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How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

Maitake means 'dancing mushroom' in Japanese. It is one of the most popular culinary mushrooms in Japan. It is native to both Japan and North America.

Chinese medicine uses many mushrooms as immune tonics. Research confirms that Maitake is an immune stimulant and has anti-cancer properties. It also reduces blood sugar, good for diabetics.

Mushrooms are considered to be tamasic and a bit dark in Ayurveda. They are earthy and soulful. Many western herbalists entertain the notion that mushrooms come from an alien planet. While this opinion has no basis scientifically, it captures the strangeness of mushrooms.

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  • SERVING SIZE: 1/4 c
  • FAMILY: Meripilaceae
  • SPECIES: Grifolia frondosa

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Understanding your child's constitution is key to raising resilience, instead of wiring in disease. Study constitutional medicine to discover the keys to personalized nourishment.

Rooted in the insights curated from Ayurveda and Greek medicine, constitutional medicine teaches you which foods match your body, so you and your family have true vitality, strength, and balance. See How it Works.

Medicinal Effects of Maitake Mushroom

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

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
Pitta pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating Vata 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
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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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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AGGRAVATES
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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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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Other Health Virtues

Family:
Meripilaceae

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Maitake Mushroom
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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Immune System:
Immune Calming

STRONG IMMUNE-CALMING

Herbs that interrupt an allergic reaction or calm the immune system, useful in allergies and autoimmune conditions.

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Immune Stimulant

IMMUNE-STIMULANT

Stimulates and strengthens the immune system. Helpful when fighting off a cold or flu.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Maitake Mushroom

  • Basil

    Basil has these Actions in Common

    Immune-stimulant, Immune-calming

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  • Sage

    Sage has these Actions in Common

    Immune-calming, Immune-stimulant

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  • Shiitake Mushroom

    Shiitake Mushroom has these Actions in Common

    Immune-stimulant

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  • Crimini & Button Mushrooms

    Crimini & Button Mushrooms has these Actions in Common

    Immune-stimulant

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  • Portobello Mushroom

    Portobello Mushroom has these Actions in Common

    Immune-stimulant

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  • Flower / Bee Pollen

    Flower / Bee Pollen has these Actions in Common

    Immune-stimulant

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  • Flax Seed

    Flax Seed has these Actions in Common

    Immune-calming

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  • Apple (raw)

    Apple (raw) has these Actions in Common

    Immune-calming

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  • Marjoram

    Marjoram has these Actions in Common

    Immune-calming

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  • Spanish Black Radish

    Spanish Black Radish has these Actions in Common

    Immune-calming

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Maitake Mushroom

  • Astragalus

    Astragalus has these Actions in Common

    Immune-calming, Immune-stimulant

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  • Ginseng, Chinese

    Ginseng, Chinese has these Actions in Common

    Immune-stimulant, Immune-calming

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  • Angelica

    Angelica has these Actions in Common

    Immune-calming, Immune-stimulant

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  • Yarrow

    Yarrow has these Actions in Common

    Immune-calming, Immune-stimulant

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  • Licorice Ghee (9oz)

    Licorice Ghee (9oz) has these Actions in Common

    Immune-calming, Immune-stimulant

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  • Licorice Root (Yastimadhu)

    Licorice Root (Yastimadhu) has these Actions in Common

    Immune-calming, Immune-stimulant

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  • Desensitization therapy

    Desensitization therapy has these Actions in Common

    Immune-calming

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  • Vitamin C

    Vitamin C has these Actions in Common

    Immune-stimulant

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  • Quercitin

    Quercitin has these Actions in Common

    Immune-calming

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  • Immune-suppressing microbes / worms

    Immune-suppressing microbes / worms has these Actions in Common

    Immune-calming

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  • Rosmarinic Acid

    Rosmarinic Acid has these Actions in Common

    Immune-calming

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Maitake Mushroom may temper these symptoms. The suitability of any food for a condition is highly dependent on the individual and constitution. Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.

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Constitutional Nutrition: Strengthen Your Health Naturally

When your dietary choices align with your individual nature (constitution), it supports your metabolism, energy, and health naturally. A personalized diet, fitting to your constitution, leverages your natural strengths while gently supporting your body where it's vulnerable.

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.

By embracing constitutional nutrition, you will soon experience a profound sense of renewal, vitality, and inner strength.

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About the Author

John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle through constitutional nutrition (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, medieval Catholic philosophy, & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. John, his wife Natalie and their 8 kids live in Asheville, NC

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