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This site has information on Ayurveda which is very good for your health
and a leading alternative medicine. Ayurveda is very popular in India and
now is getting popular around the world. Herbs play a big part in Ayurveda
as does meditation. We have information on ayurveda in general, ayurveda
chakras, ayurveda medicine, maharishi ayurveda, ayurveda cooking and information
on your body type such as pita, vata and Kapha.
Herbs
- Bibhitaki
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 Triphala, 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.
The ayurvedic
physicians of Maharishi Ayurveda do not recommend the use of single herbs
for self-care due to several important reasons (see the index page of the
ayurvedic herb section for details).
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.
