Chyawanprash questions

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I've been reading messages in this forum and I feel we are all very

fortunate to have several good Vaidyas answering querries, including Dr.

Muzumdar.

 

Dear esteemed vaidyas, I have some questions on Chyawanprash.

 

1)Is Chyawanprash a good tonic for all ages and all prakruthis ?

 

2)Can Chyawanprash be consumed in all seasons ?

 

3)Is Chyawanprash safe during pregnancy? If yes during which period

it should be consumed ?

 

4)We have a number of brands of Chyawanprash in India like

Dabur,Baidyanath,Himalaya,Bajaj etc. Could you please recommend me a

brand that follows authentic Ayurvedic texts to prepare the rasayana?

I read the label of Dabur and it says they use Potassium Sorbate as a

preservative.

 

 

Thanking you.

 

Sincerely

Pradeep

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Dear Pradeep,

Chyawanprash is a muti-herbal medicine described in the Rasayana chapter of

Charaka Samhita.To get the Rasayana ie rejuvinative effects of Chyawanprash, one

has to undergo physical purification procedures called Panchkarma. Otherwise it

is just a poly-herbal jam. And anybody and everybody can eat jam in any season

of the year in any part of the world.

One more interesting fact which I had read in one of the prominent newspaper

some years ago - that India produces more Chyawanprash than all the amount of

raw amla available throughout India. It is very easy for a clever man to infer

from these observations about the quality of Chyawanprash available in open

markets. Markets are known more for their business attitudes than respecting

authenticity. The only authentic preparation can be the one you prepare yourself

after collecting all the raw ingredients and processing them according to

Ayurvedic text, which is very tedious and time-consuming.

Ayurveda is more prominently SOLD as a label, rather than being practised as a

HEALING SCIENCE.

I apologise to anybody who may be offended by my frank opinion, BUT truth cannot

be deviated.

 

Dr.D.B.Muzumdar

M.D.Ayurvedic Medicine, INDIA

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pradeepjr

<snip> 1)Is Chyawanprash a good tonic for all ages and all prakruthis ?

 

2)Can Chyawanprash be consumed in all seasons ?

 

3)Is Chyawanprash safe during pregnancy? If yes during which period

it should be consumed ?

 

4)We have a number of brands of Chyawanprash in India like

Dabur,Baidyanath,Himalaya,Bajaj etc. Could you please recommend me a

brand that follows authentic Ayurvedic texts to prepare the rasayana?

I read the label of Dabur and it says they use Potassium Sorbate as a

preservative.