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How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?
CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW
Rama Tulsi promotes optimal function of the lungs and heart.*
- Removes excess kapha from the lungs and upper respiratory tract*
- Promotes clear, comfortable breathing*
- Promotes healthy weight management*
- Supports healthy circulation and a normal body temperature*
- Heightens awareness and promotes mental clarity*
Commentary
Tulsi is one of the most sacred plants in India and is often kept in courtyards and houses for its purifying and beneficial influence on its surroundings. It removes excess kapha from the lungs and upper respiratory tract promoting clear, comfortable breathing. Tulsi promotes healthy circulation and supports proper function of the heart. It strengthens digestion and supports proper weight management. Tulsi bolsters the immune system and is useful for maintaining a normal body temperature. Highly sattvic in nature, it heightens awareness and promotes mental clarity. It is said to open the heart and mind and bestow the energy of love and devotion. Tulsi clears the aura and strengthens faith and compassion (Yoga of Herbs).* SUGGESTED USE1 dropper full 2x/day. or as directed by your practitioner.
How should I take my tincture?
Follow these guidelines
Biocharacteristics of Holy Basil (Tulsi)
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INCREASES
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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| CLEAR ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.
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Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.
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Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.
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Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.
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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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Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper.
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Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
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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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| | HAS THE FOLLOWING | Subtaste:
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.
SEE ALL 'AROMATIC' FOODS / HERBS Moves Energy:
Downward DOWNWARD
Downward-moving (Adho Gati Marga) substances move food downward in the GI tract, settle the nervous system, and relax muscles.
SEE ALL 'DOWNWARD' FOODS / HERBS , , , Upward UPWARD
Upward-moving substances (Urdvha Gati Marga) include anything stimulating or activating, or that move upward in the body.
SEE ALL 'UPWARD' FOODS / HERBS Tissue (dhatu): , , Subdosha: Kapha Avalambaka, Kapha Bodhaka, Kapha Kledaka, Pitta Sadhaka, Vayu Apana, Vayu Prana, Vayu Samana, Vayu Vyana Affinity:
Anti Aging ANTI-AGING
Geriatric conditions typically involve low agni / metabolism, poor circulation, weakness & debility, muscle weakening, poor digestion, a drop in sex hormones, and connective tissue degradation in bones & skin.
SEE ALL 'ANTI-AGING' FOODS / HERBS , Digestion, , Heart Circulation Blood, Immune System, Kidney Bladder Urinary, Mind Stress Sleep, Respiratory Health, Weight Loss, Cleanse And Detox Family: Lamiaceae |
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Holy Basil (Tulsi) 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.
, 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.
SEE ALL 'STOMACHIC' FOODS / HERBS 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.
SEE ALL 'NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING' FOODS / HERBS , , Stimulates Front Of Brain STIMULATES-FRONT-OF-BRAIN
Creates a feeling of awareness or tension in the area in the forehead. Activates the frontal lobe - the area responsible for motor function, emotional expression, thinking, and decision making.
SEE ALL 'STIMULATES-FRONT-OF-BRAIN' FOODS / HERBS , , 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.
SEE ALL 'ANXIOLYTIC' FOODS / HERBS , 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.
SEE ALL 'NERVINE' FOODS / HERBS , Sedative SEDATIVE
Sedative herbs create a sense of calm in the mind and body by specifically calming or quieting the nervous system. Excellent for anxiety, stress and chronic pain.
SEE ALL 'SEDATIVE' FOODS / HERBS , Warms Chest WARMS-CHEST
Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.
SEE ALL 'WARMS-CHEST' FOODS / HERBS , , , 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.
SEE ALL 'EXPECTORANT' FOODS / HERBS , Lung Tonic LUNG-TONIC
Strengthens the lungs. Lung tonics include antifibrotic, vessel tonic, or nourishing herbs with an affinity for the lungs. They aid recovery in acute or chronic lung conditions.
SEE ALL 'LUNG-TONIC' FOODS / HERBS Adaptogen ADAPTOGEN
Herbs that promote stabilization of physiological processes and homeostasis. Adaptogens increase the body's ability to resist the damaging effects of stress and promote or restore normal physiological functioning.
SEE ALL 'ADAPTOGEN' FOODS / HERBS , , , , Antimicrobial 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.
SEE ALL 'ANTIMICROBIAL' FOODS / HERBS , , Mast Cell StabilizerCardiac Stimulant CARDIAC-STIMULANT
Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.
SEE ALL 'CARDIAC-STIMULANT' FOODS / HERBS , , , 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.
SEE ALL 'BLOOD-TONIC' FOODS / HERBS , 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.
SEE ALL 'VASODILATOR' FOODS / HERBS Diuretic DIURETIC
Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.
SEE ALL 'DIURETIC' FOODS / HERBS , , 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.
SEE ALL 'HYPOLIPIDEMIC' FOODS / HERBS 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.
