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- Latin:
Terminalia belerica
- Sanskrit:
Bibhitaki
- Hindi:
Bhaira
- English:
Beleric Myrobalan, Bedda Nut
Parts
Used:
Fruit (contrary to one of its many
names name, this is not a nut). Each plant and part has a different
therapeutic value and must be prepared in its own way for maximum benefits.
This tree is found throughout the Indian forests and plains.
- Traditional
Ayurvedic Uses:
- Bibhitaki
primarily supports the healthy formation of three bodily tissues --
nutrient plasma (Rasa Dhatu), muscle (Mamsa Dhatu) and bone (Asthi
Dhatu).
- It
is most commonly seen along with Amalaki and Haritaki as an ingredient
in the popular Ayurvedic formula known as Digest
Tone , which aids digestion and nourishes all the bodily tissues
(the Dhatus). Triphala also helps scrub the colon, and supports the
action of other ingredients in any well-balanced formula.
Combinations
are Best
The ayurvedic physicians of Maharishi Ayurveda do not recommend the use of single herbs for self-care due to several important reasons.
One of the specialties of ayurveda is the science of herb combining that has been perfected over thousands of years of clinical practice. From this ayurvedic perspective, the study of herbs from scientific research which is based on single ingredient formulas is not very practical. This is because an herb can give a number of different effects depending on the other herbs it is combined with as well as a number of other factors such as dosage, how the herb was processed, etc. If one focuses just on the results of a study based on one ingredient, while it may be interesting, it does not give the full insight into the complete range of effects available from that particular herb.
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