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AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

Cloves HERBAL POWDER (SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM)

Opens the pores, encourages sweating, digestive.

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How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Opens the pores, encourages sweating, digestive.

SUGGESTED USE

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Metabolic Nature of Cloves

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INCREASES
Guna Help

Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)

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

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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TASTES
Taste Help

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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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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DOSHAS
Dosha Help

The Three Doshas / Body Types

According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine, people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person. Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness. Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency. Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses. The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.

The 3 functional body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha). Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry. Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed. Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.

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PACIFIES
Kapha pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Pitta aggravating
HAS THE FOLLOWING
Subtaste:
Acrid

ACRID

Acrid taste is a combination of bitter and pungent tastes. Example include radish, turnip, and coffee.

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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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Family: Myrtaceae
HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Cloves
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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.

Warms Abdomen

WARMS-ABDOMEN

Warms the muscles and organs of the abdomen, stimulating digestion and metabolism.

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Antiemetic

ANTIEMETIC

Herbs that reduce nausea or stop vomiting. Generally refreshing, aromatic herbs.

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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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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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Numbs Anasthetic

STRONG NUMBS-ANASTHETIC

Inhibits sensation in a particular area.

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Nerve Relaxant Grounding

NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING

Encourages feelings of stability and heaviness. Makes you feel settled, mentally relaxed. Mildly sedates the nervous system to ease stress. Can bring a spacey or anxious person back to earth. Reduces agitation, irritation, stress and racing thoughts.

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Analgesic

ANALGESIC

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

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Anxiolytic

ANXIOLYTIC

Herbs that help people suffering from anxiety or panic. They promote a state of calm and often improve sleep. Most anxiolytic herbs are also nervines.

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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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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.

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Antifibrotic

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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Rubefacient

RUBEFACIENT

An herb used topically that causes dilation of the capillaries and an increase in blood circulation. The skin will appear red or flushed.

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Warms Chest

WARMS-CHEST

Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.

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Expectorant

EXPECTORANT

Expectorants help you eliminate mucus from the lungs. These herbs often work by increasing the quantity of mucus, or thinning the mucus. Expectorants are indicated when phlegm congests the lower respiratory tract.

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Anthelminthic

STRONG ANTHELMINTHIC

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

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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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Antibacterial

ANTIBACTERIAL

Herbs that kill bacteria or slow their growth.

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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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Warms Ears

WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

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Warms Head

WARMS-HEAD

An herb that increases sensations of heat and warmth in the head.

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Vasodilator

STRONG 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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Aphrodisiac

APHRODISIAC

Herbs that increase sexual arousal through various actions including increased circulation, relaxation, stimulation, or tonics that strengthen glandular health.

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Antispasmodic

STRONG ANTISPASMODIC

Herbs that reduce or inhibit muscle spasms or cramping, such as in asthma, menstruation, hear palpitations, migraine, or IBS.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Cloves

Cloves

Cloves has these Actions in Common

Nervine, Spleen-tonic, Warms-chest, Anthelminthic, Antifibrotic, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Numbs-anasthetic, Vasodilator, Warms-ears, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Anxiolytic, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Rubefacient, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Analgesic, Antiemetic, Antimicrobial, Aphrodisiac, Carminative, Expectorant

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Mustard

Mustard has these Actions in Common

Warms-chest, Analgesic, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Warms-ears, Antimicrobial, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Rubefacient, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Expectorant, Spleen-tonic

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Mustard Powder

Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Warms-ears, Antimicrobial, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Rubefacient, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Expectorant, Spleen-tonic, Warms-chest, Analgesic

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Mustard Seed

Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

Antimicrobial, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Rubefacient, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Expectorant, Spleen-tonic, Warms-chest, Analgesic, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Warms-ears

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Cinnamon

Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

Antiemetic, Aphrodisiac, Carminative, Expectorant, Spleen-tonic, Analgesic, Antifungal, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Warms-chest, Antibacterial, Antimicrobial, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Rubefacient

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Allspice

Allspice has these Actions in Common

Warms-chest, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Nervine, Spleen-tonic, Warms-head, Analgesic, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Numbs-anasthetic, Vasodilator, Antibacterial, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Rubefacient

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Rosemary

Rosemary has these Actions in Common

Rubefacient, Warms-chest, Analgesic, Antimicrobial, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic, Anthelminthic, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Vasodilator, Antifungal, Burns-toxins, Digestive

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Cayenne Pepper

Cayenne Pepper has these Actions in Common

Antiemetic, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Rubefacient, Warms-chest, Antifibrotic, Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Spleen-tonic, Analgesic, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator

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Basil

Basil has these Actions in Common

Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Warms-ears, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Warms-head, Anxiolytic, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Antibacterial

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Garlic (raw)

Garlic (raw) has these Actions in Common

Antibacterial, Antimicrobial, Diaphoretic, Rubefacient, Warms-chest, Antifibrotic, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Vasodilator, Anthelminthic, Antifungal, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Warms-abdomen

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Turmeric

Turmeric has these Actions in Common

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

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Cloves

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Nervine, Anxiolytic, Vasodilator, Burns-toxins, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-ears, Diaphoretic, Warms-head, Antibacterial, Expectorant, Antifungal, Internal-detoxicant, Antimicrobial, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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Wild Ginger

Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

Digestive, Analgesic, Expectorant, Antiemetic, Internal-detoxicant, Antispasmodic, Rubefacient, Burns-toxins, Spleen-tonic, Cardiac-stimulant, Vasodilator, Carminative, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Warms-ears

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Thyme White Essential Oil - 1/3 oz

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

Digestive, Expectorant, Anthelminthic, Internal-detoxicant, Antibacterial, Nervine, Antimicrobial, Rubefacient, Antispasmodic, Spleen-tonic, Burns-toxins, Vasodilator, Diaphoretic

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Pennyroyal

Pennyroyal has these Actions in Common

Digestive, Expectorant, Nervine, Analgesic, Numbs-anasthetic, Antispasmodic, Rubefacient, Cardiac-stimulant, Vasodilator, Carminative, Diaphoretic

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Eucalyptus Essential Oil

Eucalyptus Essential Oil has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Nervine, Analgesic, Vasodilator, Antibacterial, Warms-chest, Antifungal, Antimicrobial

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Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Warms-head, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Digestive, Nervine, Vasodilator, Warms-chest, Analgesic, Warms-ears

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Mugwort

Mugwort has these Actions in Common

Digestive, Analgesic, Internal-detoxicant, Anthelminthic, Nervine, Antibacterial, Antiemetic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Diaphoretic

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Dong Quai

Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

Digestive, Expectorant, Internal-detoxicant, Analgesic, Nervine, Antifibrotic, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative

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Epsom Salt Bath

Epsom Salt Bath has these Actions in Common

Warms-chest, Antispasmodic, Warms-head, Anxiolytic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator

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Yogaraj Guggulu

Yogaraj Guggulu has these Actions in Common

Nervine, Analgesic, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant

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Trikatu

Trikatu has these Actions in Common

Warms-abdomen, Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

Cloves may be beneficial for these symptoms. The suitability of any herb supplement for a condition is highly dependent on the individual. 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. Please see your health care provider for more information.
  • Analgesic: If the mechanism of pain relief is narcotic, do not combine with antihistamines.

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