Pitta Shirodhara Oil Benefits, Uses, Side Effects According to Ayurveda

Metabolic Nature of Pitta Shirodhara 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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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying.

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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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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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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

AGGRAVATES

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 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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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

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.

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Moves Energy:

Downward

DOWNWARD

Downward-moving (Adho Gati Marga) substances move food downward in the GI tract, settle the nervous system, and relax muscles.

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Tissue (dhatu):

Nerves

NERVES

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

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Affinity:

Mind Stress Sleep

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Pitta 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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Mind, Stress & Sleep:

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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Relaxes Eyes

RELAXES-EYES

Eases tension in eye muscles, so the eyes feel less strained, often by supporting the liver.

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Relaxes Solar Plexus

RELAXES-SOLAR-PLEXUS

Soothes and comforts the muscles of the upper abdomen, reducing any tension or pressure in the solar plexus area.

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Analgesic

ANALGESIC

Pain reliever, reduces pain without eliminating sensation. Also known as anodyne.

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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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Energy Vitality:

Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Immune System:

Anti Inflammatory

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

Reduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems.

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Heart & Circulation:

Calms Heart

CALMS-HEART

An herb that literally calms the heart. These herbs are helpful in the treatment of anxiety, sadness, depression, or other emotional imbalances in the heart. Related to the Chinese Herbal Category 'calms spirit.'

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Strength, Muscle Health:

Relieves Tension

RELIEVES-TENSION

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

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Constituents:

Fats

Foods with a Similar Nature to Pitta Shirodhara Oil

Acai

Acai has these Actions in Common
Antidepressant, Relaxes-eyes, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Relaxes-solar-plexus, Anti-inflammatory, Nutritive
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Poppy Seed

Poppy Seed has these Actions in Common
Analgesic, Relaxes-eyes, Calms-heart, Relieves-tension, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Sorghum Flour

Sorghum Flour has these Actions in Common
Anti-inflammatory, Nutritive, Antidepressant, Relaxes-eyes, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Salmon

Salmon has these Actions in Common
Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Antidepressant, Nutritive, Calms-heart
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Pumpkin

Pumpkin has these Actions in Common
Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Relieves-tension
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Hemp Seed

Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common
Nutritive, Analgesic, Relaxes-eyes, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Green Plantain

Green Plantain has these Actions in Common
Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Anti-inflammatory, Nutritive, Calms-heart
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Apple (cooked)

Apple (cooked) has these Actions in Common
Relaxes-eyes, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Relieves-tension, Nutritive
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Amaranth

Amaranth has these Actions in Common
Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Relieves-tension
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Popped Amaranth

Popped Amaranth has these Actions in Common
Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Relieves-tension, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes
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Rose Petals

Rose Petals has these Actions in Common
Anti-inflammatory, Relaxes-eyes, Antidepressant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Pitta Shirodhara Oil

Vata Shirodhara Oil

Vata Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common
Calms-heart, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes, Relieves-tension, Analgesic, Antidepressant
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California Poppy

California Poppy has these Actions in Common
Antidepressant, Calms-heart, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Relaxes-eyes, Relieves-tension, Analgesic
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Shatavari

Shatavari has these Actions in Common
Anti-inflammatory, Calms-heart, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes, Relaxes-solar-plexus, Relieves-tension
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Motherwort

Motherwort has these Actions in Common
Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory, Antidepressant, Calms-heart, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Relieves-tension
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Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common
Anti-inflammatory, Antidepressant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Nutritive, Relieves-tension, Analgesic
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Self Massage

Self Massage has these Actions in Common
Relaxes-eyes, Relieves-tension, Calms-heart, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Nutritive
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Passionflower

Passionflower has these Actions in Common
Relieves-tension, Analgesic, Antidepressant, Calms-heart, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine
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St. John's Wort

St. John's Wort has these Actions in Common
Anti-inflammatory, Antidepressant, Calms-heart, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Analgesic
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Eleuthero Ginseng

Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common
Anti-inflammatory, Antidepressant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Relieves-tension, Analgesic
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Skullcap

Skullcap has these Actions in Common
Analgesic, Antidepressant, Calms-heart, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine
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AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

Pitta Shirodhara Oil Herbal Oil

Table of Contents

How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Metabolic Nature of Pitta Shirodhara Oil

Metabolic Nature

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT OILY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

The 6 Tastes

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

The Three Doshas / Body Types

The Four Temperaments / Humors

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Other

AROMATIC

DOWNWARD

NERVES

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Pitta 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.

NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING

RELAXES-EYES

RELAXES-SOLAR-PLEXUS

ANALGESIC

ANTIDEPRESSANT

NERVINE

NUTRITIVE

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

CALMS-HEART

RELIEVES-TENSION

Foods with a Similar Nature to Pitta Shirodhara Oil

Acai has these Actions in Common

Poppy Seed has these Actions in Common

Sorghum Flour has these Actions in Common

Salmon has these Actions in Common

Pumpkin has these Actions in Common

Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

Green Plantain has these Actions in Common

Apple (cooked) has these Actions in Common

Amaranth has these Actions in Common

Popped Amaranth has these Actions in Common

Rose Petals has these Actions in Common

Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Pitta Shirodhara Oil

Vata Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

California Poppy has these Actions in Common

Shatavari has these Actions in Common

Motherwort has these Actions in Common

Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

Self Massage has these Actions in Common

Passionflower has these Actions in Common

St. John's Wort has these Actions in Common

Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

Skullcap has these Actions in Common

Guidelines - Preparation & Dose

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

Mind, Stress & Sleep

Heart, Blood & Circulation

Skin Care

Reproductive-Health

Digestion

Lifestyle

Bones, Muscles & Tendons

CONTRAINDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Pitta 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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CONTRAINDICATED FOR
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