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Amla or Indian gooseberry is single herb in the Charaka Samhita. It alleviate tridoshas and specially normalizes pitta. It has a reputation as a powerful rejuvenating herb. It is the fruit of this deciduous tree found mainly in India. It is greenish yellow in color, tastes sour and fibrous in nature. Amla contains minerals such as chromium, zinc, and copper and also used in the treatment of gastritis.

Amla is one of the widely used herbs in ayurvedic medicines. Charak and sushrut widely mention the use of amla for curative purposes. Amla due to sheet virya potency is widely used in diseases caused by pitta disorders. Well renowned ayurvedic preparations like chawanprash, triphala and amlaki rasayan possess dominance of Amla. It is very important part of most ayurvedic medicine and supplements like Triphala, chavyanprasha, Amalaki rasayana, arogyaverdhani vati etc.

Amla is a strong rejuvenates and it balances the stomach acids. It is helpful in absorption of food. Amla is an anti-oxidant, which prevents premature aging. It provides strength to lungs. It acts as a coolant. As it is a good source of vitamin C so it is used to treat eyesight. Amla prevents premature graying and falling of hair. Amla also helps in maintaining body weight due to its richness in nutrients.

Benefits of Amla:

Skin- it is very helpful in skin diseases as it has sheet virya in potency. It inhibits pitta and thus helps in getting relief from it. All the skin disorders are caused by pitta dominance. Regular use of Amla promotes glow on skin and delays wrinkles or loosening of skin. Good results have been found in eczema. Its internal use as well as its local application on scalp gives good results in hair loss as it provides nourishment to the skin on head (scalp). It stimulates hair follicles thus promoting hair growth and also improves texture of the hair.

Stomach Problems
It is highly effective in treating stomach ailments both liver and intestine related. Its regular intake helps in keeping away problems like stomach ache, gastric problems and infections. It is also a very good blood purifier hence it improves the health of liver which in turns keeps the toxins and infections away.

Improves mental stamina- Amalaki is a good brain tonic. It helps in improving the brain functioning and improve the mental concentration. It raises the grabbing power of the brain and also increases the retaining power.

Tones urinary system - it tones up the urinary tract and also helps in fading away any kind of infection that happens in the body. More over it also reduces the chances of calculus (stones) formation in the kidneys

Application and consumption of amla has an astonishing effect on hair and skin. Hair that has already gone grey can be reverted back to their original color by drinking any green vegetable juice in which 2-3 amla fruits have been crushed. Else dried amla powder mixed with water can be consumed. Amla juice also helps revive the elasticity of skin. Amla helps in regulating body metabolism, elimination and helps remove metabolic toxins from the body.

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Shilajit is an ayurvedic herb that is blessed with diversified properties with which it has the capability in treating almost all kinds of problems faced by us nowadays. Shilajit in Sanskrit literally means conqueror of mountains and destroyer of weakness. In ancient Indian medicinal science, it was used as it possesses strong rejuvenating natural power that makes the human body to endure the depredations of age and health ailments like a rock.

It has been extensively used for general physical strengthening, anti-aging, blood sugar stabilization, boosting libido, injury healing, immune system strengthening, urinary tract rejuvenation, enhanced brain functioning potency, bone healing, kidney rejuvenation, arthritis, hypertension, obesity and many other application for numerous conditions.

Shilajitu is considered has ushan virya i.e. it possess hot potency, which makes it, fight against the ailments caused by vata disorder. It possesses katu, tickt and kashaya rasa and possesses laghu (light) and ruksh (dry) properties, which helps it in acting the way it works. Due to presence of these properties shilajit acts as vata and kapha suppressant, it also helps in moderating pitta dosha.

It is an Indian Viagra in other names because of marked enhancements in uplifting the disadvantaged on sex matters. It raises sperm count, restores any form of sexual dysfunction, and raises fertility and the many other handicaps bedeviling men. With mental faculties settled and put in good working condition, nothing prevents youthfulness coming back to the scene and the vigor associated with it.

Benefits of Shilajit:

Increase sex drive - Low sex drive and sexual weaknesses also occur due to malfunctioning of urinary and renal organs of the body. Swelling or enlargement of prostrate gland gives rise to painful urination or incontinence in urination which leads to low sex drive or insufficient erections. Shilajit alleviates and treats urinary and renal problems; it also helps in improving functioning of kidneys for better health.

Diabetes - Shilajit is one of the best agents in treating diabetes. It has been clearly mention in ayurvedic texts that Shilajit is to be given in the condition of high sugar levels in the body. It also has been clinically assessed that Shilajit is extremely helpful in maintaining the normal sugar levels in the body. Shilajit helps in regularizing the sugar metabolism in the body.

Antioxidant - Antioxidants can safely neutralize a free radical without becoming a free radical them self. Shudh Shilajit is a powerful antioxidant that has the added benefit of being able to cross the blood-brain barrier.

Kidney stones - Shilajit has the power to expel out the stones that gets formed in kidneys. It first breaks the stone into smaller pieces and then flushes it out through the urine. As it is a powerful diuretic agent thereby is also helpful in expelling out the toxins from the body. It has the potential to remove all kinds of stones from kidneys and urinary tract.

Memory - Shilajit improves memory and the ability to handle stress. Shilajit is found in the Himalayan mountains and has been used by the local residents for centuries. It is not unusually for the people living in that region to live to be over 100 years of age.

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