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Impact: On tongue, nerves, elimination, etc.
Indications / Benefits
Contraindications / Aggravates
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Triphala Herbal Powder (Ayurvedic Formula )Cleansing bowel tonic. Refreshes your body as it gently detoxes. |
Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.
Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.
Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.
The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.
Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.
STRONG SIALOGOGUE A sialogogue increases saliva. Sour foods are often great sialogogues, and increase output of all exocrine glands. Salty taste is very moistening as well. Bitter, pungent and sweettastes also increase salivary output but to a lesser degree. Astringents.
STRONG GENERAL-LAXATIVE Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.
STRONG STOOL-SOFTENER Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.
In each study below, students from the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda ate the selected food for 3 days and reported the effects. See other studies of food & herbs at Joyful Belly.
How did Triphala affect your temperature?
| 2 |
2 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
| Much colder | Slightly colder | Same | Slightly warmer | Much warmer |
How did Triphala affect your temperature?
| 1 |
3 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
| Much colder | Slightly colder | Same | Slightly warmer | Much warmer |
How did Triphala affect your ear temperature?
| 2 |
16 |
3 |
| Hotter | No Change | Cooler |
How did Triphala affect your sweat quantity?
| 0 |
3 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your sweat quantity?
| 0 |
2 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect the color of your skin?
| 0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
| Yellower/Greener | Paler | Redder | Grayer | No Change |
How did Triphala affect the color of your tongue body?
| 3 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
| Paler | Redder | Bluer | No Change |
How did Triphala affect the swelling of your tongue body?
| 3 |
3 |
15 |
| More Swelling | Less Swelling | No Change |
How did Triphala affect your appetite/hunger?
| 0 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
| Much less hungry | Slightly less hungry | Same | Slightly hungrier | Much hungrier |
How did Triphala affect your appetite/hunger?
| 0 |
3 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
| Much less hungry | Slightly less hungry | Same | Slightly hungrier | Much hungrier |
How did Triphala affect your digestion speed?
| 2 |
12 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
| Much faster | Slightly faster | Same | Slightly slower | Much slower |
How did Triphala affect your digestion speed?
| 0 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
| Much faster | Slightly faster | Same | Slightly slower | Much slower |
How did Triphala affect the amount of gas & bloating?
| 0 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect the amount of gas & bloating?
| 1 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your stool smell?
| 0 |
0 |
13 |
7 |
1 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your stool smell?
| 1 |
3 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
Tongue: How did Triphala affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
| 1 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
| Much smaller | Slightly less | Same | Slightly larger coating | Much larger |
Tongue: How did Triphala affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
| 3 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| Much smaller | Slightly less | Same | Slightly larger coating | Much larger |
How did Triphala affect the color of your tongue coating?
| 1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
| Yellower | Browner | Grayer | Whiter | No Change |
How did Triphala affect the color of your tongue coating?
| 0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
| Yellower | Browner | Grayer | Whiter | No Change |
How did Triphala affect your throat soreness?
| 1 |
18 |
2 |
| More sore | No Change | Less sore |
How did Triphala affect your urine smell?
| 0 |
1 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your urine smell?
| 0 |
1 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
| 1 |
0 |
18 |
1 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Many more |
How did Triphala affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
| 0 |
0 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Many more |
How did Triphala affect your sweat smell?
| 0 |
2 |
15 |
4 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your sweat smell?
| 0 |
1 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your acne?
| 1 |
18 |
2 |
| More acne | No Change | Less acne |
How did Triphala affect your freckles/moles?
| 0 |
21 |
0 |
| Darker | No Change | Lighter |
How did Triphala affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
| 0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Redder/Bloodshot | Yellower | Grayer | Browner | Whiter |
| 19 | ||||
| No Change |
How did Triphala affect the color of the lower eye lid?
| 0 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
| More green/dark green | More purple | No Change | Less green/purple |
How did Triphala affect your urine frequency/quantity?
| 0 |
0 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your urine frequency/quantity?
