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Medicinal Effects of Turmeric Root (Fresh)

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, herbs, 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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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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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

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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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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes and is laxative, and drying.

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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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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
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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Other Health Virtues

Tissue (dhatu):
Red Blood

RED-BLOOD

Red blood (Rakta Dhatu) includes red blood cells and blood vessels.

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Affinity:
Heart Circulation Blood, Liver Gallbladder,
Skin Care

SKIN-CARE

Includes skin care, and anything that nourishes epithelial membranes (of digestive, respiratory, urinary tract, blood vessels, etc).

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Family:
Zingiberaceae

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Turmeric Root (Fresh)
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:
Carminative

CARMINATIVE

Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines.

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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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Cleanse & Detox:
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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Mind, Stress & Sleep:
Analgesic

STRONG ANALGESIC

Pain reliever, reduces pain without eliminating sensation. Also known as anodyne.

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Brain Tonic

BRAIN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens the brain and thereby enhances memory or other cognitive functions and improves mental stamina or stability.

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Nerve Growth Tonic

NERVE-GROWTH-TONIC

Stimulate neurite / axon growth, promotes regeneration.

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Neuroprotective

NEUROPROTECTIVE

Repairs / restores damaged nerves. Protects nerve health.

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Serotonergic

SEROTONERGIC

The feel-good hormone. Also includes serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI).

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Energy Vitality:
Adrenal Tonic

ADRENAL-TONIC

Strengthens, supports, or increases output of adrenals.

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Skin Care & Beauty:
Antifibrotic

STRONG ANTIFIBROTIC

Fibrosis of an organ is often a progressive leading to organ failure (i.e lungs, liver, kidney). While vulneraries usually help restore collagen, antifibrotic herbs often clear collagen. Aka fibrinolytic.

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Antipruritic

ANTIPRURITIC

Antipruritics are herbs that inhibit itching, often associated with skin conditions such as sunburns, allergic reactions, eczema, psoriasis, chickenpox, fungal infections, insect bites, or contact dermatitis (as in poison ivy rashes).

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Skin Tonic

SKIN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens and nourishes skin, improving tone, color, moisture and complexion.

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Vulnerary

VULNERARY

An herb used for the treatment of wounds (antiulcer, connective tissue tonic).

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Respiratory-Health:
Flushes Sinuses

FLUSHES-SINUSES

An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.

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Immune System:
Antifungal

STRONG ANTIFUNGAL

Herbs that destroy fungus.

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Antimicrobial

STRONG ANTIMICROBIAL

An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial is an umbrella term that can be broken down into specific categories of target microorganism, such as anti-bacterials, fungals, and virals.

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Anthelminthic

ANTHELMINTHIC

Kills parasitic worms (hookworms, tapeworms, roundworms, etc).

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Anti Inflammatory

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

Reduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems.

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Antibacterial

ANTIBACTERIAL

Herbs that kill bacteria or slow their growth.

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Anticarcinogenic

ANTICARCINOGENIC

Herbs that inhibit or prevent the activity of a carcinogen or the development of cancer.

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Antipoisonous

ANTIPOISONOUS

An antidote for a poison. Many anti-poisonous herbs draw out a poison and are good for insect bites. Others help burn it up.

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Immune Calming

IMMUNE-CALMING

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

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, Immune Modulator, Mast Cell Stabilizer
Heart & Circulation:
Alterative

ALTERATIVE

Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.

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Antioxidant

ANTIOXIDANT

An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.

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Antiplatelet

ANTIPLATELET

An herb that inhibits clotting, dissolves clots, thins the blood, or destroys platelets, therefore reducing the tendency of blood to form clots. They are useful in cardiovascular disease, clots, and stroke. Aka anticoagulant.

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Blood Tonic

BLOOD-TONIC

An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency.

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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.

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Hepatoprotective

HEPATOPROTECTIVE

An herb that is capable of preventing liver damage. Many hepatoprotectives work via antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

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Weight Loss:
Hypolipidemic

HYPOLIPIDEMIC

Scrapes fats / cleanses blood vessels by 1) purging bile, 2) strengthening the liver's ability to metabolize fats, 3) by increasing uptake of cholesterol in the liver, and 4) by inhibiting fat cells.

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Lowers Blood Sugar

LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGAR

An herb that lowers blood sugar.

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Reproductive Health:
Antiandrogen

STRONG ANTIANDROGEN

Reduces androgen (testosterone), which can reduce excess growth, drive, and libido. Reduces skin oiliness. Helpful for prostate enlargement.

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Emmenagogue

EMMENAGOGUE

Herbs which stimulate menstruation. Emmenagogues are used for scanty menstruation, to relieve menstrual pain, and improve blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus.

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Induces Ovulation

INDUCES-OVULATION

Herbs that encourage ovulation.

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Bone & Joint:
Antiarthritic

ANTIARTHRITIC

Herbs that ease arthritic pain and promote joint health.

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Bone Tonic

BONE-TONIC

An herb that strengthens the bones and joints.

