College of Ayurvedic Diet & Digestion

College of Ayurvedic Diet & Digestion

 

AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

Kapha Massage Oil Herbal Oil

Balancing for Kapha types, this invigorating herbal oil is in a sesame and almond oil base. The Kapha Oil formula is designed to improve circulation, warm cold extremities, and clear stagnant lymph.

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How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Balancing for Kapha types, this invigorating herbal oil is in a sesame and almond oil base. The Kapha Oil formula is designed to improve circulation, warm cold extremities, and clear stagnant lymph.




Produced in Albuquerque, NM by A. Muzda Enterprises brand.

Ingredients: Sesame oil, Almond oil, Boerhaavia diffusa, Acorus calamus, Terminalia belerica, Ocimum sanctum, Curcuma longa, Sinnamomum zeylanicum

Metabolic Nature of Kapha Massage Oil

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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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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

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OILY

ABOUT OILY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

In Ayurveda, oily refers to anything moistening. More specifically, oily refers to building substances that increases fat, or are themselves fatty. For example, sugar is Oily.

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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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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
AGGRAVATES
Pitta aggravating 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
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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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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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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Other

Skin Care

SKIN-CARE

Includes skin care, and anything that nourishes epithelial membranes (of digestive, respiratory, urinary tract, blood vessels, etc).

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Kapha Massage Oil
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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Refreshing

REFRESHING

Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Emollient

EMOLLIENT

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

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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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Skin Tonic

SKIN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens and nourishes skin, improving tone, color, moisture and complexion.

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Blood Thinner

BLOOD-THINNER

Herbs that thin the blood. Helpful for people with heart disease or clogged circulation.

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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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Muscle Relaxant

MUSCLE-RELAXANT

Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma.

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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 Kapha Massage Oil

  • Sesame Oil

    Sesame Oil has these Actions in Common

    Rubefacient, Emollient, Skin-tonic, Muscle-tonic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Beets

    Beets has these Actions in Common

    Blood-thinner, Stimulates-energy, Muscle-relaxant, Vasodilator, Skin-tonic

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  • Sesame Seeds

    Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Rubefacient, Skin-tonic

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  • Almonds

    Almonds has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-tonic, Skin-tonic, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Allspice

    Allspice has these Actions in Common

    Rubefacient, Stimulates-energy, Muscle-relaxant, Vasodilator

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Blood-thinner, Vasodilator, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

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  • Rosemary

    Rosemary has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Muscle-relaxant, Vasodilator, Rubefacient

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Rubefacient, Stimulates-energy, Muscle-relaxant, Vasodilator

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Muscle-relaxant, Vasodilator, Rubefacient

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Muscle-relaxant, Vasodilator, Rubefacient

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  • Mustard Oil

    Mustard Oil has these Actions in Common

    Emollient, Rubefacient, Vasodilator

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Kapha Massage Oil

  • Kapha Massage Oil

    Kapha Massage Oil has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Rubefacient, Skin-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Blood-thinner, Vasodilator, Emollient, Muscle-relaxant, Muscle-tonic

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  • Mahanarayan Oil

    Mahanarayan Oil has these Actions in Common

    Blood-thinner, Emollient, Muscle-relaxant, Muscle-tonic, Rubefacient, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator

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  • Vata Massage Oil

    Vata Massage Oil has these Actions in Common

    Emollient, Muscle-relaxant, Skin-tonic, Vasodilator

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  • Balarishta- Vitality Tonic

    Balarishta- Vitality Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Emollient, Muscle-relaxant, Muscle-tonic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Almond Oil

    Almond Oil has these Actions in Common

    Emollient, Muscle-relaxant, Muscle-tonic, Skin-tonic

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

    Muscle-relaxant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator

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  • Dong Quai

    Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

    Blood-thinner, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator

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  • Joint Balm

    Joint Balm has these Actions in Common

    Blood-thinner, Emollient, Vasodilator

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  • Prickly Ash

    Prickly Ash has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator

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  • Nasya Oil

    Nasya Oil has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator

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Joyful Belly is a recognized college of biocharacteristics medicine.

Guidelines - Preparation & Dose

Apply warm before shower or as directed by your practitioner.
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CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Kapha Massage Oil 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 Kapha Massage Oil. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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