Therapeutic Uses of Triphala in Ayurvedic Medicine
Peterson CT, Denniston K, Chopra D
Published in Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Methodology
Review of preclinical and clinical literature on Triphala across gastrointestinal, oral, metabolic and antioxidant applications
Key Findings
Triphala shows laxative, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activity, with most human evidence limited to small trials
Conclusions
Triphala has broad promising activity but requires larger rigorous human trials
Limitations
Narrative review; heavy reliance on preclinical data
Supplements Studied
Triphala shows laxative, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activity with limited human trial evidence
Outcomes Measured
Triphala shows antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity across studies
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