College of Ayurvedic Diet & Digestion

College of Ayurvedic Diet & Digestion

 

AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

Ghee (BOS TAURUS)

Ghee is one of the most important medicines in Ayurveda because it is easy to digest and builds excellent tissue. Ghee is lighter, improves fat metabolism and has much less cholesterol than butter.

How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Ghee is one of the most important medicines in Ayurveda because it is easy to digest and
builds excellent tissue. Ghee is lighter, improves fat metabolism and has much less cholesterol
than butter.

SUGGESTED USE

1 tsp with meals or as directed by your practitioner.

Metabolic Nature of Ghee

See a complete list of all biocharacteristics.

METABOLIC NATURE

Metabolic Nature

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). 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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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

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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
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha 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
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 irritate and heat up the body and liver.

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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry metabolic nature. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot & moist. Full-blooded, vigorous. Vivacious, social, and epicurean. Bullish.

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AGGRAVATES
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Wet & cold. When out of balance becomes congested, stagnant, and overweight. Loving, trusting, and patient.

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Other

Tissue (dhatu):
Blood Plasma Lymph

BLOOD-PLASMA-LYMPH

Plasma (Rasa Dhatu) includes plasma, white blood cells, and lymph.

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Fat

FAT

Fat tissue (Meda Dhatu) includes adipose tissue and sebum (skin oil).

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Muscle

MUSCLE

Muscle tissue (Mamsa Dhatu) includes muscles and ligaments.

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Nerves

NERVES

Marrow tissue (Majja Dhatu) includes bone marrow and nervous tissue.

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Reproductive

REPRODUCTIVE

Reproductive tissue (Shukra/Artava Dhatu) includes male and female reproductive organs.

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Family: Bovidae

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Ghee
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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Antacid

ANTACID

Herbs that neutralize acidity in the gastrointestinal tract, the stomach in particular.

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Relieves Burning

RELIEVES-BURNING

Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.

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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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Stool Softener

STOOL-SOFTENER

Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.

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Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

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

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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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Emollient

EMOLLIENT

Soothes & softens the skin. Often a topical demulcent or oil.

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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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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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Builds Semen

BUILDS-SEMEN

Herbs that increase the production of semen, often by rebuilding fluids in general.

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Promotes Fertility

PROMOTES-FERTILITY

An herb that promotes fertility. Generally used by women who wish to become pregnant. These herbs may also help with menstrual problems of deficiency, such as amenorrhea (lack of a period).

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Promotes Virility

PROMOTES-VIRILITY

Encourages virility and potency.

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Muscle Tonic

MUSCLE-TONIC

Herbs that strengthen and tone muscle tissue. Helpful for people recovering from long term illness and debility, or after a sprain.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Ghee

Ghee

Ghee has these Actions in Common

Cholagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Relieves-burning, Antacid, Emollient, Livotonic, Promotes-fertility, Stool-softener, Builds-semen, General-laxative, Muscle-tonic, Promotes-virility, Tonic

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Sesame Oil

Sesame Oil has these Actions in Common

Livotonic, Promotes-fertility, Builds-semen, Muscle-tonic, Promotes-virility, Emollient, Nutritive, Tonic

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Sesame Seeds

Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common

Tonic, General-laxative, Promotes-fertility, Muscle-tonic, Promotes-virility, Builds-semen, Nutritive

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Tahini

Tahini has these Actions in Common

Muscle-tonic, Promotes-virility, Builds-semen, Nutritive, Tonic, General-laxative, Promotes-fertility

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Almond Milk

Almond Milk has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Tonic, Builds-semen, Promotes-fertility, Livotonic, Promotes-virility

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Eggs

Eggs has these Actions in Common

Emollient, Promotes-virility, Muscle-tonic, Tonic, Builds-semen, Nutritive

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Apple (cooked)

Apple (cooked) has these Actions in Common

Cholagogue, Livotonic, General-laxative, Nutritive, Internal-detoxicant, Stool-softener

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Dates (dried)

Dates (dried) has these Actions in Common

General-laxative, Nutritive, Livotonic, Promotes-fertility, Muscle-tonic, Tonic

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Honey

Honey has these Actions in Common

Muscle-tonic, Tonic, Emollient, Nutritive, General-laxative, Promotes-virility

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Almonds

Almonds has these Actions in Common

General-laxative, Promotes-virility, Muscle-tonic, Tonic, Builds-semen, Nutritive

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Carrot

Carrot has these Actions in Common

General-laxative, Nutritive, Internal-detoxicant, Tonic, Cholagogue, Livotonic

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Ghee

Shatavari

Shatavari has these Actions in Common

Tonic, Antacid, Builds-semen, Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Relieves-burning, Stool-softener

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Amalaki

Amalaki has these Actions in Common

Tonic, Antacid, Builds-semen, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Promotes-virility, Stool-softener

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Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Promotes-virility, Stool-softener, Tonic, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant

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Almond Oil

Almond Oil has these Actions in Common

Builds-semen, Emollient, General-laxative, Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Tonic

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Bala

Bala has these Actions in Common

Tonic, Builds-semen, Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Promotes-virility

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Oats, Fresh Milky Seed

Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Promotes-virility, Relieves-burning, Tonic, Muscle-tonic

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Vidari

Vidari has these Actions in Common

Livotonic, Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Tonic, Builds-semen

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Gokshura

Gokshura has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Tonic, Builds-semen, Internal-detoxicant

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Punarnava

Punarnava has these Actions in Common

Cholagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Promotes-virility, Tonic, Builds-semen

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Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

Builds-semen, Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Promotes-virility, Tonic

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Ashwagandhadi Vati

Ashwagandhadi Vati has these Actions in Common

Builds-semen, Promotes-fertility, Promotes-virility, Tonic

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

Ghee 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.
  • Cholagogue: Anything that strengthens or cleanses the liver can clear drugs mroe quickly, requiring a higher dose.
  • Livotonic: Anything that strengthens or cleanses the liver can clear drugs mroe quickly, requiring a higher dose.

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Reviews for Ghee

(5.00 out of 5 stars) 2 ratings
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- Sophie Wozab, Plantation, FL
, 02-27-18 (Reply)
very nice ghee. much better than what i can get locally. smooth fresh taste
- Robin Schweizer, Landenberg, PA
, 07-01-18 (Reply)
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