| 0 |
1 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect the dryness of your skin?
| 8 |
2 |
11 |
| Drier | Oilier | No Change |
How did Triphala affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
| 2 |
18 |
1 |
| Puffier | No Change | Less Puffy |
How did Triphala affect the cracks on your tongue?
| 1 |
3 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
| Larger/longer/more cracks | Slightly more | Same | Slightly less/smaller/shorter | Much less |
How did Triphala affect your ear pressure?
| 2 |
18 |
1 |
| More pressure | No Change | Less pressure |
How did Triphala affect your congestion?
| 0 |
11 |
10 |
| More congestion | No Change | Less congestion |
How did Triphala affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
| 0 |
16 |
5 |
| More thick | No Change | Less thick |
How did Triphala affect your energy levels?
| 0 |
2 |
11 |
8 |
0 |
| Much less energy | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more energy | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your energy levels?
| 1 |
0 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
| Much less energy | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more energy | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your muscle tension?
| 0 |
5 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
| Much less tension | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more tension | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your muscle tension?
| 0 |
4 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
| Much less tension | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more tension | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your anxiety?
| 0 |
4 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less anxiety | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more anxiety | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your anxiety?
| 0 |
3 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
| Much less anxiety | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more anxiety | Much more |
How did Triphala affect the stillness of your tongue?
| 1 |
17 |
3 |
| More still | No Change | More Trembling / Jittery |
How did Triphala affect your appetite/hunger?
| 0 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
| Much less hungry | Slightly less hungry | Same | Slightly hungrier | Much hungrier |
How did Triphala affect your appetite/hunger?
| 0 |
3 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
| Much less hungry | Slightly less hungry | Same | Slightly hungrier | Much hungrier |
How did Triphala affect your digestion speed?
| 2 |
12 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
| Much faster | Slightly faster | Same | Slightly slower | Much slower |
How did Triphala affect your digestion speed?
| 0 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
| Much faster | Slightly faster | Same | Slightly slower | Much slower |
How did Triphala affect the amount of gas & bloating?
| 0 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect the amount of gas & bloating?
| 1 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect burning sensations in digestive tract (do not include acid reflux)?
| 0 |
3 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
| Much relief | Slight relief | Same | Slightly more burning | Much more burning |
How did Triphala affect the stillness of your tongue?
| 1 |
17 |
3 |
| More still | No Change | More Trembling / Jittery |
How did Triphala affect the color of your tongue coating?
| 1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
| Yellower | Browner | Grayer | Whiter | No Change |
How did Triphala affect the color of your tongue coating?
| 0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
| Yellower | Browner | Grayer | Whiter | No Change |
How did Triphala affect the cracks on your tongue?
| 1 |
3 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
| Larger/longer/more cracks | Slightly more | Same | Slightly less/smaller/shorter | Much less |
Tongue: How did Triphala affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
| 1 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
| Much smaller | Slightly less | Same | Slightly larger coating | Much larger |
Tongue: How did Triphala affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
| 3 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| Much smaller | Slightly less | Same | Slightly larger coating | Much larger |
How did Triphala affect the swelling of your tongue body?
| 3 |
3 |
15 |
| More Swelling | Less Swelling | No Change |
How did Triphala affect the color of your tongue body?
| 3 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
| Paler | Redder | Bluer | No Change |
How did Triphala affect your stool frequency/quantity?
| 2 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your stool frequency/quantity?
| 1 |
1 |
5 |
14 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your stool color?
| 2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
| More yellow | More gray | More green | More orange | Same |
How did Triphala affect your stool color?
| 2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
| More yellow | More gray | More green | More orange | Same |
How did Triphala affect your stool lightness?
| 0 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
| Much lighter | Slightly lighter | Same | Slightly darker | Much darker |
How did Triphala affect your stool lightness?
| 0 |
5 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
| Much lighter | Slightly lighter | Same | Slightly darker | Much darker |
How did Triphala affect your stool smell?
| 0 |
0 |
13 |
7 |
1 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your stool smell?
