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Safed Musli Powder | Pure | White Gold | Wild Harvested
✧ What is Safed Musli?
Safed musli (Chlorophytum borivilianum) is a small Indian herb whose slender white roots have been treasured in India for around a thousand years. The roots are so valued they are known as "White Gold", and in Ayurveda the plant is counted among the divya aushadhi, the divine herbs, and the rasayana, the restorative tonic herbs.
Pure safed musli is hard to come by. Because the root is rare and costly, many powders are bulked out with cheaper hidden ingredients, so price is often a fair guide to quality. Ours is 100% pure safed musli root, with nothing added.
It is one of three classic Ayurvedic roots we offer, alongside our Ashwagandha and Shatavari, and the three come together in our Sun Blissed Elixir.
✧ How has Safed Musli been used in Ayurveda?
Safed musli has a long history in Ayurveda, recorded in India as far back as the 11th century. It belongs to a revered group of herbs known as vajikarana rasayana, the rejuvenating tonics traditionally associated with strength, vigour and wellbeing, which is how it earned its old name, "the herb of strength".
Traditionally the white roots were gathered from the forest floors of central and western India, dried, and ground to a fine powder to be taken with warm milk. For generations it has been one of the grounding, strengthening tonics Ayurvedic practitioners turn to, for both men and women.
We share this as traditional context, not as health advice.
✧ What's in our Safed Musli?
Ingredients
100% Pure - Safed Musli Root Powder
- 100% pure safed musli root powder (Chlorophytum borivilianum)
- Genuinely wild-harvested in India, then dried, ground and processed on a HOMA organic farm
- Naturally gluten-free
- Vegan
- Non-irradiated
- Free from fillers, preservatives, bulking agents, and humectants
Our safed musli is truly wild: the roots grow a full two days' walk from our HOMA organic farm, gathered by hand and carried back to be dried, ground and processed on the farm.
Product carefully sourced from India. Click here for info on our sourcing policy. Read about HOMA organic farming.
✧ How is Safed Musli different from Ashwagandha and Shatavari?
Safed musli, ashwagandha and shatavari are three of the most treasured roots in Ayurveda, and together they are the heart of our Sun Blissed Elixir. They are often spoken of as a trio, yet each has its own character. Ashwagandha is the calming, grounding root. Shatavari, the "queen of herbs", is the cooling, nourishing root long associated with women through every season. Safed musli is the strengthening root, the "white gold" taken as a restorative tonic.
You can take each root on its own, or enjoy all three blended together in our Sun Blissed Elixir.
✧ How do you take Safed Musli?
1 teaspoon (approx 2g) once or twice daily. It is traditionally taken stirred into warm milk (dairy or plant), and is just as good in water, a smoothie, or with a little honey or jaggery. Start with a small amount and find what suits you.
Many keep it beside our Ashwagandha and Shatavari, or take all three together in our Sun Blissed Elixir.
✧ Is Safed Musli safe?
Safed musli has been eaten in India for centuries and is generally well tolerated. As with any concentrated herb, we would not recommend it during pregnancy or while breastfeeding without first speaking to a qualified healthcare practitioner. If you take prescription medication or are under medical care, it is always wise to check before adding a new herb to your routine.
