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How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL NUTRITION INSIGHTS

The peel contains diosmin and hesperidin usually in varicose veins and hemorrhoids.

Buying & Preparation

The sweet orange, as distinguished from bitter orange, is a hybrid between the pomelo (25%) and the mandarin (75%). The first mention of sweet orange occured in China 314 BC. Sweet orange was the most cultivated fruit tree worldwide as of 1987.

Cooking Orange

The fruit is often eat fresh, or juiced.

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Medicinal Effects of Orange

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, hebs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC NATURE / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Nature / Biocharacteristics

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (vital qualtiies). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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LIQUEFIED

ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

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TASTES

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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SOUR

ABOUT SOUR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sour refers to anything fermented or acidic.

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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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PUNGENT

ABOUT PUNGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper.

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AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (DOSHAS)

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.

Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.

Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.

Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.

The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).

Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.

Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.

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PACIFIES
Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating Pitta aggravating

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.

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PACIFIES
MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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AGGRAVATES
CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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Other Health Virtues

Affinity:
Heart Circulation Blood, Weight Loss
Family:
Rutaceae

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Orange
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Digestion:
Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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Sialogogue

SIALOGOGUE

A sialogogue increases saliva. Sour foods are often great sialogogues, and increase output of all exocrine glands. Salty taste is very moistening as well. Bitter, pungent and sweettastes also increase salivary output but to a lesser degree. Astringents.

SEE ALL 'SIALOGOGUE' FOODS / HERBS

Cleanse & Detox:
Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.

SEE ALL 'INTERNAL-DETOXICANT' FOODS / HERBS

Mind, Stress & Sleep:
Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

SEE ALL 'WAKES-YOU-UP' FOODS / HERBS

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Neuroprotective

NEUROPROTECTIVE

Repairs / restores damaged nerves. Protects nerve health.

SEE ALL 'NEUROPROTECTIVE' FOODS / HERBS

Energy Vitality:
Refreshing

REFRESHING

Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.

SEE ALL 'REFRESHING' FOODS / HERBS

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

SEE ALL 'STIMULATES-ENERGY' FOODS / HERBS

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

SEE ALL 'NUTRITIVE' FOODS / HERBS

Skin Care & Beauty:
Refreshes Skin

REFRESHES-SKIN

Flushes the lymphatic system to cool, awaken, and revive the skin.

SEE ALL 'REFRESHES-SKIN' FOODS / HERBS

Liver & Gallbladder:
Cholagogue

CHOLAGOGUE

Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.

SEE ALL 'CHOLAGOGUE' FOODS / HERBS

Constituents:
Nitric Oxide

STRONG NITRIC-OXIDE

Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.

SEE ALL 'NITRIC-OXIDE' FOODS / HERBS

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Rutin

STRONG RUTIN

Rutin is a flavonoid with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Commonly used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and high blood pressure.

SEE ALL 'RUTIN' FOODS / HERBS

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Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.

SEE ALL 'AROMATASE-INHIBITOR' FOODS / HERBS

, Folate,
Inositol

INOSITOL

Inositol is an alcohol sugar made naturally in the human body from glucose. It is lipotropic (aiding fat metabilism in the liver). It affects a variety of hormones, neurotransmitters, steroid, growth factors and water.

SEE ALL 'INOSITOL' FOODS / HERBS

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Salicylates

SALICYLATES

Salicylates relieve inflammation, are anti-cancer, and antidiabetic, but some are allergic to it.

SEE ALL 'SALICYLATES' FOODS / HERBS

, Soluble Fiber, Vitamin C

Foods with a Similar Nature to Orange

  • Grapefruit

    Grapefruit has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Neuroprotective, Sialogogue, Cholagogue, Quenches-thirst, Stimulates-energy

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  • Lemon

    Lemon has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Sialogogue, Cholagogue, Refreshes-skin, Wakes-you-up, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing

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  • Pineapple

    Pineapple has these Actions in Common

    Sialogogue, Quenches-thirst, Stimulates-energy, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Nutritive

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  • Lime

    Lime has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Sialogogue, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Cholagogue, Refreshing

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Neuroprotective, Stimulates-energy, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Internal-detoxicant, Sialogogue

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  • Acai

    Acai has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Cholagogue, Refreshing, Nutritive, Wakes-you-up

    LEARN MORE

  • Mint

    Mint has these Actions in Common

    Refreshes-skin, Wakes-you-up, Refreshing, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Pomegranate Molasses

    Pomegranate Molasses has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Cholagogue, Sialogogue, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Orange Zest

    Orange Zest has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Internal-detoxicant, Wakes-you-up, Refreshing

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  • Molasses

    Molasses has these Actions in Common

    Sialogogue, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Quenches-thirst

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Orange

  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Quenches-thirst, Refreshing, Sialogogue, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Reduced lemon juice

    Reduced lemon juice has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Sialogogue, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

    Refreshes-skin, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • External Breath (Bahya Pranayama)

    External Breath (Bahya Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Shilajit Tonic

    Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Breathing Exercises

    Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

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  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

    Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Long inhale, short exhale

    Long inhale, short exhale has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

    LEARN MORE

  • Cold Shower / Bath

    Cold Shower / Bath has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

    LEARN MORE

  • Solomon's Seal

    Solomon's Seal has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Quenches-thirst, Refreshing

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Orange - Metabolic Impact Report

The reports shared below are part of an educational assignment completed by students at the Joyful Belly College of Natural Health Sciences. These represent subjective experiences intended to help students explore principles of Ayurveda through personal observation. In each report below, students ate the selected food for 3 days and self-reported these effects. See other food & herb reports at Joyful Belly.

TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION

How did Orange affect your temperature?

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Much colderSlightly colderSameSlightly warmerMuch warmer
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your ear temperature?

