chyavanprash and other herbs/suppliers

[Guest guest]

Hi Connie;

What is it about Dabur Brand you don't like? I have taken to using

it, like that it is more suitable for V/P, not so spicy, and that it

doesn't use honey. Took it on Dr. John Douillard's reccomendation,

as he thought it was the best commonly available in this country.

Price is good, and they now put a nice layer of silver paper on the

top, feels good. But I'm no expert either.

 

I used to order herbs from Bazaar of India till I discovered Banyan

Botanicals ... almost always order from them now. They do retail or

sign up with wholesale account (minimum $40 orders for

practitioners). They have fresh and organic herbs whenever possible

also, prices quite good. www.banyanbotanicals.com, but you won't see

wholesale unless you call them.

Martha

Postpartum AyurDoula, Training & ARomatherapy

[Guest guest]

Dabur brand is very low quality, and actually is not the best for

Pitta - quite heating. Read some of the previous posts from others.

Blessings,

Connie

[Guest guest]

one interesting fact related to me by a colleague in India is the

amount of amla in Dabur Chyavanaprash

apparently Dabur exports more Chyavanaprash than can be accounted for

by the domestic production of amla

and because India doesn't import amla, the question begs: what exactly

is in it?

 

for anyone that has ever tasted real Chyavanaprash, they will all agree

that the Dabur product is pretty poor in comparison

real Chyavanaprash is smooth, sweet and buttery, something that one

would imagine to nourish the dhatus: not chunky and sour like the Dabur

product - the silver foil they put on top has no function or purpose

 

i'm not sure why other companies don't export their product to North

America, other than that they are simply too small

 

Arya Vaidya Sala (AVS) for example is one of the leading manufacturers

in the south and generally have pretty good products, but I've never

seen their stuff here

 

partly i think this is because they are restricted by labeling laws,

and are required to put "Ayurvedic Medicine" on the label

any product that says "medicine" on it raises red flags at US and

Canadian customs

 

I'm not sure how Dabur gets around this restriction, unless its the

sort of typical baksheesh in the right hands, or maybe because Dabur's

product isn't authentic it gets an exemption

 

the Chyavanaprash I had were from small companies in Kerala, made in

small batches

these products work very well

i have used the Dabur product and to be honest i think it's a

substandard product

 

Caldecott

todd

www.toddcaldecott.com

[Guest guest]

Many commercial products including Daber are made from extracts and

do not have any of the qualities of properly made chayvanprash. That

black sour tarry quality is not correct and it will cause pitta

symptoms especially for those who already have pitta problems, it is

very sour. Proper chayvan prash should have a balanced rasa and it

should never be overly sweet or sour. Proper made chayvanprash can be

bought in USA from companies like Banyon and Maharishi. But they are

expensive, it would be helpful though to buy at least one jar of

those products to see how true chayvanprash tastes. Once I was given

two jars of homemade chayvan prash in Rajisthan, they were made by

priests of the family temple of the Somani family who are related to

the royal family of Jaipur. I was told that the Maharani of Jaipur

has taken that product daily for many years. She is still beuatiful

and stunning in her eightys. That product was so balanced that it did

not even turn the milk it was made in sour, delicious. One thing I

noticed in this true chayvanprash is that the spices used were

perfectly balanced and no particular rasa dominated. One noticed a

clear increase in energy after two weeks of taking that product twice

per day.

[Guest guest]

Hi Martha,

 

Banyan may be selling organic herbs but that does not mean they are

not contaminated with heavy metals. This is a unknown factor that most

consumers are not aware of. You may want to ask them to show you a lab

report proving that the herbs are free of heavy metals. If they can't

produce one (as I have asked bazaar of india to do and they promptly

did), good luck on gambling with your health and "hoping" the herbs

are safe.

 

Thanks,

Malini

 

ayurveda, "doulaminerva" <martha@s...>

wrote:

 

> I used to order herbs from Bazaar of India till I discovered Banyan

> Botanicals ... almost always order from them now. They do retail or

> sign up with wholesale account (minimum $40 orders for

> practitioners).

[Guest guest]

 

Dabur brand is very low quality, and actually is not the best for

Pitta - quite heating. Read some of the previous posts from others.

Blessings,

Connie

 

 

I think that we people have some concepts about things without real knowledge and this is just another example. If some company is big and succesful it does not mean it is bad...Dabur Chyavanprash is not the best and not the worst. It has original recipe(43 inredients) and 46% of Amla.

Trust me that such a big firm would not write lies on their product...

(and if this is the case i welcome the experts to check what is really inside)

It is upper class of middle quality which is actually preety good for such a big firm.

(believe me i am not making EPP for Dabur company)

There is many good and many bad products on the market-so we have to use inteligence to get good ones and not support the bad ones.

 

And all this fanatical paranoia about increasing doshas it takes away beauty and relaxation in life... Every chyavan is a little bit heating,but if you compare it to every day diet ... It is so little increasing pitta it is not worth mentioned it... And its healing effects are so great that it is incomparable to it.

That much.

with Love and Respect.