Carolina College of Natural Health Sciences

A Carolina College of Natural Health Sciences

 

AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

Sukumaram Ghrita Herbal Oil

Nourishing tonic, laxative, and anti-inflammatory for lower abdomen in Pitta-Vata individuals (constipation, dysmenorrhea, BPH). Cleanses the colon and genitourinary tract. Blood builder.

How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

Nourishing tonic, laxative, and anti-inflammatory for lower abdomen in Pitta-Vata individuals (constipation, dysmenorrhea, BPH). Cleanses the colon and genitourinary tract. Blood builder.

Sukumaram Ghrita features:
  • Group of 5 diuretics
  • Group of 10 anti-inflammatories
  • Carminatves such as pippali and cumin pelvic tension and restore downward flow
  • Laxatives - Castor oil
  • Nourishing herbs such as Ashwagandha, Shatavari
  • Nourishing yet cleansing base of ghee, jaggery and cow's milk mixed with castor oil.

Tonic for Pelvic Region

General tonic for pelvic region. The cleansing action of castor oil and other herbs relieve pelvic congestion. Sukumaram-Ghrita is indicated for tissue growths and hernias in the abdominal and pelvic regions.

Gentle Laxative

It is a mild laxative that also improves digestion. It carminative action helps restore downward flow in the bowels (aids Apana Vayu)

Gentle Nourishing Action

It is safe even for a child and those weakened by age and disease. Used to maintain fluid - electrolyte balance and improve renal health. It also aids urinaton.

Vitalizing

Sukumaram ghrita builds energy and vitality in the body. It is especially useful for anemia due to heavy periods. It is often used for individuals with metabolic syndrome.

Balances Reproductive Hormones

Sukumaram Ghrita balances hormones in women and is used generally for gynecological disorders. Promotes healthy menstruation and is especially indicated for young vata girls just starting their periods (menarche). It is also used for prostate enlargement in men.

Anti-inflammatory

Sukumaram-Ghrita is an excellent anti-inflammatory especially for the digestive tract.

Full Ingredients

Punarnava - Boerhaavia diffusa - 4.8 kg

480 grams of each of
  • Bilva (Aegle marmelos)
  • Agnimantha (Premna mucronata)
  • Shyonaka (Oroxylum indicum)
  • Patala (Stereospermum suaveolens)
  • Gambhari (Gmelina arborea)
  • Brihati (Solanum indicum)
  • Kantakari (Solanum xanthocarpum)
  • Gokshura (Tribulus terrestris)
  • Shalaparni (Desmodium gangeticum)
  • Prishnaparni (Uraria picta)
  • Kshirakakoli (Roscoea purpurea)
  • Ashwaganda (Withania somnifera)
  • Castor (Ricinus communis)
  • Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)
  • Darbhamoola (Erianthus arundinaceum)
  • Kushamoola (Desmostachya bipinnata)
  • kashamoola (Saccharum spontaneum)
  • Shara moola (Saccharum arundinaceum)
  • Ikshumoola (Saccharum officinarum)
  • Potagala moola (Typha elephantina)
Base
  • Jaggery (Unrefined sugar cane) - 1.44 kg
  • Castor oil (Eranda taila) - 768 g
  • Ghee - 1.536 kg
  • Milk - 1.536 liters
96 grams of fine powder of each of
  • Pippali fruit
  • Pippali root
  • Ginger
  • Ajwain Trachyspermum ammi
  • Rock salt (Saindhava Lavana)
  • Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
  • Madhuka longifolia
  • Raisins

Leave a Comment / Question

Medicinal Effects of Sukumaram Ghrita

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.

Find Out More

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.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OILY

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.

Find Out More

PACIFIES
Kapha pacifying Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying

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.

Find Out More

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.

LEARN MORE ABOUT CHOLERIC

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.

LEARN MORE ABOUT MELANCHOLIC

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.

