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[[File:Chyawanprash spoonful.JPG|thumb|200x200px|alt=Thick, dark liquid on a spoon|Chyavanprash is a herbal [[dietary supplement]].]] | |||
'''Chyavanprash''' ({{Langx|sa|च्यवनप्राश|translit=Cyavanaprāśa}}),<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2020-04-06 |title=Cyavanaprasha, Cyavanaprāśa, Cyavana-prasha: 5 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/cyavanaprasha |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031080017/https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/cyavanaprasha |url-status=live }}</ref> originally '''Chayavanaprasham''',<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2021-08-06 |title=Section 35 [Ashtanga-hridaya-samhita, Sanskrit text] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/ashtanga-hridaya-samhita-sanskrit/d/doc727582.html |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031080544/https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/ashtanga-hridaya-samhita-sanskrit/d/doc727582.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Sivarajan |first1=V. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jCMNAQAAMAAJ&q=Cyavanapr%C4%81%C5%9Bam |title=Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources |last2=Balachandran |first2=Indira |author-link2=Indira Balachandran |date=1994 |publisher=International Science Publisher |isbn=978-1-881570-21-9 |pages=28 |language=en |access-date=2023-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216070747/https://books.google.com/books?id=jCMNAQAAMAAJ&q=Cyavanapr%C4%81%C5%9Bam |archive-date=2023-02-16 |url-status=live}}</ref> 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 | archive-date=November 4, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104063219/https://books.google.com/books?id=xqIVCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT217#v=onepage&q&f=false | url-status=live }}</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 | archive-date=November 4, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104063219/https://books.google.com/books?id=yrJ3M1KMv-AC&pg=PA332#v=onepage&q&f=false | url-status=live }}</ref> Various ancient Indian texts like [[Mahabharata]], [[Purana]]s etc., relate that [[Ashvins|Ashvin]] twins, who are [[Vedic]] gods of medicine, first prepared this formulation for [[Chyavana]] [[Rishi]], 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. | |||
== | ==Consumption and Taste== | ||
Chyavanaprash is usually consumed directly. It can also be consumed along with warm water. | |||
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. | 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. | ||
==Composition== | ==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 | 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 racemosa|Shatavari]] (''Asparagus racemosa'') | ||
* [[Phyllanthus emblica| | * [[Phyllanthus emblica|Amla]] | ||
* [[tabasheer| | * [[tabasheer|Bamboo manna]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Blue Egyptian water lily]] (Makhana) | ||
* [[ | * [[Cardamom]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Chebulic myrobalan]] | ||
* [[Cinnamomum aromaticum|Chinese cinnamon]] | * [[Cinnamomum aromaticum|Chinese cinnamon]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Cinnamon bark]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Clove]] | ||
* [[Indian rose chestnut]] | * [[Indian rose chestnut]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Country mallow]] | ||
* | * Feather foil plant (''[[Phyllanthus niruri]]'' or Bhumiamalaki) | ||
* [[ | * [[Gall]]s | ||
* [[ | * [[Ghee]] | ||
* [[Giant potato]] (Ipomoea mauritiana or Kiribadu Ala) | * [[Giant potato]] (''Ipomoea mauritiana'' or Kiribadu Ala) | ||
* Giloy (Guduchi) (''[[Tinospora cordifolia]]'') | * Giloy (Guduchi) (''[[Tinospora cordifolia]]'') | ||
* [[ | * [[Honey]] | ||
* [[Pueraria tuberosa|Indian kudzu]] | * [[Pueraria tuberosa|Indian kudzu]] | ||
* Irish root | * Irish root | ||
* [[ | * [[Liquorice]] | ||
* Long pepper ([[Piper longum]]) | * Long pepper (''[[Piper longum]]'') | ||
* [[Justicia adhatoda|Malabar nut]] (Seed of Adhatoda vasica) | * [[Justicia adhatoda|Malabar nut]] (Seed of ''Adhatoda vasica'') | ||
* [[Cyperus|Nut grass]] | * [[Cyperus|Nut grass]] | ||
* [[Potassium sorbate]] | * [[Potassium sorbate]] | ||
* [[Raisins]] | * [[Raisins]] | ||
* Round [[zedoary]] | * Round [[zedoary]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Sandalwood]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Sesame oil]] | ||
* Spreading hogweed (''[[Boerhavia diffusa]]'') | * Spreading hogweed (''[[Boerhavia diffusa]]'') | ||
* [[Sugar]] | * [[Sugar]] | ||
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* Wild [[black gram]] | * Wild [[black gram]] | ||
* Wild [[green gram]] | * Wild [[green gram]] | ||
{{div col end}}All | {{div col end}}All of the major brands of chyavanprash were determined to be safe with respect to heavy metal content as of 2011 by Consumer Voice.<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 | doi-access = free }}</ref> | ||
== References == | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:32, 26 November 2025
Chyavanprash (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.),[1] originally Chayavanaprasham,[2][3] is a cooked mixture of sugar, honey, ghee, Indian gooseberry (amla) jam, sesame oil, berries and various herbs and spices.[4] It is prepared as per the instructions suggested in Ayurvedic texts. Chyavanprash is widely sold and consumed in India as a dietary supplement.