| 1 |
3 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your stool consistency?
| 2 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
| Much softer | Slightly softer | Same | Slightly harder | Much harder |
How did Triphala affect your stool consistency?
| 2 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
| Much softer | Slightly softer | Same | Slightly harder | Much harder |
How did Triphala affect your urine smell?
| 0 |
1 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your urine smell?
| 0 |
1 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your urine lightness?
| 0 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
| Much lighter | Slightly lighter | Same | Slightly Darker | Much Darker |
How did Triphala affect your urine lightness?
| 0 |
2 |
15 |
4 |
0 |
| Much lighter | Slightly lighter | Same | Slightly Darker | Much Darker |
How did Triphala affect your urine frequency/quantity?
| 0 |
0 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your urine frequency/quantity?
| 0 |
1 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
| 1 |
0 |
18 |
1 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Many more |
How did Triphala affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
| 0 |
0 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Many more |
How did Triphala affect your urine clarity?
| 3 |
11 |
6 |
| More cloudy | Same | More clear |
How did Triphala affect your urine clarity?
| 2 |
17 |
2 |
| More cloudy | Same | More clear |
How did Triphala affect your sweat quantity?
| 0 |
3 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your sweat quantity?
| 0 |
2 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your sweat smell?
| 0 |
2 |
15 |
4 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your sweat smell?
| 0 |
1 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect the dryness of your skin?
| 8 |
2 |
11 |
| Drier | Oilier | No Change |
How did Triphala affect the color of your skin?
| 0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
| Yellower/Greener | Paler | Redder | Grayer | No Change |
How did Triphala affect your freckles/moles?
| 0 |
21 |
0 |
| Darker | No Change | Lighter |
How did Triphala affect your acne?
| 1 |
18 |
2 |
| More acne | No Change | Less acne |
How did Triphala affect the color of the lower eye lid?
| 0 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
| More green/dark green | More purple | No Change | Less green/purple |
How did Triphala affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
| 2 |
18 |
1 |
| Puffier | No Change | Less Puffy |
How did Triphala affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
| 0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Redder/Bloodshot | Yellower | Grayer | Browner | Whiter |
| 19 | ||||
| No Change |
How did Triphala affect your congestion?
| 0 |
11 |
10 |
| More congestion | No Change | Less congestion |
How did Triphala affect your ear pressure?
| 2 |
18 |
1 |
| More pressure | No Change | Less pressure |
How did Triphala affect your throat soreness?
| 1 |
18 |
2 |
| More sore | No Change | Less sore |
How did Triphala affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
| 0 |
16 |
5 |
| More thick | No Change | Less thick |
How did Triphala affect your ear temperature?
| 2 |
16 |
3 |
| Hotter | No Change | Cooler |
How did Triphala affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?
| 0 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your heart rate?
| 0 |
1 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
| Much slower | Slightly slower | Same | Slightly faster | Much faster |
How did Triphala affect your heart rhythm?
| 2 |
19 |
0 |
| More palpitations | Same | Less palpitations |
How did Triphala affect your energy levels?
| 0 |
2 |
11 |
8 |
0 |
| Much less energy | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more energy | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your energy levels?
| 1 |
0 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
| Much less energy | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more energy | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your muscle tension?
| 0 |
5 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
| Much less tension | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more tension | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your muscle tension?
| 0 |
4 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
| Much less tension | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more tension | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your anxiety?
| 0 |
4 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less anxiety | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more anxiety | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your anxiety?
| 0 |
3 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
| Much less anxiety | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more anxiety | Much more |
How did Triphala affect your temperature?
| 2 |
2 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
| Much colder | Slightly colder | Same | Slightly warmer | Much warmer |
How did Triphala affect your temperature?
| 1 |
3 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
| Much colder | Slightly colder | Same | Slightly warmer | Much warmer |
 |
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Triphala may be beneficial for these symptoms. The suitability of any herb supplement for a condition is highly dependent on the individual. Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.
Triphala may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.
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