And, Amla is stabilized since it also contains tannins, which help to preserve the vitamins contained by Amla even as it is processed.   Although Amla is the primary active ingredient contained within Chyawanprash, this Ayurvedic jam also often contains herbs, sugar, sesame oil, ghee, and/or honey.

These ingredients serve as catalytic agents and they help transport the herbs within the jam deep into the body’s tissues. Sugar is used as a preservative substance to safeguard the product’s benefits from deterioration while it in storage.  

Key Benefits

Chyawanprash has multiple known benefits that have been proven through research and studies, some of the most sought after include:

●      Rejuvenating the tissues found inside the body.

●      Supporting strength and energy.

●      Promoting the maintenance and growth of muscle mass.

●      Building ojas to support a healthy immune response.

●      Supporting healthy respiratory and heart function.

●      Tonifying the reproductive system.

●      Kindling agni, or “digestive fire”

●      Gently encouraging the elimination of toxins through the stool and urine.

●      Supporting optimal urinary health.  

Some of the lesser studied benefits of Chyawanprash include that it promotes youthfulness, beauty, and a good memory. In ancient texts, it was often used as a tonic for heart health and generally promotes good digestive, excretory, urinary, respiratory, and reproductive function.  

Improved strength and immunity begin with healthy agni or digestive fire. Chyawanprash can help improve Agni as Ayurvedic medicine works on the notion that digestion is initiated by experiencing taste, and Chyawanprash holds five of all six tastes (the only taste it is missing is salty).   Moreover, Chyawanprash is able to kindle agni without aggravating pitta.

Chyawanprash additionally works as a carminative, which helps move gases through the digestive tract while also supporting healthy elimination and fostering healthy cholesterol and blood glucose levels. All of this means that Chyawanprash helps both stimulate and tonify the GI tract, making for a healthier metabolism overall.