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	~~[[File:Chyawanprash spoonful.JPG\|thumb\|alt=Thick, dark liquid on a spoon\|Chyavanprash is a herbal dietary supplement.]]~~
	'''Chyavanprash''' (also spelled '''chyavanaprasha''', '''chyavanaprash''', '''chyavanaprasam''', '''chamanprash''' and '''chyawanaprash''') is a cooked mixture of [[sugar]], [[honey]], [[ghee]], Indian gooseberry ([[Phyllanthus emblica\|amla]]) [[jam]], [[sesame oil]], [[berries]] and various [[herbs]] and [[spices]].<ref>{{cite book \| vauthors = Vora MS \| title=Rasayana: The Fountain of Life \| publisher=Partridge Publishing India \| year=2015 \| isbn=978-1-4828-4315-6 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xqIVCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT217 \| access-date=November 2, 2017 \| page=217}}</ref> It is prepared as per the instructions suggested in [[Ayurvedic]] texts. Chyavanprash is widely sold and consumed in [[India]] as a [[dietary supplement]].		'''Chyavanprash''' (also spelled '''chyavanaprasha''', '''chyavanaprash''', '''chyavanaprasam''', '''chamanprash''' and '''chyawanaprash''') is a cooked mixture of [[sugar]], [[honey]], [[ghee]], Indian gooseberry ([[Phyllanthus emblica\|amla]]) [[jam]], [[sesame oil]], [[berries]] and various [[herbs]] and [[spices]].<ref>{{cite book \| vauthors = Vora MS \| title=Rasayana: The Fountain of Life \| publisher=Partridge Publishing India \| year=2015 \| isbn=978-1-4828-4315-6 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xqIVCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT217 \| access-date=November 2, 2017 \| page=217}}</ref> It is prepared as per the instructions suggested in [[Ayurvedic]] texts. Chyavanprash is widely sold and consumed in [[India]] as a [[dietary supplement]].

>Testdose: It's false Information. Gooseberry used in it is cooked and thus it won't contain the same amount of vitamin C as that of the raw Gooseberry.

2021-06-07T12:05:54Z

It's false Information. Gooseberry used in it is cooked and thus it won't contain the same amount of vitamin C as that of the raw Gooseberry.

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{{short description|Ayurvedic dietary supplement}}
[[File:Chyawanprash spoonful.JPG|thumb|alt=Thick, dark liquid on a spoon|Chyavanprash is a herbal dietary supplement.]]
'''Chyavanprash''' (also spelled '''chyavanaprasha''', '''chyavanaprash''', '''chyavanaprasam''', '''chamanprash''' and '''chyawanaprash''') is a cooked mixture of [[sugar]], [[honey]], [[ghee]], Indian gooseberry ([[Phyllanthus emblica|amla]]) [[jam]], [[sesame oil]], [[berries]] and various [[herbs]] and [[spices]].<ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Vora MS | title=Rasayana: The Fountain of Life | publisher=Partridge Publishing India | year=2015 | isbn=978-1-4828-4315-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xqIVCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT217 | access-date=November 2, 2017 | page=217}}</ref> It is prepared as per the instructions suggested in [[Ayurvedic]] texts. Chyavanprash is widely sold and consumed in [[India]] as a [[dietary supplement]].

==Origin==
Chyavanprash is an [[ancient history|ancient]] formulation and product.<ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Gupta SK | title=Pharmacology and Therapeutics in the New Millennium | publisher=Springer Netherlands | year=2001 | isbn=978-0-7923-7059-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yrJ3M1KMv-AC&pg=PA332 | access-date=November 2, 2017 | page=332}}</ref> Various ancient Indian texts like [[Mahabharata]], [[Purana]]s etc., relate that [[Ashvins|Ashwini Kumar brothers]], the twins, who were Raja [[Vaidya]] (Royal Physicians) to [[Deva (Hinduism)|Deva]]s during [[Vedic]] times, first prepared this formulation for [[Chyavana]] [[Rishi]] at his [[Ashram]] on [[Dhosi Hill]] near [[Narnaul]], [[Haryana]], [[India]], hence the name ''Chyavanprash''.<ref>Panda, H; ''Handbook On Ayurvedic Medicines With Formulae, Processes And Their Uses'', 2004, p10 {{ISBN|978-81-86623-63-3}}</ref> The first historically documented formula for chyavanprash appears in the ''[[Charaka Samhita]]'', the ancient Ayurvedic treatise<ref>
Bates, D, ''Knowledge and the Scholarly Medical Traditions'' Cambridge University Press 1995, p325 {{ISBN|978-0-521-49975-0}}
</ref>
from the early first millennium BCE.