Origin[edit | edit source]
Chyavanprash is an ancient formulation and product.[5] Various ancient Indian texts like Mahabharata, Puranas etc., relate that Ashvin twins, who are Vedic gods of medicine, first prepared this formulation for Chyavana Rishi, hence the name Chyavanprash.[6] The first historically documented formula for chyavanprash appears in the Charaka Samhita, the ancient Ayurvedic treatise[7] from the early first millennium BCE.
Consumption and Taste[edit | edit source]
Chyavanaprash is usually consumed directly. It can also be consumed along with warm water.
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.
Composition[edit | edit source]
The recipe of chyavanprash is mentioned in manuscripts written for ayurvedic method of treatment viz. Ashtangahridayam, Charakasamhita, Sangandharasamhita. The number of herbs used may vary from 25 to 80 but the main ingredient of all chyavanprash is amla.[8] Other chief ingredients are:
- Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera or Winter cherry)
- Shatavari (Asparagus racemosa)
- Amla
- Bamboo manna
- Blue Egyptian water lily (Makhana)
- Cardamom
- Chebulic myrobalan
- Chinese cinnamon
- Cinnamon bark
- Clove
- Indian rose chestnut
- Country mallow
- Feather foil plant (Phyllanthus niruri or Bhumiamalaki)
- Galls
- Ghee
- Giant potato (Ipomoea mauritiana or Kiribadu Ala)
- Giloy (Guduchi) (Tinospora cordifolia)
- Honey
- Indian kudzu
- Irish root
- Liquorice
- Long pepper (Piper longum)
- Malabar nut (Seed of Adhatoda vasica)
- 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
All of the major brands of chyavanprash were determined to be safe with respect to heavy metal content as of 2011 by Consumer Voice.[9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ www.wisdomlib.org (2020-04-06). "Cyavanaprasha, Cyavanaprāśa, Cyavana-prasha: 5 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ www.wisdomlib.org (2021-08-06). "Section 35 [Ashtanga-hridaya-samhita, Sanskrit text]". www.wisdomlib.org. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ Sivarajan, V. V.; Balachandran, Indira (1994). Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources. International Science Publisher. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-881570-21-9. Archived from the original on 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ↑ Vora MS (2015). Rasayana: The Fountain of Life. Partridge Publishing India. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-4828-4315-6. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ↑ Gupta SK (2001). Pharmacology and Therapeutics in the New Millennium. Springer Netherlands. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-7923-7059-8. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ↑ Panda, H; Handbook On Ayurvedic Medicines With Formulae, Processes And Their Uses, 2004, p10 ISBN 978-81-86623-63-3
- ↑ Bates, D, Knowledge and the Scholarly Medical Traditions Cambridge University Press 1995, p325 ISBN 978-0-521-49975-0
- ↑ Johnston R (2004). The politics of healing : histories of alternative medicine in twentieth-century North America. New York: Routledge. p. 226. ISBN 0-415-93338-2.
- ↑ Sharma R, Martins N, Kuca K, Chaudhary A, Kabra A, Rao MM, Prajapati PK (April 2019). "Chyawanprash: A Traditional Indian Bioactive Health Supplement". Biomolecules. 9 (5): 161. doi:10.3390/biom9050161. PMC 6571565. PMID 31035513.