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Glycyrrhiza glabra
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Extensively used in Chinese medicine to nourish the kidneys, licorice root causes water retention and helps rehydrate the body in for dry Vata people. Contraindicated for high Kapha and blood pressure.
Mitigates Pitta, Vata, and rakta. Cold in potency, sweet, & unctuous. Hard to digest. Used for the eyes, hairs,and voice. Helps thirst, restore strength and color, and exhaustion. Cures wounds. Causes vomiting in excess.
Dosage: 1/8-1/4 tsp in warm water. Often used in herbal formulas.
4oz is approximately one month's supply.
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MEDICINAL QUALITIES
INCREASES Increases These Qualities (Gunas)
Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main states
(gunas).
Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which states are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick.
Every state has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold).
You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite state.
| HEAVY
Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.
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TASTESThe 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?
| SWEET
Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
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DOSHASThe Three Doshas / Body Types
People tend to get sick, over and over again, due to similar causes and habitual 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. Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. Catabolic people tend to be easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry. Metabolic people tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed. Anabolic people are heavy, stable and grounded, but if they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. |
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HAS THE FOLLOWING | EFFECT Ojas OJASOjas is the essence of healthy tissue, immunity, stable energy and happiness. Substances that improve ojas are recommended after long-term illness, debility, emotional and physical trauma, and even sadness.ELEMENT Water WATERResembles water (ap) in quality - fluid, sticky, soft, heavy, stable, cool.NOURISHES Plasma PLASMAPlasma (Rasa Dhatu) includes plasma, white blood cells, and lymph.MOVES ENERGY Downward , DOWNWARDDownward-moving (Adho Gati Marga) substances move food downward in the GI tract, settle the nervous system, and relax muscles.Inward INWARDInward moving substances promote introspection, self reflection, stillness, or slow the system down. |
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary.
The list of actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.
| Digestion | Emetic EMETICAn herb that causes vomiting. |
| Energy Vitality Strength | Nutritive NUTRITIVEAn herb that is strengthening and nourishing. |
| Heart & Circulation | Alterative , ALTERATIVELiterally, an herb that restores the proper function of the body. In practice, alteratives are usually blood cleansers and blood chemistry balancers. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.Rebuilds Fluids , REBUILDS-FLUIDSHerbs or substances that create moisture in the body and increase fluids.Refrigerant REFRIGERANTAn herb or substance that strongly cools the body. Can be helpful in cases of heat conditions. |
| Immune System | Anti Inflammatory ANTI-INFLAMMATORYReduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems. |
| Kidney & Urinary | Antidiuretic ANTIDIURETICAn herb that suppresses the formation of urine. They help retain fluids and rehydrate by reducing urination. They oppose diuresis. |
| Liver & Gall Bladder | Livotonic LIVOTONICAn herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. |
| Lung and Sinus | Soothes throat , SOOTHES-THROATSoothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.Antitussive , ANTITUSSIVECough suppressant, particularly for dry coughs or a tickle in your throat.Demulcent DEMULCENTHerbs that coat or form a soothing film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation of the membrane. |
| Mind, Stress & Sleep | Relaxes eyes RELAXES-EYESEases tension in eye muscles, so the eyes feel less strained, often by supporting the liver. |
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Hi, I'm interested in purchasing this item, I have a vata and kapha imbalance, I have been told I have too much air in my system that is causing my dry eyes, eczema and asthma because the air is been pushed up and out, while this product make my kapha worse? Thank you.
- annette, 09-04-13 (Reply)
Hi, I'm interested in purchasing this item, I have a vata and kapha imbalance, I have been told I have too much air in my system that is causing my dry eyes, eczema and asthma because the air is been pushed up and out, will this product make my kapha worse? Thank you.
- annette, 09-04-13 (Reply)
hello,
i use 1/4 teaspoon licorice powder in my tea once a day. it helps me .
- , 02-13-14 (Reply)
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