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Other:
Constituents:

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    Turmeric has these Actions in Common

    Hepatoprotective, Immune-modulator, Lowers-blood-sugar, Analgesic, Neuroprotective, Antiandrogen, Spleen-tonic, Anticarcinogenic, Antimicrobial, Antipoisonous, Bone-tonic, Carminative, Emmenagogue, Hypolipidemic, Induces-ovulation, Mast-cell-stabilizer, Anthelminthic, Serotonergic, Antiarthritic, Vulnerary, Antifibrotic, Antioxidant, Antipruritic, Brain-tonic, Cholagogue, Flushes-sinuses, Immune-calming, Internal-detoxicant, Alterative, Nerve-growth-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Skin-tonic, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antiplatelet, Blood-tonic, Burns-toxins, Digestive

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Adrenal-tonic, Antiarthritic, Brain-tonic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Analgesic, Antifibrotic, Burns-toxins, Hepatoprotective, Neuroprotective, Anti-inflammatory, Antiplatelet, Carminative, Hypolipidemic, Spleen-tonic

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  • Rosemary

    Rosemary has these Actions in Common

    Antifungal, Burns-toxins, Immune-calming, Spleen-tonic, Anthelminthic, Antimicrobial, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Anticarcinogenic, Brain-tonic, Emmenagogue, Neuroprotective, Analgesic

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  • Tarragon

    Tarragon has these Actions in Common

    Antiplatelet, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant, Analgesic, Antipoisonous, Cholagogue, Spleen-tonic, Antimicrobial, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Alterative

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  • Aloe Vera Juice / Gel

    Aloe Vera Juice / Gel has these Actions in Common

    Antibacterial, Cholagogue, Lowers-blood-sugar, Alterative, Antifungal, Hypolipidemic, Skin-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Internal-detoxicant, Vulnerary

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  • Dandelion Leaves

    Dandelion Leaves has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Hypolipidemic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Antimicrobial, Digestive, Immune-calming, Alterative, Antioxidant, Hepatoprotective, Internal-detoxicant, Anti-inflammatory

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  • Fennel Seeds

    Fennel Seeds has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Immune-calming, Vulnerary, Antimicrobial, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant, Analgesic, Brain-tonic, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Antiandrogen

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  • Cloves

    Cloves has these Actions in Common

    Antibacterial, Antimicrobial, Digestive, Analgesic, Antifibrotic, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Anthelminthic, Antifungal, Carminative, Spleen-tonic

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  • Fenugreek

    Fenugreek has these Actions in Common

    Hypolipidemic, Spleen-tonic, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Vulnerary, Carminative, Emmenagogue, Lowers-blood-sugar, Anti-inflammatory, Cholagogue

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  • Cinnamon

    Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

    Analgesic, Antimicrobial, Digestive, Lowers-blood-sugar, Antibacterial, Burns-toxins, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Antifungal, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Ginkgo

    Ginkgo has these Actions in Common

    Antifibrotic, Immune-calming, Antifungal, Internal-detoxicant, Antimicrobial, Nerve-growth-tonic, Antioxidant, Neuroprotective, Alterative, Antiplatelet, Analgesic, Brain-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Hepatoprotective, Antibacterial, Hypolipidemic

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  • Bhringaraj

    Bhringaraj has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, Vulnerary, Adrenal-tonic, Bone-tonic, Analgesic, Cholagogue, Anthelminthic, Hepatoprotective, Anti-inflammatory, Hypolipidemic, Antimicrobial, Immune-calming, Antipoisonous, Lowers-blood-sugar, Antipruritic, Skin-tonic

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  • Licorice Root (Yastimadhu)

    Licorice Root (Yastimadhu) has these Actions in Common

    Anticarcinogenic, Immune-modulator, Antifibrotic, Vulnerary, Adrenal-tonic, Antimicrobial, Alterative, Antipoisonous, Analgesic, Antipruritic, Anti-inflammatory, Carminative, Antiandrogen, Hepatoprotective, Antibacterial, Immune-calming

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  • Licorice Ghee (9oz)

    Licorice Ghee (9oz) has these Actions in Common

    Analgesic, Antipruritic, Anti-inflammatory, Carminative, Antiandrogen, Hepatoprotective, Antibacterial, Immune-calming, Anticarcinogenic, Immune-modulator, Antifibrotic, Vulnerary, Adrenal-tonic, Antimicrobial, Alterative, Antipoisonous

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  • Neem Leaf

    Neem Leaf has these Actions in Common

    Antipruritic, Vulnerary, Cholagogue, Alterative, Hypolipidemic, Anthelminthic, Immune-calming, Anti-inflammatory, Immune-modulator, Antibacterial, Internal-detoxicant, Antifungal, Lowers-blood-sugar, Antimicrobial, Mast-cell-stabilizer

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  • Dong Quai

    Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Analgesic, Mast-cell-stabilizer, Anti-inflammatory, Nerve-growth-tonic, Anticarcinogenic, Neuroprotective, Antioxidant, Vulnerary, Blood-tonic, Bone-tonic, Adrenal-tonic, Brain-tonic, Alterative, Immune-calming

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  • Manjistha

    Manjistha has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, Bone-tonic, Emmenagogue, Alterative, Hypolipidemic, Analgesic, Internal-detoxicant, Anthelminthic, Skin-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Spleen-tonic, Antiandrogen, Vulnerary

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    Amritarishta (Amrutharishtam) has these Actions in Common

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Turmeric Root (Fresh) 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.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Turmeric Root (Fresh) 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.

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Turmeric Root (Fresh). Please see your health care provider for more information.

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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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