Amalaki Rasayana; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects

Home Made Ingredients of Amalaki Rasayana

Emblica officinalis (Amla / Amalaki) 10.6 %, cane sugar, Piper longum (Pippali), honey

Ayurvedic Properties

• Guna – Laghu, Ruksha, Rasa: All rasas present except Lavana.
• Veerya – Sheeta.
• Vipaka – Madhura.
• Dosha – Tridoshahara.
• Karma – Rasayana, Pramehaghna, Shukrala, Deepana, Keshya, Medhya, Chakshushya, Anulomana.

Here are steps to make Amalaki Rasayan

• First, fully ripe good quality Phyllanthus Emblica fruits are taken.
• They are put in a tinned sieve or Chhalni and placed on the mouth of a vessel containing boiling milk to boil the Amla in steam.
• Once boiled the stone is removed from each boiled Amla and the pulp is dried in the shade.
• The dried pulp is powdered.
• Now fresh Amla are taken and juice is extracted. Thus prepared Amla juice will be used to process (give Bhavana) above prepared Amla powder.
• The Amla powder is treated with Amla juice in a stone mortar and pestle. The process is continued until the whole of the juice is absorbed in the powder.
• Again fresh Amla juice is taken and another Bhawna is given in same way.
• Thus after 7-21 Bhavana Amalki Rasayan is prepared.

Uses/ Indications of Amalaki Rasayana

All these three preparations have common medicinal properties, as follows:

• Potent Antioxidant
• Adaptogenic
• Immunomodulatory
• Digestive stimulant
• Antilipemic or Antihyperlipidemic
• Demulcent
• Antacid
• Haematinic (increases hemoglobin? levels)
• Hematogenic (helps in the formation of red blood cells)
• Antianemic
• Anticancer
• Anti-atherogenic
• Anti-aging
• Aphrodisiac
• Ergogenic – Enhancing physical performance
• Hepatoprotective
• Spleno-protective
• Respiratory disorders
• Cold and Cough?
• Bleeding Gums
• Urinary Disorders
• Vitamin C deficiency
• Anemia
• Bleeding Disorders
• Pain in Joints
• Cardiotonic
• Healing arterial damage
• Palpitations?
• Asthma

External uses

• The fruit juice is used for a hair-wash to prevent premature greying and hair-fall. It imparts a beautiful luster and smoothens the hair.
•  The decoction of fruit juice cleanses and heals the wound faster.
•  The paste of fruit pulp is applied to the skin in a burning sensation.
• The fruit juice instilled in the eyes is beneficial in the ocular problem.
•  The skin of bark chewed alleviates the dental arches.

Internal uses

•  It enhances appetite, improves digestion, relieves constipation?, combats hyperacidity.
•  It is recommended in the treatment of skin disease, Raktapitta, Hepatitis?, Anaemia, Diabetes, urinary disorder and Menorrhagia?.
•  In giddiness due to aggravated pitta, fruit juice and mixed with equal amount of candy is very useful.
•  Hyperacidity is well controlled with a mixture of fruit juice, rock candy and a pinch of cumin powder.
•  Rasayan choorna a combination of Amalaki, Guduchi, and Gokshur stem is used with great benefit, to alleviate the excessive body heat and is anabolic ti nourish all the tissue elements (Dhatu).
•  Number of preparations of Amalaki is available for rejuvenating properties

Dosage? of Amalaki Rasayana

• Chayavanaprash – 6-12 gms b.i.d.
• Bramhyarasayan – 6-12 gms b.i.d.
• Amalaki Rasayan – 6-12 gms b.i.d.
• Triphala Churna – 2 gm b.i.d.
• Rasayan Churna – 1-2 gms b.i.d.

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