Triphala - Planetary Formulas - Ayurveda—Promoting
Balance in Life
The Three Fruits of Triphala
Who Can Benefit from Triphala?
Michael Tierra Brings Triphala to
America
“I sat as an apprentice student with various
Ayurvedic doctors and watched their prescriptions.
I never saw a single patient to
whom Triphala was not given on a daily
basis.”
Michael Tierra, L.Ac., O.M.D.
Triphala (three fruits) is one of the oldest and,
beyond doubt, the most highly revered compound
in the 5,000-year tradition of Ayurveda.
This formulation combines three unique sour
and astringent fruits that are
legendary for their healthpromoting
effects: amla
(Emblica officinalis), behada
(Terminalia belerica), and
harada (Terminalia chebula).
In Ayurveda, Triphala is
considered to be the most
balanced of all herbal
compounds, and it is the
cornerstone of herbal therapies
in India.
Ayurveda—Promoting
Balance in Life
The underlying principle of Ayurveda is helping
to maintain health or bring the system
back into balance. Key to this goal is supporting
both digestion and elimination, while providing
nourishing and nurturing tonifiers.
This approach contrasts with the often harsh
cleansing regimens used in the West, which
employ laxatives, purgatives, and diuretics.
These products are purely eliminative in function
and can lead to imbalance by causing laxative
dependency or mineral depletion.
Triphala is different!
The Three Fruits of Triphala
Amla (Emblica officinalis): Amla is one of
the most commonly used health-promoting
fruits of India. Also known as Indian gooseberry,
it is extremely sour and astringent.
According to the late, two-time Nobel Prize
winner, Dr. Linus Pauling, amla contains the
highest concentration of all fruits of heat-stable
vitamin C, noted for its powerful antioxidant
activities. Amla is the primary nourishing
component of the Triphala formula.
Behada (Terminalia belerica): In Ayurveda,
behada is classified as sour, astringent, and
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