweed (''[[Boerhavia Diffusa]]'')
* Sugar
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* [[Tiger's Claw]] or Ice plant
* [[Tiger's claw]] or Ice plant
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* [[Vasaka]] (Adathoda vasica, Justicia adhatoda, Malabar nut, Seed of Adhatoda vasica)
* Wild [[black gram]]
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* Wild [[Black Gram]]
* Wild [[green gram]]
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* Wild [[Green Gram]]
 
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* [[Jaggery]]
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* [[Ghee]]
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* [[Honey]]
 
==Special Precautions of Chyawanprash==
 
==Special Precautions of Chyawanprash==
 
==Benefits and uses of Chyawanprash are==
 
==Benefits and uses of Chyawanprash are==

Latest revision as of 01:45, 9 November 2023

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 :

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.