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AYURVEDIC FOODS

Star Anise Benefits (According to Ayurveda)


How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Recipes with Star Anise: Roasted Pears & Raisins
Recipes with Star Anise: Roasted Pears & Raisins
Star Anise is a warming aromatic herb that moves blood, reducing cold-stagnation in Chinese medicine. It's known to have powerful antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antifungal properties and is also one of the five spices in traditional Chinese five-spice mixture. It's been used in both Ayurveda & Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Shikimic acid which is the active ingredient in flu medications such as Tamiflu, is extracted from star anise making it a great spice to use during cold and flu season.

Digestive Health

Star anise is commonly used as a digestive aid helping to relieve an upset stomach with its antispasmodic properties. It's also used to relieve gas & bloating and to stimulate appetite.

Women's Health

Star anise is known to promote reproductive health in women, and also support lactating mothers by increasing the secretion of breast milk. It's also used for menopausal discomforts, as directed by a practitioner or physician.

About Star Anise

Star anise is a small evergreen tree native to China that closely resembles anise in flavor. Its licorice-flavored start shaped fruit is also grown in Japan and Vietnam. It has a dark brown color and contains six to eight seeded petal-like segments. It's harvested just before it ripens and its highly fragrant oil is used in cooking, perfumery, soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes and skin products.

Cooking Star Anise

Star anise has become more popular in the West in recent years and is used as a less expensive substitute for anise in baked goods as well as in the production of liquor. It is a key spice in preparation of biryani and masala chai throughout all of the Indian subcontinent. It enhances the flavor of meat and is widely used in Chinese cuisine as well as in Malay and Indian cooking. It's also a major ingredient in the making of pho, a Vietnamese soup, and is used in the French recipe of mulled wine, called vin chaud (hot wine).

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Is Star Anise Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Star Anise' is a good fit. Complete the basic quiz in 1 minute, or go deeper with additional quizzes at your own leisure to learn more about your body.

AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT

Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances. With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you. Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature. By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health. See How it Works.

Health Virtues of Star Anise

Personalized medicine systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, hebs, lifestyle choices, indivdual constitutions, 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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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.

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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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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
Kapha pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
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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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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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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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

Aromatic

AROMATIC

Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Star Anise
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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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Spleen Tonic

SPLEEN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens spleen function by improving strength of the blood. Spleen tonics Builds agni, brighten the person's appearances & firms up tissues.

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Burns Toxins

BURNS-TOXINS

An herb that detoxifies by helping your body metabolize toxins, as opposed to eliminating them.

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Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

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

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Nervine

NERVINE

Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.

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Cardiac Stimulant

CARDIAC-STIMULANT

Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.

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Vasodilator

VASODILATOR

A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Star Anise

  • Marjoram

    Marjoram has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Nervine, Digestive, Spleen-tonic

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  • Oregano

    Oregano has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Nervine

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  • Ajwain

    Ajwain has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Nervine, Digestive, Spleen-tonic

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  • Celery Seed

    Celery Seed has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Nervine, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator

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  • Nigella (black cumin)

    Nigella (black cumin) has these Actions in Common

    Spleen-tonic, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Nervine, Digestive

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  • Cloves

    Cloves has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Nervine, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator

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  • Basil

    Basil has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Nervine, Digestive, Spleen-tonic

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  • Allspice

    Allspice has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Nervine, Digestive, Spleen-tonic

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Nervine

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  • Rosemary

    Rosemary has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Nervine, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Star Anise

  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic, Vasodilator, Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Thyme White Essential Oil - 1/3 oz

    Thyme White Essential Oil - 1/3 oz has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Nervine, Spleen-tonic, Vasodilator

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  • Cumin, Coriander, Fennel Tea

    Cumin, Coriander, Fennel Tea has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Nervine, Spleen-tonic

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  • Pippali

    Pippali has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Burns-toxins

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  • Trikatu

    Trikatu has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Yogaraj Guggulu

    Yogaraj Guggulu has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Nervine, Vasodilator

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  • Dong Quai

    Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Nervine, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Nervine, Vasodilator

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  • Chandraprabha Vati

    Chandraprabha Vati has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Nervine, Vasodilator, Digestive

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  • Encourage a Sweat / Sweat Therapy

    Encourage a Sweat / Sweat Therapy has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Burns-toxins

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  • Sit in the Sauna

    Sit in the Sauna has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator

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Star Anise - Metabolic Impact Report

The reports shared below are part of an educational assignment completed by students at the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda. 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 Star Anise affect your temperature?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your sweat quantity?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect the color of your tongue body?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect the swelling of your tongue body?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your appetite/hunger?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your digestion speed?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

TOXINS

How did Star Anise affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your stool smell?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

Tongue: How did Star Anise affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect the color of your tongue coating?

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YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your urine smell?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your sweat smell?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

HYDRATION

How did Star Anise affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect the cracks on your tongue?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

NERVOUS-SYSTEM

How did Star Anise affect your energy levels?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your muscle tension?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your anxiety?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect the stillness of your tongue?

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More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

DIGESTION

How did Star Anise affect your digestion speed?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your appetite/hunger?

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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

TONGUE

How did Star Anise affect the color of your tongue body?

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PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect the stillness of your tongue?

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More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect the color of your tongue coating?

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YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect the cracks on your tongue?

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Larger/longer/more cracksSlightly moreSameSlightly less/smaller/shorterMuch less
Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

Tongue: How did Star Anise affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

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Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect the swelling of your tongue body?

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More SwellingLess SwellingNo Change
Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

STOOL

How did Star Anise affect your stool lightness?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your stool smell?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your stool consistency?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your stool frequency/quantity?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your stool color?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

URINE

How did Star Anise affect your urine clarity?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your urine smell?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your urine lightness?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

SWEAT

How did Star Anise affect your sweat quantity?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your sweat smell?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

SYSTEMIC

How did Star Anise affect your energy levels?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your muscle tension?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your anxiety?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

How did Star Anise affect your temperature?

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Total Responses: 25 REPORT ID:43 (2021-01-20 - 2021-01-31)

Note: These exercises are not part of an FDA-regulated study, and were not designed or conducted under a clinical research protocol. They are neither investigational in nature nor scientific findings. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. They are experiential assignments rooted in traditional Ayurvedic education, intended solely for instructional use. No conclusions should be drawn regarding the therapeutic effects of any food, herb, or dietary substance based on these student reflections.


Joyful Belly is a recognized college of biocharacteristics medicine.

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Eating Ayurvedically makes you feel nourished and energized. Food digests with ease when right for your body type (dosha). Healthy digestion is seen as the cornerstone of well-being in Ayurveda. Healthy digestion generally prevents illness. If you do get sick, a strong digestive fire reduces the severity of illness and increases your resilience. It also improves your mood. Once you begin eating Ayurvedically, you will feel refreshed, vital and strong.
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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda. His approach to Ayurveda 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 7 kids live in Asheville, NC

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