Talisadi Churna Benefits, Talisadi Powder, Tablet (Guti)

The Ayurveda Experience May 20, 2019

Talisadi Powder + Vanshlochan (Wild Bamboo Resin)

Talisadi powder has been a significant medicinal formulation in Ayurveda for quite some time and is now gaining popularity in the west as well.

Vanshlochan is the main ingredient oftalisadi churna. Vanshlochan is collected from a wild species of the bamboo plant. Such species of the bamboo plant discharge a siliceous resin that is known asvanshlochan.

Vanshlochan is known as bamboo silica or bamboo manna in English.

Nowadays, it is extremely difficult to sourcepure vanshlochan in the market because the quantity that can be extracted is very small. It is also it is very costly. Given its rarity, syntheticvanshlochan is used instead.

Vanshlochan is white-bluish in color, opaque, and found in irregular fragments.

Sitopaladi Churna Vs. Talisadi Churna

Unlikesitopaladi churna which is only available as a fine powder, talisadi churna is available in tablet form as well. The tablet form is calledtalisadi guti and is readily available. Guti means tablet.

Read More: Sitopaladi Benefits, Ingredients, Dosage, Side Effects + More

Talisadi Churna Ingredients ¹

• Talis patra or Abies webbiana
• Maricha or Piper nigrum
• Shunthior Zingiber officinale
• Pippalior Piper longum
• Vanshlochanor Bamboo manna
• Elaor smaller cardamom or Elettaria cardamomum
• Dalchini or Cinnamomum zeylanicum
• Sugar

Method Of Preparation

Ayurvedic texts recommend the following measurements of ingredients and preparation method.

• Talis patra or Abies webbiana – 50g or 1.8oz.
• Marichaor Piper nigrum – 100g or 3.5oz.
• Shunthior Zingiber officinale – 150g or 5.2oz.
• Pippalior Piper longum – 200g or 7oz.
• Vanshlochan or Bamboo manna – 250g or 8.8oz.
• Ela or smaller cardamom or Elettaria cardamomum – 25g or 0.9oz.
• Dalchinior Cinnamomum zeylanicum – 25g or 0.9oz.
• Sugar – 1600 gram or 1.6 kilogram or 56.4oz.

Make a fine powder of all the ingredients. Filter the powder through a fine soft cloth. Keep in an airtight container and store in a cool and dry place. Your talisadi churna is then ready for consumption.

Talisadi Churna Tablets (Talisadi Churna Guti)

Thetalisadi churnaused for making tablets must be extremely fine. Instead of adding powdered sugar, sugar syrup is added totalisadi churna for making tablets. The syrup acts as a binding agent for making tablets.¹

Traditionally, the powder is made with the help of mortar and pestle. This powder is then filtered through a fine soft cloth. This process of filtering and sifting through a fine cloth is calledkapad chaan in Sanskrit.

Thetalisadi tablets are lighter in nature.¹They are also easier to ingest compared to the churna.

Dosage + Administration

Consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner before using the churna, the guti (tablets) or any other Ayurvedic medicine. Diabetics should avoid this preparation as it contains sugar. Those who are or could be allergic to any of its ingredients should also avoid taking it.

Recommended Dosage:1-4masha of the churna should be taken.¹

A masha is a unit of measurement in Ayurveda. One masha is approximately equal to 0.97g.

Method of Administration:According to the Ayurvedic medical texts,talisadi churna should be taken along with honey anddesi ghee(clarified butter).¹

The texts also mention that honey anddesi ghee (clarified butter) should not be taken together in equal amounts.Always take these in unequal amounts. Taking honey andghritainequal amounts can be toxic.

Talisadi Churna Benefits + Talisadi Churna Uses In Ayurveda ¹

Talisadi churna or talisadi powder may be helpful in the following conditions. Check with a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner or health care provider before consuming Ayurvedic supplements.

• Asthma and other chronic respiratory problems
• Cough and cold
• Loss of taste
• Low metabolism or poor digestion
• Anemia
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Spleen-problems
• Emaciation
• Fever
• Cardiac problems
• Nausea and vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Bloating and gas

TalisadiPowder Research

A clinical study done on 60 people showed thatthe churna is effective in anemia.The study showed how the ingredients of the powder were effective in reducing the severity of symptoms in Pandu rogaor anemia.² 

Consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner before using Ayurvedic formulations. Diabetics should avoid this particular preparation as it contains sugar. Those who are or could be allergic to any of its ingredients should also avoid taking it.

References

1. Bhaishjya Kalpana Vigyan with Hindi commentary, page no. 123-124, by Aacharya Sidhinandan Mishra, Chaukhamba Surbharti Prakashan, Varanasi, 1988.
2. Nishad Vindesh Kumar Markandey, and Gunvant Hari Yeola. Study of Effect of Talisadi Churna in Management of Pandu Roga (Anemia). Nov. 2017, www.iamj.in/posts/images/upload/4016_4024.pdf.