==Taste and appearance==
Chyavanaprash tastes sweet and sour at the same time. The taste is dominated by the flavors of honey, [[ghee]] (clarified butter) and amla, and the smell by ghee and other spices including sandalwood, cinnamon and cardamom.

==Consumption==
Chyavanaprash is usually consumed directly. It can also be consumed along with warm water.

==Composition==
The recipe of chyavanprash is mentioned in manuscripts written for ayurvedic method of treatment viz. [[Ashtanga Hridayam|Ashtangahridayam]], Charakasamhita, Sangandharasamhita. The number of herbs used may vary from 25 to 80 but the main ingredient of all Chyavanprash is [[Phyllanthus emblica|amla]].<ref name="Johnston 2004 p. 226 ">{{cite book| vauthors = Johnston R |title=The politics of healing : histories of alternative medicine in twentieth-century North America|publisher=Routledge|location=New York|year=2004|isbn=0-415-93338-2|page=226}}</ref> Other chief ingredients are:
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* [[ashwagandha]] (Withania Somnifera or Winter cherry)
* [[asparagus]] (Asparagus racemosa)
* [[Phyllanthus emblica|amla]]
* [[tabasheer|bamboo manna]]
* [[blue Egyptian water lily]] (Makhana)
* [[cardamom]]
* [[chebulic myrobalan]]
* [[Cinnamomum aromaticum|Chinese cinnamon]]
* [[cinnamon bark]]
* [[clove]]
* [[Indian rose chestnut]]
* [[country mallow]]
* feather foil plant (''[[Phyllanthus niruri]]'' or Bhumiamalaki)
* [[gall]]s
* [[ghee]]
* [[Giant potato]] (Ipomoea mauritiana or Kiribadu Ala)
* Giloy (Guduchi) (''[[Tinospora cordifolia]]'')
* [[honey]]
* [[Pueraria tuberosa|Indian kudzu]]
* Irish root
* [[liquorice]]
* Long pepper ([[Piper longum]])
* [[Justicia adhatoda|Malabar nut]] (Seed of Adhatoda vasica)
* [[Cyperus|Nut grass]]
* [[Potassium sorbate]]
* [[Raisins]]
* Round [[zedoary]]
* [[sandalwood]]
* [[sesame oil]]
* Spreading hogweed (''[[Boerhavia diffusa]]'')
* [[Sugar]]
* [[Tiger's claw]] or Ice plant (''[[Erythrina variegata]]'')
* Wild [[black gram]]
* Wild [[green gram]]
{{div col end}}All leading market brands of Chyavanprash are shown to contain about 6 [[Mass fraction (chemistry)|wt%]] of [[heavy metals]], including [[Mercury poisoning|Mercury]] in the form of [[Mercury sulfide|Mercury Sulfide]] which is very [[Toxicity|toxic]] for human consumption.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Sharma R, Martins N, Kuca K, Chaudhary A, Kabra A, Rao MM, Prajapati PK | title = Chyawanprash: A Traditional Indian Bioactive Health Supplement | journal = Biomolecules | volume = 9 | issue = 5 | pages = 161 | date = April 2019 | pmid = 31035513 | pmc = 6571565 | doi = 10.3390/biom9050161 }}</ref>

==Market==
The market size of chyavanprash in 2010 was Indian Rs 4 billion (about $80 million USD). Chyavanprash in India is marketed through film stars and sports persons such as [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Ramdev|Ramdev Baba]], [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]], [[Ravi Kishan]], [[Virender Sehwag|Virendra Sehwag]], and [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]].<ref>{{cite web | vauthors = Malviya S | date = 26 January 2011 | title = SRK, Dhoni, Ravi Kishan do wonders for chyawanprash | url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-26/news/28429729_1_chyawanprash-market-sona-chandi-chyawanprash-ravi-kishan | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151003002703/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-26/news/28429729_1_chyawanprash-market-sona-chandi-chyawanprash-ravi-kishan | archive-date = 3 October 2015 | work = Economic Times }}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Herbalism]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic medicaments]]

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>Testdose: It's false Information. Gooseberry used in it is cooked and thus it won't contain the same amount of vitamin C as that of the raw Gooseberry.