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THE AYURVEDIC INGREDIENT GUIDE

Bibhitaki · Baheda

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Bibhitaki fruit

Bowel & Digestive Care

Bibhitaki · Baheda

Terminalia bellirica

Baheda is a classical Ayurvedic fruit used with Amla and Haritaki in digestive and bowel-care preparations.

Medicinal & Wellness Uses

  • Bowel care: Traditionally used in preparations for digestive comfort and regularity.
  • Throat-care tradition: Also recorded in traditional throat-care preparations, separate from its role in our granules.

Standalone Use vs. Formulated Use

Using the Herb Alone

Whole fruit, powder and extracts have different strengths and astringent tastes. A spoonful of raw powder does not match a measured extract.

How Our Formulation Combines Ingredients

Bibhitaki complements the other two Triphala fruits and the digestive spices in the complete granule recipe.

Purpose in Our Products

Find in 1 preparationKabj Haran Granules ↗

Each 100 g contains (percentages w/w as printed)Added for digestive and bowel care
Bibhitaki joins Amla, Haritaki, Saunf and Jeera in the complete fruit-and-spice formulation.

Directions and care

Read the complete product label. Use under the guidance of a qualified physician. Keep out of reach of children.

Sources & photo creditState Medicinal Plants Board Kerala: Bibhitaki ↗Source reference ↗

Rohit Naniwadekar · CC BY-SA 4.0

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