This is one of the most powerful Anti ageing formulas.
My meditation is when I am in the kitchen preparing classical Ayurvedic herbal formulations.
Today I am making some Amalaki Rasayan for you. It brought back memories being at University when our teacher Professor Warrier invited us to her home to prepare this formulation.
This was back in 2006, at that time I would not have imagined that making this formulation will bring so much joy.
Neither I would have imagined that I will be making it 14 years later in my kitchen at Lakshmi Ayurveda.
Charaka has mentioned Amalaki Rasayan in the first chapter of the Chikitsa sthana (the section which deals with the treatment and medicines of disease).
Amalaki also known as Amla, Indian Gooseberry or Emblica officinalis, is an Ayurvedic berry known for having five of the six tastes. These include pungent, bitter, astringent, sweet and sour, excluding salty. Its qualities make it pacifying to Vata, Pitta, and Kapha and can be used in all seasons.
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Benefits of Amalaki
1. Taking Amalaki helps to build ojas, your vibrancy and energy for life, due to its rasayana qualities. Rasayanas have the ability to strengthen, rejuvenate, nourish and improve immunity of the body.
2. Beneficial for skin, eye, and hair health due to high mineral and antioxidant levels which promote the growth of healthy cells. Amla juice can be applied to the scalp to encourage hair growth and improve dry scalp.
3. The high vitamin C and antioxidant content has anti-inflammatory properties which work to promote healthy detoxification and assimilation of nutrients.
4. Amalaki improves digestion. The cooling tendencies of Amla helps to clear out excess heat within the digestive track and promote regular bowel movements.