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AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

Shilajit Tonic HERBAL TABLETS

A revitalizing aphrodisiac and tonic that encourages weight loss and improves thyroid function.

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How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Shilajit is a natural mineral substance that exudes out from mountain rocks in the heat of summer. It is found in the Himalayas and high mountain ranges throughout the world.

Tar-like in consistency, Shilajit is 60-80 percent substances like humic and fulvic acid, along with trace minerals such as selenium.

It is believed to come from humification of latex containing plants built up over the centuries.

Cleansing Diuretic

Shilajit's diuretic action cleanses the urinary tract. It purifies the blood and helps remove excess Kapha and natural toxins from the tissues.

Immune Tonic

Shilajit's hot, pungency clears the lungs and invigorates the immune system.

Stimulating Rejuvenative, Invigorating

Shilajit is a rejuvenative that supports healthy aging. As an aphrodisiac, it increases vitality and stamina while toning both male and female reproductive organs. Its clearing nature directly reduces pelvic blood congestion.

Weight Management

It's hot, stimulating, and diuretic qualities reduce Kapha sluggishness at the root in the circulatory system. Shilajit is balancing for all doshas.

Caution: Use with care in hypoglycemia and during pregnancy.

SUGGESTED USE

Please follow label or as directed by your practitioner.

Metabolic Nature of Shilajit Tonic

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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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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.

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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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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, 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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SALTY

ABOUT SALTY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Salty refers to anything with salt, or high mineral content.

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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 irritate and heat up the body and liver.

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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry metabolic nature. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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Other

Acrid

STRONG ACRID

Acrid taste is a combination of bitter and pungent tastes. Example include radish, turnip, and coffee.

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Outward

OUTWARD

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

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Fat

FAT

Fat tissue (Meda Dhatu) includes adipose tissue and sebum (skin oil).

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Anti Aging

ANTI-AGING

Geriatric conditions typically involve low agni / metabolism, poor circulation, weakness & debility, muscle weakening, poor digestion, a drop in sex hormones, and connective tissue degradation in bones & skin.

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Energy Vitality

ENERGY-VITALITY

Includes vitality improving foods, herbs, and exercises by dosha.

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, Immune System, Kidney Bladder Urinary, Male Health, Reproductive Health, Respiratory Health, Weight Loss, Womens Health

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Shilajit 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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Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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Nerve Stimulant

NERVE-STIMULANT

Provide short lived stimulation of the nervous system.

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Builds Stamina

BUILDS-STAMINA

Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.

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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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Immune Stimulant

IMMUNE-STIMULANT

Stimulates and strengthens the immune system. Helpful when fighting off a cold or flu.

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Cardiac Stimulant

CARDIAC-STIMULANT

Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.

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Alterative

ALTERATIVE

Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.

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Diuretic

DIURETIC

Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.

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Urinary Tonic

URINARY-TONIC

An herb that tonifies and strengthens the urinary system. These can be helpful for urinary incontinence or improving function after a urinary tract infection. They can also strengthen the bladder to ward off a urinary tract infection.

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Warms Kidney

WARMS-KIDNEY

Warms the kidneys by increasing blood flow to the organ.

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Hypolipidemic

HYPOLIPIDEMIC

Scrapes fats / cleanses blood vessels by 1) purging bile, 2) strengthening the liver's ability to metabolize fats, 3) by increasing uptake of cholesterol in the liver, and 4) by inhibiting fat cells.

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Lowers Blood Sugar

LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGAR

An herb that lowers blood sugar.

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Raises Thyroid

RAISES-THYROID

An herb that increases thyroid function.

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Aphrodisiac

APHRODISIAC

Herbs that increase sexual arousal through various actions including increased circulation, relaxation, stimulation, or tonics that strengthen glandular health.

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Promotes Virility

PROMOTES-VIRILITY

Encourages virility and potency.

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Testosteronic

TESTOSTERONIC

Androgenic. Stimulates testosterone.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Shilajit Tonic

  • Flower / Bee Pollen

    Flower / Bee Pollen has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Promotes-virility, Aphrodisiac, Immune-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Builds-stamina, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Ajwain

    Ajwain has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Wakes-you-up, Diuretic, Refreshing, Hypolipidemic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Stinging Nettles

    Stinging Nettles has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Testosteronic, Alterative, Internal-detoxicant, Urinary-tonic, Builds-stamina, Promotes-virility

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  • Fenugreek

    Fenugreek has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Hypolipidemic, Stimulates-energy, Aphrodisiac, Internal-detoxicant, Testosteronic

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  • Grapefruit

    Grapefruit has these Actions in Common

    Hypolipidemic, Refreshing, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Raises-thyroid, Wakes-you-up

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  • Stevia

    Stevia has these Actions in Common

    Hypolipidemic, Stimulates-energy, Lowers-blood-sugar, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Nerve-stimulant

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  • Burdock Root (Gobo)

    Burdock Root (Gobo) has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Hypolipidemic, Testosteronic, Alterative, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Nigella (black cumin)

    Nigella (black cumin) has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Immune-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Cilantro

    Cilantro has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Internal-detoxicant, Diuretic, Refreshing, Hypolipidemic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Dandelion Leaves

    Dandelion Leaves has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Hypolipidemic, Stimulates-energy, Alterative, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Green Tea

    Green Tea has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-stimulant, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Refreshing, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Shilajit Tonic

  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

    Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Nerve-stimulant, Promotes-virility, Raises-thyroid, Alterative, Refreshing, Builds-stamina, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Wakes-you-up

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Refreshing, Builds-stamina, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Wakes-you-up, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Nerve-stimulant, Promotes-virility, Raises-thyroid

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Promotes-virility, Alterative, Stimulates-energy, Builds-stamina, Urinary-tonic, Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-kidney, Diuretic, Hypolipidemic

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  • Breathing Exercises

    Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

    Raises-thyroid, Refreshing, Alterative, Stimulates-energy, Builds-stamina, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Promotes-virility

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  • Eleuthero Ginseng

    Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

    Immune-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Nerve-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Testosteronic, Builds-stamina, Wakes-you-up, Hypolipidemic

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  • Belly breathing

    Belly breathing has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Promotes-virility, Raises-thyroid, Stimulates-energy, Alterative, Builds-stamina, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Aphrodisiac, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Promotes-virility, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Alterative

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  • External Breath (Bahya Pranayama)

    External Breath (Bahya Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Alterative, Builds-stamina, Internal-detoxicant, Promotes-virility

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  • Guggulu

    Guggulu has these Actions in Common

    Lowers-blood-sugar, Raises-thyroid, Stimulates-energy, Alterative, Hypolipidemic, Immune-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Vidari

    Vidari has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Hypolipidemic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Testosteronic, Urinary-tonic

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Joyful Belly is a recognized college of biocharacteristics medicine.

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Shilajit Tonic may be beneficial for these symptoms. The suitability of any herb supplement for a condition is highly dependent on the individual. 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. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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