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Template:Translit (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Template:Translit, "three fruits") is a fruit drink[1] or infusion produced from chebulic myrobalan (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Template:Translit; Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Template:Translit), beleric myrobalan (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Template:Translit; Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Template:Translit), and emblic myrobalan (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Template:Translit; Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Template:Translit). Containing vitamin C, it is considered an Ayurvedic rasayana formula when the dried and powdered fruit are prepared in a 1:1:1[2] or 1:2:3 ratio.[3] It is one of the most common Ayurvedic treatments in the world.[2] Less prominently, as Template:Translit, the drink has a 1200-year history as a kind of fruit wine in China[4] with the non-alcoholic form now being marketed there as a traditional herbal remedy.[5]
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History[edit | edit source]
The earliest record of Template:Translit in China is Li Zhao's c. 820 Supplement to the Book of Tang (Template:Translit), which lists it in a section on domestic and foreign alcohol available in the Tang capital Chang'an.[4] It states the Chinese formulation was based on a recipe from Persia.[4] One such recipe is included in Han E's mid- or late-Tang Summary of the Four Seasons (《四時纂要》, Template:Translit), first published in 996: pulverize 3 liang (about 120 grams or 4 ounces) of the pits of each of the 3 fruits to a sesame seed consistency; thoroughly mix 1 dou (about 2 liters or 0.5 U.S. gallons) of clear honey with 2 dou of fresh clear water before adding the pulverized seeds; seal tightly with clean paper; open, stir, remove internal condensation, and reseal to allow fermentation to proceed; and reopen and consume after thirty days.[6] Han praised the sweet resulting wine as a digestif, deflatulent, and mild laxative.[7] The Ming-era encyclopedist Gao Lian copied much of this in his Eight Treatises on Nurturing Life (《遵生八笺》, Template:Translit) but emended the recipe to use 3 liang total in the mixture.[7] Commenters varied as to whether preparation in the 8th or 9th lunar month (normally September or October) produced the best results.[8]
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Citations[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Chen (2021), p. 1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 O'Mathuna (2011).
- ↑ Parveen & al. (2018).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chen (2021), p. 3.
- ↑ Chen (2021), p. 2.
- ↑ Chen (2021), pp. 4-5.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Chen (2021), p. 5.
- ↑ Chen (2021), p. 6.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Ming Chen (2021), "'Method from Persia': Study of the Origins of the 'Three Myrobalan Decoction'" (PDF), Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 1–78.
- O'Mathuna, Donal (12 April 2011), "Does It Work? Can Triphala Act as an Antimicrobial?", Irish Times
- Parveen, Romana; et al. (March 2018), "Phytochemical Analysis and In-Vitro Biochemical Characterization of Aqueous and Methanolic Extract of Triphala, a Conventional Herbal Remedy", Biotechnology Reports, vol. 17, Elsevier, pp. 126–136, doi:10.1016/j.btre.2018.02.003, PMC 5881245, PMID 29619331.
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