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HotterNo ChangeCooler
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your sweat quantity?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the color of your skin?

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Yellower/GreenerPalerRedderGrayerNo Change
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the color of your tongue body?

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PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the swelling of your tongue body?

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More SwellingLess SwellingNo Change
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your appetite/hunger?

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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your digestion speed?

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Much fasterSlightly fasterSameSlightly slowerMuch slower
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

TOXINS

How did Orange affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your stool smell?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

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Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the color of your tongue coating?

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YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your throat soreness?

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More soreNo ChangeLess sore
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your urine smell?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMany more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your sweat smell?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your acne?

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More acneNo ChangeLess acne
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your freckles/moles?

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0
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DarkerNo ChangeLighter
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?

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Redder/BloodshotYellowerGrayerBrownerWhiter
20
No Change
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the color of the lower eye lid?

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More green/dark greenMore purpleNo ChangeLess green/purple
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

HYDRATION

How did Orange affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the dryness of your skin?

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DrierOilierNo Change
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?

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PuffierNo ChangeLess Puffy
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the cracks on your tongue?

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Larger/longer/more cracksSlightly moreSameSlightly less/smaller/shorterMuch less
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

FLUID-THICKNESS

How did Orange affect your ear pressure?

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More pressureNo ChangeLess pressure
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your congestion?

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More congestionNo ChangeLess congestion
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?

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More thickNo ChangeLess thick
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

NERVOUS-SYSTEM

How did Orange affect your energy levels?

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Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your muscle tension?

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Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your anxiety?

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Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the stillness of your tongue?

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More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

DIGESTION

How did Orange affect your appetite/hunger?

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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect burning sensations in digestive tract (do not include acid reflux)?

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Much reliefSlight reliefSameSlightly more burningMuch more burning
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your digestion speed?

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6
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Much fasterSlightly fasterSameSlightly slowerMuch slower
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

TONGUE

How did Orange affect the cracks on your tongue?

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Larger/longer/more cracksSlightly moreSameSlightly less/smaller/shorterMuch less
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the color of your tongue body?

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12
9
6
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 0
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PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the color of your tongue coating?

20
16
12
8
4
0
4
 0
 1
 2
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YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the swelling of your tongue body?

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20
15
10
5
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1
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More SwellingLess SwellingNo Change
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the stillness of your tongue?

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More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

15
12
9
6
3
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1
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 13
 2
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Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

STOOL

How did Orange affect your stool frequency/quantity?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your stool color?

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16
12
8
4
0
1
 0
 1
 3
 17
More yellowMore grayMore greenMore orangeSame
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your stool lightness?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 8
 14
 0
 0
Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly darkerMuch darker
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your stool smell?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 0
 19
 3
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your stool consistency?

15
12
9
6
3
0
0
 10
 11
 1
 0
Much softerSlightly softerSameSlightly harderMuch harder
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

URINE

How did Orange affect your urine frequency/quantity?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 1
 15
 6
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 0
 20
 2
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMany more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your urine clarity?

25
20
15
10
5
0
1
 21
 0
More cloudySameMore clear
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your urine smell?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 0
 21
 1
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your urine lightness?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 0
 20
 2
 0
Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly DarkerMuch Darker
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

SWEAT

How did Orange affect your sweat quantity?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 0
 19
 3
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your sweat smell?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 1
 20
 1
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

SKIN

How did Orange affect the color of your skin?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 0
 4
 0
 18
Yellower/GreenerPalerRedderGrayerNo Change
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your freckles/moles?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 21
 1
DarkerNo ChangeLighter
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your acne?

25
20
15
10
5
0
2
 20
 0
More acneNo ChangeLess acne
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the dryness of your skin?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 1
 21
DrierOilierNo Change
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

EYE

How did Orange affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?

25
20
15
10
5
0
2
 0
 0
 0
 0
Redder/BloodshotYellowerGrayerBrownerWhiter
20
No Change
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the color of the lower eye lid?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 0
 22
 0
More green/dark greenMore purpleNo ChangeLess green/purple
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?

25
20
15
10
5
0
1
 20
 1
PuffierNo ChangeLess Puffy
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

ENT

How did Orange affect your throat soreness?

25
20
15
10
5
0
1
 20
 1
More soreNo ChangeLess sore
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?

20
16
12
8
4
0
1
 18
 3
More thickNo ChangeLess thick
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your ear temperature?

25
20
15
10
5
0
1
 21
 0
HotterNo ChangeCooler
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your congestion?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 17
 5
More congestionNo ChangeLess congestion
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your ear pressure?

25
20
15
10
5
0
1
 21
 0
More pressureNo ChangeLess pressure
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

SYSTEMIC

How did Orange affect your energy levels?

15
12
9
6
3
0
1
 0
 8
 12
 1
Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your muscle tension?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 2
 20
 0
 0
Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your anxiety?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 2
 17
 3
 0
Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your temperature?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 3
 14
 5
 0
Much colderSlightly colderSameSlightly warmerMuch warmer
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

HEART

How did Orange affect your heart rhythm?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 21
 1
More palpitationsSameLess palpitations
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 0
 22
 0
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

How did Orange affect your heart rate?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 0
 18
 4
 0
Much slowerSlightly slowerSameSlightly fasterMuch faster
Total Responses: 22 REPORT ID:126 (2023-03-04 - 2023-03-12)

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Orange may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications. Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.

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Constitutional nutrition is especially beneficial for digestion, a foundational pillar of health influencing your entire well-being. Balanced digestion fortifies your body's natural defenses against illness and enhances your resilience when illness does arise. A healthy digestive fire (*agni*) eases discomfort, speeds recovery, and naturally uplifts your mood.

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