LEARN MORE ABOUT PHLEGMATIC

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.

LEARN MORE ABOUT SANGUINE

Other Health Virtues

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Sukumaram Ghrita
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.

(see all)
Carminative

CARMINATIVE

Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines.

SEE ALL 'CARMINATIVE' FOODS / HERBS

,
Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

SEE ALL 'DIGESTIVE' FOODS / HERBS

General Laxative

GENERAL-LAXATIVE

Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.

SEE ALL 'GENERAL-LAXATIVE' FOODS / HERBS

Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

SEE ALL 'NUTRITIVE' FOODS / HERBS

,
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.

SEE ALL 'TONIC' FOODS / HERBS

Foods with a Similar Nature to Sukumaram Ghrita

  • Figs

    Figs has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Tonic, General-laxative

    LEARN MORE

  • Peaches

    Peaches has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Digestive, General-laxative

    LEARN MORE

  • Pomegranate Molasses

    Pomegranate Molasses has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Digestive, General-laxative

    LEARN MORE

  • Milk

    Milk has these Actions in Common

    Tonic, General-laxative, Nutritive

    LEARN MORE

  • Pineapple

    Pineapple has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Nutritive, Digestive

    LEARN MORE

  • Ghee

    Ghee has these Actions in Common

    Tonic, General-laxative, Nutritive

    LEARN MORE

  • Coconut Milk

    Coconut Milk has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Nutritive, Tonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Dates (dried)

    Dates (dried) has these Actions in Common

    Tonic, General-laxative, Nutritive

    LEARN MORE

  • Oats / Oatmeal

    Oats / Oatmeal has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Carminative, General-laxative

    LEARN MORE

  • Honey

    Honey has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Tonic, General-laxative

    LEARN MORE

  • Tahini

    Tahini has these Actions in Common

    Tonic, General-laxative, Nutritive

    LEARN MORE

Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Sukumaram Ghrita

  • Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

    Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Digestive, General-laxative, Nutritive, Tonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, General-laxative, Nutritive, Tonic, Carminative

    LEARN MORE

  • Draksha Digestive Tonic

    Draksha Digestive Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Digestive, Nutritive, Tonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Almond Oil

    Almond Oil has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Tonic, General-laxative

    LEARN MORE

  • Nagaradi Kashaya (Amruthotharam)

    Nagaradi Kashaya (Amruthotharam) has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Digestive, General-laxative

    LEARN MORE

  • Dashamoola Powder

    Dashamoola Powder has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Nutritive, Tonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Saw Palmetto

    Saw Palmetto has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Nutritive, Tonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Haritaki

    Haritaki has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Digestive, General-laxative

    LEARN MORE

  • Ginseng, Chinese

    Ginseng, Chinese has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Nutritive, Tonic

    LEARN MORE

  • Avipattikar Churna

    Avipattikar Churna has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Carminative

    LEARN MORE


Joyful Belly is a recognized college of biocharacteristics medicine.

Guidelines - Preparation & Dose

Take in morning or on empty stomach. 3 tsp (adult), 1-1.5 tsp (child). or as directed by your practitioner.
See guidelines for massage oils

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Sukumaram Ghrita 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.

Satisfaction Guarantee
Please update link

upcoming courses

About the College Apply for a Scholarship
Monthly payment plans available.

What is Ayurveda?

Founder of Joyful Belly Ayurveda, John Immel, answers the question ‘What is Ayurveda?’

Reviews for Sukumaram Ghrita

12 likes
Sign in to review or comment

ENZYME DEFICIENCIES

ENZYME DEFICIENCIES

BOOKS BY JOYFUL BELLY

BOOKS BY JOYFUL BELLY

Master Ayurvedic Digestion & Nutrition

Master Ayurvedic Digestion & Nutrition

Join Joyful Belly

Want our top Ayurvedic recipes and health tips?
Subscribe to our free newsletter!

* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The information and products on this website are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.