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AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

Saraswatarishta- Nerve Tonic Herbal Wine

Useful in conditions related to anxiety, depression, stress, mental weakness & fatigue, sleep problems.

How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

An excellent formulation for a variety of conditions related to the nervous system. Nerve Tonic is useful in conditions related to anxiety, depression, stress, mental weakness & fatigue, sleep problems.

Ingredients:

Bacopa monnieri, Asparagus racemosa, Pueraria tuberosa, Terminalia chebula, Vetiveria zizanioides, Zingiber officinale, Foeniculum vulgare, Woodfordia fruticosa, Vitex nigundo, Operculina turpethum, Piper longum, Syzygium aromaticum, Acorus calamus, Withania somniferra, Terminalia belerica, Tinospora cordifolia, Elettaria cardamomum, Embelia ribes, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Cassia angustifolia, 1-2% self generated alcohol

Do not take during pregnancy.

Ayurvedic liquid tonics are liquid preparations containing fermented herbs. The tonics are subjected to fermentation for an allotted period with all its specific ingredients mixed with unboiled water. Because they are liquid, they absorb much faster into the body and have a faster acting effect. Jaggery, or honey, is added to taste to complete the formula. There is a small amount of naturally occurring alcohol in each formula.

Medicinal Effects of Saraswatarishta- Nerve Tonic

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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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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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 Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Pitta 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
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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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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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

Upward

UPWARD

Upward-moving substances (Urdvha Gati Marga) include anything stimulating or activating, or that move upward in the body.

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Nerves

NERVES

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

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Saraswatarishta- Nerve Tonic
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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Stimulates Crown

STIMULATES-CROWN

Creates a feeling of awareness or tension in the area at the top of the head.

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Antidepressant

ANTIDEPRESSANT

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

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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.

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Brain Tonic

BRAIN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens the brain and thereby enhances memory or other cognitive functions and improves mental stamina or stability.

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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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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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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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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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Foods with a Similar Nature to Saraswatarishta- Nerve Tonic

  • Almonds

    Almonds has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic, Nervine, Brain-tonic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Mint

    Mint has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Antidepressant, Stimulates-crown, Anxiolytic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Sorghum Flour

    Sorghum Flour has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Anxiolytic, Brain-tonic

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  • Saffron

    Saffron has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Nervine, Antidepressant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Rosemary

    Rosemary has these Actions in Common

    Brain-tonic, Nervine, Antidepressant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Goji Berry

    Goji Berry has these Actions in Common

    Tonic, Nervine, Stimulates-energy

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  • Salmon

    Salmon has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Calms-heart, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Chocolate (Cacao)

    Chocolate (Cacao) has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Anxiolytic

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  • Coconut Butter

    Coconut Butter has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Brain-tonic

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  • Coconut Cream

    Coconut Cream has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Brain-tonic

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  • Coconut Flakes

    Coconut Flakes has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Brain-tonic

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Saraswatarishta- Nerve Tonic

  • Skullcap

    Skullcap has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Anxiolytic, Brain-tonic, Calms-heart, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Tonic

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  • St. John's Wort

    St. John's Wort has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Anxiolytic, Brain-tonic, Calms-heart, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Tonic

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  • Vata Shirodhara Oil

    Vata Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Tonic, Antidepressant, Brain-tonic, Calms-heart, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Oats, Fresh Milky Seed

    Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Anxiolytic, Brain-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Tonic

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  • Eleuthero Ginseng

    Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Anxiolytic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Tonic

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Tonic, Antidepressant, Anxiolytic, Brain-tonic

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Stimulates-crown, Stimulates-energy, Antidepressant, Anxiolytic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Passionflower

    Passionflower has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Antidepressant, Anxiolytic, Calms-heart

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  • Shankhapushpi

    Shankhapushpi has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Anxiolytic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Tonic

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  • California Poppy

    California Poppy has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Calms-heart, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Antidepressant

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Guidelines - Preparation & Dose

5 - 10 ml, once or twice a day, after food or as directed by your practitioner.

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Saraswatarishta- Nerve Tonic 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

Saraswatarishta- Nerve Tonic 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 Saraswatarishta- Nerve Tonic. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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