Ayurvedic Perspective
Triphala has been considered a safe and non-habit forming herbal formula for optimal bowel health for millennia. However, Triphala was not well known for directly supporting factors pertaining to obesity such as cholesterol, liver function and blood sugar issues.
Haritaki is the third constituent of Triphala and supports bowel and liver function as well as pancreatic ducts and the natural flow of bile.
According to Ayurveda, obesity, or Prameha, has numerous and complex causative factors. A poor lifestyle, overly rich diet, lack of proper exercise and diabetes as well as the symptoms of Metabolic Syndrome (high blood pressure, abdominal fat, high cholesterol, and blood sugar issues) are among them.
Many of these factors are linked to the poorly coordinated and imbalanced function of the liver, pancreas and intestinal tract. Triphala’s three constituents seem to offer support for each of these three organ systems.