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AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

Kapha Shirodhara Oil Herbal Oil

The slow drip of Kapha Shiro Oil eases stress and promotes sound sleep.

How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

Shirodhara (Shiro dhara) oils have been used for thousands of years. Shiro Dhara means slow, steady flow of warm oil on the third eye. It eases stress and promotes sound sleep. Our Kapha Shiro Oil is specially blended to pacify the kapha dosh, with punarnave, clove bud, and mint.

Tulsi, Mint and Cinnamon, Punarnava, Manjishta in unrefined, Sesame, Pure clove bud oil

Medicinal Effects of Kapha Shirodhara Oil

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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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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

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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Outward

OUTWARD

Outward-moving substances stimulate circulation, push heat towards the skin, or are stimulating.

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Nerves

NERVES

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

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Mind Stress Sleep,
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 Shirodhara 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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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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Antidepressant

ANTIDEPRESSANT

Herbs that lift feelings of depression, benefit the mind and improve mental function.

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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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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.

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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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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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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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Warms Head

WARMS-HEAD

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

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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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Relieves Tension

RELIEVES-TENSION

An herb that releases tightness, constriction, and rigidity in a muscle.

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Constituents:

Foods with a Similar Nature to Kapha Shirodhara Oil

  • Almonds

    Almonds has these Actions in Common

    Skin-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic, Nervine, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Chamomile

    Chamomile has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Diaphoretic, Sedative, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Skin-tonic

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  • Saffron

    Saffron has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Sedative, Diaphoretic, Skin-tonic, Nervine

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  • Pumpkin

    Pumpkin has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Sedative, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Relieves-tension

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  • Hemp Seed

    Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

    Sedative, Muscle-relaxant, Tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Poppy Seed

    Poppy Seed has these Actions in Common

    Relieves-tension, Muscle-relaxant, Sedative, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Nutmeg

    Nutmeg has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Muscle-relaxant, Sedative, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Cloves

    Cloves has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Diaphoretic, Warms-head, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Basil

    Basil has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Warms-head, Diaphoretic, Nervine

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  • Allspice

    Allspice has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Antidepressant, Warms-head

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  • Rosemary

    Rosemary has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Antidepressant, Nervine, Diaphoretic

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Kapha Shirodhara Oil

  • Oats, Fresh Milky Seed

    Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Relieves-tension, Sedative, Tonic, Antidepressant, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Black Cohosh

    Black Cohosh has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Sedative, Tonic, Antidepressant, Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Gokshura

    Gokshura has these Actions in Common

    Skin-tonic, Tonic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Relieves-tension, Sedative

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Relieves-tension, Sedative, Tonic

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Sedative, Warms-head, Antidepressant, Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Passionflower

    Passionflower has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Relieves-tension, Sedative, Antidepressant, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Vata Shirodhara Oil

    Vata Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Relieves-tension, Skin-tonic, Tonic

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  • Skullcap

    Skullcap has these Actions in Common

    Tonic, Antidepressant, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Sedative

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  • California Poppy

    California Poppy has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Relieves-tension, Sedative

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  • Dashamoola Powder

    Dashamoola Powder has these Actions in Common

    Tonic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Relieves-tension, Sedative

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Guidelines - Preparation & Dose

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Kapha Shirodhara Oil 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

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

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