Banyan Botanicals Haritaki Fruit Powder, Organic / 454 Grams

Haritaki is the fruit Ayurveda has leaned on for centuries to keep digestion running the way it's supposed to. This is the organic powdered version, 454 grams of it, which is just a pound of fruit that got real serious about portion control.

Haritaki (Terminalia chebula) grows on trees in India and Southeast Asia, and traditional Ayurvedic practice has used it as a daily tonic for longer than most civilizations have had plumbing. Banyan Botanicals grinds the dried fruit into a fine powder so you can mix it into water, honey, or whatever liquid you've got nearby and get it done without chewing on a dried fruit like it owes you money. It's organic, which means the tree that grew it was not also moonlighting as a pesticide depot.

What Haritaki Supports

• Supports healthy digestive function and regularity
• Promotes digestive comfort as part of a normal routine
• Supports the body's natural detoxification and cleansing processes
• Contributes to overall digestive wellness and gut comfort
• Supports a healthy inflammatory response in the digestive tract

In Ayurveda, haritaki is sometimes called the "king of medicines," a title it apparently earned without ever running for office. We're not making that claim here, we're just telling you what people have called it for a very long time, which is a different thing than telling you it will do the same. It's a supplement. It supports a body that's already doing fine and would like to keep doing fine.

How to Use It

Mix the powder into warm water, honey, or a small amount of ghee, and take it as part of your daily wellness routine. Some people take it in the evening, some in the morning, and Ayurveda has opinions about both, but the bag itself is agnostic. Start with a smaller amount to see how your body responds, since everybody's digestive system has its own personality, and some personalities are more dramatic than others.

The powder has a taste that's commonly described as astringent, sour, and a little bitter, all at once, like it couldn't pick a lane. That's normal. It's not a dessert. It's a fruit that decided to specialize in one thing and committed to it.

This jar is 454 grams, which somebody somewhere measured out very precisely and then decided a pound sounded less official. Either way, it's a lot of haritaki, sourced organically, ground into a fine powder, and ready to become part of a daily routine that supports digestive health and overall vitality without asking you to do anything weirder than stir a spoon.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.