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AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

TRIKATU HERBAL POWDER (AYURVEDIC FORMULA )

Classic Ayurvedic digestive formula. Trikatu supports metabolism of fat and reduces toxins. It is the preferred digestive for Kapha body type, although Vata individuals may use it as well.

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1. Ayurvedic Perspective

2. Dosage & Suggested Use

3. Biocharacteristics & Herbal Actions

4. Similar foods and herbs

5. Impact: On tongue, nerves, elimination, etc.

6. Indications / Benefits

7. Comments and reviews

How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Certified Organic**

Ingredients: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)**, Black Pepper(Piper nigrum)**, Pippali (Piper longum)**

This formula means "three pungents" that is used to enkindle the digestive fire, promoting healthy absorption and assimilation. Trikatu supports metabolism of fat, reduces toxins, and is particularly helpful for Kapha conditions.*

Dosage: 1/8 - 1/4 tsp sprinkled over food or in a glass of warm water before meals. Use as a morning tea to clear Kapha from the lungs. Mix with honey and turmeric to make a thick syrup for sore throats.

4oz is approximately one month's supply.

SUGGESTED USE

1/8 - 1/4 tsp in warm water twice a day or as directed by your practitioner.

How should I take my herbs?
Follow these guidelines

Biocharacteristics of Trikatu

See a complete list of all biocharacteristics.

INCREASES

Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)

Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick. Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic.

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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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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced 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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DOSHAS

The Three Doshas / Body Types

According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine, people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and 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. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry. Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed. Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.

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PACIFIES	AGGRAVATES

HAS THE FOLLOWING

Subtaste:

Acrid

ACRID

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

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Moves Energy:

Inward

INWARD

Inward moving substances promote introspection, self reflection, stillness, or slow the system down.

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Tissue (dhatu):

Fat

FAT

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

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Affinity:
Heart Circulation Blood, Respiratory Health, Cleanse And Detox, Digestion

HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Trikatu
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.

Digestion:

Warms Abdomen

WARMS-ABDOMEN

Warms the muscles and organs of the abdomen, stimulating digestion and metabolism.

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Appetizer

APPETIZER

Herbs that cleanse the palate & stimulate hunger or desire to eat.

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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.

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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Cleanse & Detox:

Burns Toxins

BURNS-TOXINS

An herb that detoxifies by helping your body metabolize toxins, as opposed to eliminating them.

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Skin Care & Beauty:

Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.

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Respiratory-Health:

Bronchodilator

BRONCHODILATOR

An herb that encourages the widening or opening of the lung airways. They are helpful in wheezing and asthma.

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Decongestant

DECONGESTANT

An herb that reduces mucus production often by restricting blood flow to mucus membranes.

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Heart & Circulation:

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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Cardiac Tonic

CARDIAC-TONIC

Strengthens and tones the heart (heart-tonic). Cardiac tonics are used to treat a wide range of heart issues from arrhythmia, to cardiac insufficiency.

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Vasodilator

VASODILATOR

A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.

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Other:

Detoxicant

Foods with a Similar Nature to Trikatu

Mustard Seed

Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

Burns-toxins, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Warms-abdomen, Cardiac-stimulant, Decongestant, Digestive, Bronchodilator, Cardiac-tonic, Detoxicant, Vasodilator

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Basil

Basil has these Actions in Common

Appetizer, Cardiac-stimulant, Detoxicant, Bronchodilator, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Digestive

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Rosemary

Rosemary has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Detoxicant, Vasodilator, Bronchodilator, Cardiac-tonic, Diaphoretic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Digestive

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Cardamom

Cardamom has these Actions in Common

Appetizer, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Bronchodilator, Decongestant, Digestive, Burns-toxins, Detoxicant

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Tarragon

Tarragon has these Actions in Common

Appetizer, Carminative, Digestive, Burns-toxins, Detoxicant, Vasodilator, Cardiac-tonic, Diaphoretic

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Thyme (fresh)

Thyme (fresh) has these Actions in Common

Bronchodilator, Detoxicant, Vasodilator, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Appetizer, Decongestant, Digestive

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Ginger (Fresh)

Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Detoxicant, Appetizer, Carminative, Digestive, Burns-toxins, Decongestant

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Cloves

Cloves has these Actions in Common

Burns-toxins, Detoxicant, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Warms-abdomen, Carminative, Digestive

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Cinnamon

Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Detoxicant, Appetizer, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Digestive

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Allspice

Allspice has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Detoxicant, Appetizer, Carminative, Digestive, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Vasodilator

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Black Pepper

Black Pepper has these Actions in Common

Burns-toxins, Detoxicant, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Decongestant, Digestive

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Trikatu

Wild Ginger

Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

Detoxicant, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Vasodilator, Appetizer, Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative

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Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

Appetizer, Bronchodilator, Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Decongestant, Detoxicant, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator

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Kushta

Kushta has these Actions in Common

Carminative, Detoxicant, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Vasodilator, Appetizer, Bronchodilator

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Pippali

Pippali has these Actions in Common

Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Cardiac-tonic, Detoxicant, Digestive, Vasodilator

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Osha

Osha has these Actions in Common

Diaphoretic, Digestive, Bronchodilator, Burns-toxins, Carminative, Decongestant

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Pushkaramoola

Pushkaramoola has these Actions in Common

Burns-toxins, Cardiac-tonic, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Bronchodilator

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Epsom Salt Bath

Epsom Salt Bath has these Actions in Common

Vasodilator, Bronchodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Decongestant, Detoxicant, Diaphoretic

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Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common

Bronchodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Decongestant, Digestive, Vasodilator

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Talisadi

Talisadi has these Actions in Common

Bronchodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Cardiac-tonic, Decongestant, Digestive

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Hingvastak Churna

Hingvastak Churna has these Actions in Common

Carminative, Digestive, Warms-abdomen, Appetizer, Burns-toxins

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Impact of Trikatu

In each clinical research trial below, students from the Joyful Belly School of Ayurveda ate the selected food for 3 days and reported the pharmacological effects. See other clinical research trials for diet & herbs at Joyful Belly.