Triphala 250mg | 120 capsules | Swanson

Swanson Triphala 250mg

Some herbal tradition recipes have existed for thousands of years. Triphala is one such example: an Ayurvedic blend of three dried fruits that have long been used together in India. Swanson provides it as a standardized extract with 250mg per capsule. A jar contains 120 capsules, enough for four months at one capsule per day.

What Triphala actually is

The name Triphala literally means three fruits in Sanskrit. It refers to amla (Emblica officinalis), behada (Terminalia belerica), and harada (Terminalia chebula), each in equal parts of 83.3mg in this product. These three fruits together form one of the best-known classical formulas in Ayurveda, the traditional Indian herbal medicine. Each fruit has its own taste and character, and it is precisely the combination that makes Triphala what it is. The extract is standardized to 40% tannin, a group of naturally occurring plant compounds.

What a standardized extract means

With Triphala, you can choose between loose fruit powder and an extract. This is an extract that is standardized to 40% tannin, so that each capsule delivers a fixed amount of these plant compounds. The difference from raw powder is that the composition remains consistent from capsule to capsule. Each capsule contains 250mg of Triphala extract, composed of the three fruits in equal proportions. This way, you always know exactly what you are taking.

A blend from the Ayurvedic tradition

Triphala is among the oldest and most widely used formulas in Ayurveda. Where herbs are often used individually in the West, the Ayurvedic tradition focuses on fixed combinations in which plants complement each other. Triphala is perhaps the best-known example of this. The three fruits have traditionally been taken after meals. Many people wonder why you combine three fruits instead of choosing one: the answer lies in the tradition, where the synergy of amla, behada, and harada is central.

The capsule and what's inside

In addition to the Triphala extract, the capsule only contains excipients: microcrystalline cellulose as a plant fiber, dextrin, calcium palmitate, and silica. The capsule itself is made of gelatin. You take one capsule per day with water. In short: this is the classic three-fruit blend from Ayurveda in a standardized extract, in a generous jar of 120 capsules, for those who prefer to dose Triphala precisely rather than use it as loose powder.