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AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

Draksha Digestive Tonic Herbal Wine

A fermented grape tonic that aids digestion, supports energy, and soothes respiration. For all body types. Works gently on the stomach and digestive system.

How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

Draksha Asava is a rejuvenating Ayurvedic tonic made from fermented grapes that restores vitality to depleted individuals and comforts their dry, overworked Vata constitution. With its rich, warming sweetness, it strengthens digestion without aggravating heat, gently enkindling agni while cooling internal inflammation. Draksha Asava calms gas and bloating, and supports healthy elimination. It uplifts those suffering from fatigue, anemia, or post-illness debility, offering a grounding energy that nourishes ojas and steadies the body. Especially beneficial for dry coughs, respiratory weakness, and mild constipation, Draksha Asava offers a tender, restoring embrace to those worn thin by life's demands.

Ingredients

Grape juice, Vitis vinifera, Sugar cane, honey, Dhawai (Woodfordia fruitcosa), Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata), Nutmeg (Myristica frograns), Black pepper (Piper nigrum), Cinnamon (Cinnamomum eeylacium), Tej patta (Cinnamomum tamala), mwsua ferrea, Long pepper (piper longum), Chitrak (Plumbago zeylanica), Gaja pippli (Piper Chaba), Piper longam, and 1 - 2% self generated alcohol.

Medicinal Effects of Draksha Digestive Tonic

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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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.

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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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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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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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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
AGGRAVATES
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
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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Digestion,
Energy Vitality

ENERGY-VITALITY

Includes vitality improving foods, herbs, and exercises by dosha.

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, Heart Circulation Blood, Respiratory Health

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Draksha Digestive Tonic
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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Appetizer

APPETIZER

Herbs that cleanse the palate & stimulate hunger or desire to eat.

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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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Stomachic

STOMACHIC

An herb that increases appetite or settles a nauseas or nervous stomach. These generally increase the digestive fire, therefore relieving symptoms of sluggish or difficult digestion.

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Breaks Up

BREAKS-UP

The Sanskrit word for breaking up congealed matter / clogs in the body. Often used for constipation. Be careful with herbs that have Bhedana action.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Tonic

TONIC

A tonic herb restores function through strengthening tissue. This can happen through a combination of nourishing the tissue, and invigorating tissue metabolism. The tonic should not be withering, as in caffeine.

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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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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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Rebuilds Fluids

REBUILDS-FLUIDS

Herbs or substances that create moisture in the body and increase fluids.

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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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Livotonic

LIVOTONIC

An herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. Generally, liver tonics are oily, cool, sweet, mildly sour, or contain beta-carotene.

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Uterine Tonic

UTERINE-TONIC

An herb that tonifies and strengthens the uterus. Helpful for menstrual difficulties and fertility. Often herbs that increase ojas, but also circulation to reproductive system.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Draksha Digestive Tonic

  • Saffron

    Saffron has these Actions in Common

    Livotonic, Stimulates-energy, Carminative, Nutritive, Stomachic, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Blood-tonic

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  • Allspice

    Allspice has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Spleen-tonic, Vasodilator, Carminative, Stimulates-energy, Anti-inflammatory, Digestive, Stomachic

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Spleen-tonic, Vasodilator, Carminative, Stimulates-energy, Anti-inflammatory, Digestive, Stomachic

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  • Dill

    Dill has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Stimulates-energy, Digestive, Stomachic, Appetizer, Spleen-tonic, Vasodilator

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  • Cilantro

    Cilantro has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Digestive, Stomachic, Appetizer, Spleen-tonic, Carminative, Stimulates-energy

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  • Grape

    Grape has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, Rebuilds-fluids, Livotonic, Tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Nutritive, Uterine-tonic

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  • Mint

    Mint has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Stimulates-energy, Digestive, Stomachic, Appetizer, Spleen-tonic, Vasodilator

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  • Fenugreek

    Fenugreek has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Anti-inflammatory, Nutritive, Stomachic, Carminative, Spleen-tonic, Digestive

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  • Goji Berry

    Goji Berry has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, Rebuilds-fluids, Livotonic, Stimulates-energy, Nutritive, Tonic

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  • Coconut Flakes

    Coconut Flakes has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Livotonic, Tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Nutritive

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  • Coconut Butter

    Coconut Butter has these Actions in Common

    Livotonic, Tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Nutritive, Blood-tonic, Stimulates-energy

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Draksha Digestive Tonic

  • Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

    Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, Carminative, Digestive, Nutritive, Rebuilds-fluids, Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Anti-inflammatory

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Blood-tonic, Carminative, Digestive, Nutritive, Rebuilds-fluids, Stimulates-energy, Tonic

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  • Dong Quai

    Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, Carminative, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Uterine-tonic, Vasodilator, Anti-inflammatory

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  • Ashokarishta - Menstrual Tonic

    Ashokarishta - Menstrual Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Appetizer, Blood-tonic, Breaks-up, Stomachic, Uterine-tonic

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  • Bitter Orange Peel

    Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Carminative, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Stomachic, Anti-inflammatory

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  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Carminative, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator

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  • Saw Palmetto

    Saw Palmetto has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Nutritive, Spleen-tonic, Tonic, Uterine-tonic, Anti-inflammatory

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Tonic, Vasodilator, Anti-inflammatory, Blood-tonic, Digestive, Stimulates-energy

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Appetizer, Blood-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Stomachic, Vasodilator

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  • Guggulu

    Guggulu has these Actions in Common

    Vasodilator, Anti-inflammatory, Blood-tonic, Spleen-tonic, Stimulates-energy

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Guidelines - Preparation & Dose

Adults

Children (Above 5 years)

See contraindications below.

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Draksha Digestive Tonic 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

Draksha Digestive Tonic 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.

Fructose Intolerance / FODMAP Sensitivity: Raisins contain fructose and sorbitol, which can trigger bloating, gas, and diarrhea. Draksha is not recommended for: Individuals with hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI), IBS-D (Irritable Bowel Syndrome - diarrhea dominant) and SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth).

Diabetes/Pre-diabetes: Raisins are high in natural sugars and carbohydrates. They may spike blood glucose and are not ideal for uncontrolled type 1 or type 2 diabetes, Insulin resistance, or metabolic syndrome.

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

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

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