SEE ALL 'EMMENAGOGUE' FOODS / HERBS , Antispasmodic ANTISPASMODIC
Herbs that reduce or inhibit muscle spasms or cramping, such as in asthma, menstruation, hear palpitations, migraine, or IBS.
SEE ALL 'ANTISPASMODIC' FOODS / HERBS
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Allspice
Allspice has these Actions in Common
Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Antibacterial, Appetizer, Clears-sinuses, Dries-mouth, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Warms-chest, Antidepressant, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Muscle-relaxant, Stomachic, Warms-head, Anti-inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Detoxicant
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Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common
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Thyme (fresh)
Thyme (fresh) has these Actions in Common
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Mint
Mint has these Actions in Common
Nervine, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Immune-calming, Stimulates-crown, Stomachic, Anxiolytic, Detoxicant, Mast-cell-stabilizer, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Antifungal, Appetizer, Diaphoretic
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Cloves
Cloves has these Actions in Common
Antibacterial, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Warms-chest, Antifungal, Anxiolytic, Detoxicant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Warms-ears, Antimicrobial, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Warms-head
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Garlic (raw)
Garlic (raw) has these Actions in Common
Decongestant, Diuretic, Lung-tonic, Warms-chest, Antimicrobial, Detoxicant, Expectorant, Stomachic, Antibacterial, Bronchodilator, Diaphoretic, Hypolipidemic, Vasodilator, Antifungal
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Turmeric
Turmeric has these Actions in Common
Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Burns-toxins, Hypolipidemic, Vasodilator, Antibacterial, Antispasmodic, Detoxicant, Immune-calming, Warms-chest, Antifungal, Blood-tonic, Emmenagogue, Mast-cell-stabilizer
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Daikon Radish
Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common
Bronchodilator, Decongestant, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Lung-tonic, Warms-chest, Anti-inflammatory, Clears-sinuses, Diuretic, Stimulates-crown, Warms-head
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Cinnamon
Cinnamon has these Actions in Common
Antifungal, Burns-toxins, Detoxicant, Expectorant, Antimicrobial, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Antibacterial, Appetizer, Decongestant, Emmenagogue, Warms-chest
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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)
Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common
Adrenal-tonic, Appetizer, Detoxicant, Lung-tonic, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Anti-inflammatory, Blood-tonic, Diaphoretic, Mast-cell-stabilizer, Stomachic, Antibacterial, Bronchodilator, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant, Vasodilator, Antidepressant, Burns-toxins, Dries-mouth, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Warms-chest, Antifungal, Cardiac-stimulant, Emmenagogue, Nervine, Warms-ears, Antimicrobial, Clears-sinuses, Expectorant, Sedative, Warms-head, Antispasmodic, Constipative, Hypolipidemic, Stimulates-crown, Warms-kidney, Adaptogen, Anxiolytic, Decongestant, Immune-calming, Stimulates-energy
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Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)
Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common
Antispasmodic, Nervine, Bronchodilator, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Vasodilator, Decongestant, Warms-chest, Diuretic, Warms-ears, Immune-calming, Warms-head, Anti-inflammatory, Mast-cell-stabilizer, Antidepressant, Muscle-relaxant
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Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)
Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common
Blood-tonic, Stimulates-crown, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Decongestant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Detoxicant, Adaptogen, Expectorant, Adrenal-tonic, Lung-tonic, Antispasmodic, Muscle-relaxant, Anxiolytic, Nervine
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Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)
Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Decongestant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Detoxicant, Adaptogen, Expectorant, Adrenal-tonic, Lung-tonic, Antispasmodic, Muscle-relaxant, Anxiolytic, Nervine, Blood-tonic, Stimulates-crown
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Punarnava
Punarnava has these Actions in Common
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Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common
Blood-tonic, Diuretic, Adaptogen, Immune-calming, Adrenal-tonic, Mast-cell-stabilizer, Anti-inflammatory, Muscle-relaxant, Antidepressant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Antispasmodic, Nervine, Anxiolytic, Sedative
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Epsom Salt Bath
Epsom Salt Bath has these Actions in Common
Antispasmodic, Expectorant, Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant, Bronchodilator, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-chest, Clears-sinuses, Warms-head, Decongestant, Detoxicant, Diaphoretic
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Wild Ginger
Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common
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Breathing Exercises
Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common
Anxiolytic, Nervine, Blood-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Decongestant, Detoxicant, Adaptogen, Expectorant, Adrenal-tonic, Lung-tonic, Antispasmodic, Muscle-relaxant
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Belly breathing
Belly breathing has these Actions in Common
Blood-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Decongestant, Detoxicant, Adaptogen, Expectorant, Adrenal-tonic, Lung-tonic, Antispasmodic, Muscle-relaxant, Anxiolytic, Nervine
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Eleuthero Ginseng
Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common
Expectorant, Adaptogen, Hypolipidemic, Adrenal-tonic, Muscle-relaxant, Anti-inflammatory, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Antispasmodic, Nervine, Anxiolytic, Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, Detoxicant
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Joyful Belly is a recognized school of biocharacteristics medicine.TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS
Holy Basil (Tulsi) 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.
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