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Bilva Herbal Powder (Aegle marmelos)

Supports proper function of the bowels and promotes healthy stool formation
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How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

Supports proper function of the bowels and promotes healthy stool formation*

  • Promotes healthy, solid stools*

  • Dries excess Kapha and soothes the mucus membranes in the intestines*

  • Promotes the healthy movement of Vata in the colon*

  • Stimulates the digestive fire and eliminates natural toxins in the GI tract*



Ayurvedic Energetics:

  • Rasa (taste): astringent, bitter

  • Virya (action): heating

  • Vipaka (post-digestive effect): pungent

  • Doshas (constitutions): Balancing for Vata and Kapha, may increase Pitta in excess.



Commentary:
Bilva is an excellent herb for promoting the proper function of the bowels and healthy stool formation. Its astringent quality helps dry excess Kapha in the colon while promoting the natural binding of the stool. Bilva soothes the mucus membranes in the intestines and its heating action helps balance the downward moving energies of Vata. It also stimulates the digestive fire and eliminates natural toxins in the GI tract.*

Medicinal Effects of Bilva

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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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or 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 Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying

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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Bilva
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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Bowel Health:
General Laxative

GENERAL-LAXATIVE

Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.

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Stimulant Laxative

STIMULANT-LAXATIVE

Stimulant laxatives induce bowel movements by stimulating peristaltic movement (the contraction of smooth muscle in the intestines). They are effective when used on a short-term basis. On a long-term basis, they can create dependency. Aka irritant laxativ

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Immune System:
Anthelminthic

ANTHELMINTHIC

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

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Heart & Circulation:
Hemostatic

HEMOSTATIC

An herb that stops bleeding.

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Styptic

STYPTIC

A herb that contracts tissue or blood vessels. Generally styptics are astringent. They are often used topically as a hemostatic to stop bleeding, or to reduce secretions.

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Weight Loss:
Lowers Blood Sugar

LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGAR

An herb that lowers blood sugar.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Bilva

  • Chickpea (Garbanzo)

    Chickpea (Garbanzo) has these Actions in Common

    Styptic, General-laxative, Hemostatic

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  • Red Lentils (Masoor Dal)

    Red Lentils (Masoor Dal) has these Actions in Common

    Styptic, General-laxative, Hemostatic

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  • Apple (raw)

    Apple (raw) has these Actions in Common

    Lowers-blood-sugar, Styptic, Hemostatic

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  • Mung Bean

    Mung Bean has these Actions in Common

    Styptic, General-laxative, Hemostatic

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  • Persimmons

    Persimmons has these Actions in Common

    Hemostatic, Styptic, General-laxative

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  • Adzuki Beans

    Adzuki Beans has these Actions in Common

    Styptic, General-laxative, Hemostatic

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  • Honey

    Honey has these Actions in Common

    Styptic, General-laxative, Hemostatic

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  • Cranberry

    Cranberry has these Actions in Common

    Styptic, Hemostatic, Lowers-blood-sugar

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  • Rose Petals

    Rose Petals has these Actions in Common

    Hemostatic, Styptic, General-laxative

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  • Aloe Vera Juice / Gel

    Aloe Vera Juice / Gel has these Actions in Common

    Lowers-blood-sugar, Stimulant-laxative, General-laxative

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  • Hibiscus

    Hibiscus has these Actions in Common

    Lowers-blood-sugar, Styptic, Hemostatic

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Bilva

  • Haritaki

    Haritaki has these Actions in Common

    Anthelminthic, General-laxative, Hemostatic, Styptic

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Hemostatic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Styptic

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  • Black Walnut

    Black Walnut has these Actions in Common

    Anthelminthic, Stimulant-laxative, Styptic

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  • Vidanga

    Vidanga has these Actions in Common

    Anthelminthic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Stimulant-laxative

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  • Ashoka

    Ashoka has these Actions in Common

    Hemostatic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Styptic

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  • Bibhitaki

    Bibhitaki has these Actions in Common

    Anthelminthic, General-laxative, Stimulant-laxative

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  • Bhringaraj

    Bhringaraj has these Actions in Common

    Anthelminthic, Hemostatic, Lowers-blood-sugar

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  • Cascara sagrada

    Cascara sagrada has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Stimulant-laxative

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  • Senna

    Senna has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Stimulant-laxative

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  • Gandharvahasthadi Thailam

    Gandharvahasthadi Thailam has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Stimulant-laxative

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

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

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Bilva 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 herb supplement to treat a medical condition.

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Bilva. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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