Scientific Validation of the Ethnomedicinal Properties of the Ayurvedic Drug Triphala:A Review

作     者：Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga Sharake Meera Benson Mathai Manoj Ponadka Rai Vikas Pawar Princy Louis Palatty 

作者机构：Department of Research and DevelopmentFather Muller Medical CollegeKankanadyMangaloreKarnataka(575002)India Sanjeevini Ayurvedic ChikitsalayaMallikatteMangaloreKarnataka(575003)India Department of PharmacologySt.John's Pharmacy CollegeVijayanagar Ⅱ StageBangaloreKarnataka(560040)India Unilever R&DNo.64Main RoadWhitefieldBangaloreKarnataka(560066)India Department of PharmacologyFather Muller Medical CollegeKankanadyMangaloreKarnataka(575002)India 

出 版 物：《Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine》 (中国结合医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2012年第18卷第12期

页      面：946-954页

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学科分类：1008[医学-中药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1006[医学-中西医结合] 100602[医学-中西医结合临床] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Ayurveda Rasayana Triphala Terminalia chebula Terminalia bellerica and Phyllanthus emblicaand Emblica officina/is 

摘      要：Triphala, a herbal formula composed of the three fruits of Terminalia chebula Retz. （Haritaki, Family： Combretaceae）, Terminalia bellirica Roxb. （Bibhitaki, Family： Combretaceae） and Phyllanthus emblica Linn. or Emblica officinalis Gaertn. （Amalaki or the Indian gooseberry, Family： Euphorbiaceae） is considered to be a universal panacea in the traditional Indian system of medicine the Ayurveda. It has been described in the Ayurveda text as a ＂Ftasayana＂ and to rejuvenat the debilitated organs. Ayurvedic physicians use Triphala for many ailments but most importantly to treat various gastrointestinal disorders. Scientific studies carried out in the past two decades have validated many of the ethnomedicinal claims and researches have shown Triphala to possess free radical scavenging, antioxidant, antiinflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic, antibacterial, antimutagenic, wound healing, anticariogenic, antistress, adaptogenic, hypoglycaemic, anticancer, chemoprotective, radioprotective and chemopreventive effects. Clinical studies have also shown that Triphala was found to have good laxative property, to improve appetite and reduce gastric hyperacidity. Studies have also shown that Triphala was effective in preventing dental caries and that this effect was equal to that of chlorhexidine. The current review addresses the validated pharmacological properties of Triphala and also emphasizes on aspects that need further investigation for its future clinic application.