Organic Haritaki Side Effects

Negative side effects:

• Bitter taste

• Dehydration

• System weakening (if taken with alcohol)

• System fatigue & lower energy (if taken with alcohol)

• Diarrhea when first taking, as part of a cleansing effect

• Over abundance of energy. Less sleep. For a small percentage of people this appears as inability to sleep. To remedy this stop taking haritaki at night, and instead take in the morning.

• Reduction in sexual energy when taken when the person is already run down and over indulged.

How to mitigate haritaki side effects:

Bitter taste:

• Take the haritaki in capsule form

• Mix haritaki powder with fruit juice

Dehydration:

• Increase water consumption, especially in the evening

• Monitor the consistency of the stool. Dehydration often shows up as a drier than usual stool

System fatigue

• Increase water consumption

• Decrease alcohol and drug consumption

• Increase rest time

Decrease in Sexual energy

• Reduce drug and alcohol consumption

• Reduce the amount of haritaki taken

Positive Side Effects

While some people may experience a bitter taste while taking haritaki powder, in general, the major side effects of Haritaki are by products of the incredible health benefits.

Haritaki is most extensively shown to work on the gastro intestinal tract, cleansing it so that the nutrients from the stomach can penetrate the intestinal walls and reach the blood stream. As this cleansing takes place so the stool can become more soft or loose than usual. This can lead to dehydration if the amount taken of haritaki is high or the body responds by flushing the system.

Note: Taking haritaki while pregnant, dehydrated, or if emmaciated is not recommended (1).

Source - haritaki.org