Broiled Grapefruit with Cinnamon

How to Make Broiled Grapefruit with Cinnamon

SERVINGS: 1
PREP TIME: 3 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 7 MINUTES
SKILL LEVEL: EASY
MEAL: SNACK-DESSERT, BREAKFAST
PREPARATION: BAKED
EAT IN: SPRING, AUTUMN-WINTER
FOR OCCASION: BRUNCH, CLEANSE

INGREDIENTS

SKILL LEVEL: EASY

1 tsp	HONEY
1 c	GRAPEFRUIT
1/2 tsp	CINNAMON
1/4 tsp	CLOVES

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

1. Preheat broiler to high.

2. Cut grapefruit in half.

3. Sprinkle cinnamon on top and gently push the whole cloves into the flesh.

4. Broil for about 6 or 7 minutes, or until the grapefruit flesh starts to brown slightly.

5. Drizzle honey on top. Serve immediately.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Fresh and juicy, grapefruit is sour and bitter to taste. Cloves and cinnamon add pungency. Altogether like a purifying spa, this broiled grapefruit recipe is the perfect cleansing food when the liver and blood are stagnant in winter. It will reset your lungs, liver, blood and digestion. It's juiciness will stimulate and refresh your taste buds.

Flush the Liver, Reset Digestion

The bitter and sour taste of grapefruit adds a purifying element to the dish, as it stimulates the flow of bile, cleansing any stangnant fluids in the liver and gall bladder.

Bitterness, pungency, & sourness adds a digestive element to the dessert, stimulating the release of gastric juices and promoting efficient fat metabolism. The pungency also kick starts a sluggish Kapha stomach.

Decongest Mucus

Cloves, cinnamon and honey combined are powerful decongestants which break up excess mucus leaving your throat, nasal passages and sinuses clear. The sourness of grapefruit liquefies mucus in the respiratory tract for easy expectoration.

Warm up the Blood

The pungency of cinnamon and cloves warms the blood. Their pungency stimulates and raises the heart rate.

The sour taste of grapefruit, and aromatic quality of cloves will dilate blood vessels, bringing much needed circulation to the skin. The fresh blood will enliven and mositurize the skin, which tends to be dull, lifeless and dry on cold days.

A Light Dessert

We've all experienced that little voice in the back of our head. It switches on halfway through dinner and reminds us to save room for dessert. Who can resist the temptation of a delicate macaroon or even a rich slice of cake? What's the big deal? It's just dessert after all...

This internal debate is usually very different for a Kapha person. Desserts are generally sweet, cool and heavy - exactly the opposite of what supports a Kapha type! They tend to crave desserts more than others and struggle to resist the sweet temptation. However, Kapha's are most prone to post indulgent side effects including congestion, excess mucus, a dull feeling in the head and sluggish digestion. They are often left asking themselves - is it worth it?

This 'Broiled Grapefruit' dessert will satisfy any sweet tooth without the usual side effects. After eating this, you'll feel satisfied but not stuffed.

Enjoy this treat guilt free and sip with ginger tea for a light and refreshing end to your evening.

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Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances. With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you. Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature. By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health. See How it Works.

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Metabolic Nature of Broiled Grapefruit with Cinnamon

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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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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

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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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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

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

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

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 irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot and oily with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body. Vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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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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Acrid

ACRID

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

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Tissue (dhatu):

Red Blood

RED-BLOOD

Red blood (Rakta Dhatu) includes red blood cells and blood vessels.

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Subdosha:

Pitta Ranjaka

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Broiled Grapefruit with Cinnamon
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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Digestion:

Warms Abdomen

WARMS-ABDOMEN

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

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Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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Stimulates Peristalsis

STIMULATES-PERISTALSIS

An herb that promotes involuntary smooth muscle contractions to facilitate the movement of food and waste through the digestive tract.

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Appetizer

APPETIZER

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

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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Bowel Health:

General Laxative

GENERAL-LAXATIVE

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

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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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Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

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

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Mind, Stress & Sleep:

Numbs Anasthetic

NUMBS-ANASTHETIC

Inhibits sensation in a particular area.

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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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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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Energy Vitality:

Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Refreshing

REFRESHING

Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.

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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:

Warms Chest

WARMS-CHEST

Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.

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Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.

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Expectorant

EXPECTORANT

Expectorants help you eliminate mucus from the lungs. These herbs often work by increasing the quantity of mucus, or thinning the mucus. Expectorants are indicated when phlegm congests the lower respiratory tract.

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Mucolytic

MUCOLYTIC

An herb that breaks apart mucus, liquefying the mucus.

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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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Warms Head

WARMS-HEAD

An herb that increases sensations of heat and warmth in the head.

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Warms Ears

WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

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Antioxidant

ANTIOXIDANT

An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.

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Kidney & Urinary:

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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Liver & Gallbladder:

Cholagogue

CHOLAGOGUE

Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.

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Weight Loss:

Raises Thyroid

RAISES-THYROID

An herb that increases thyroid function.

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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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Constituents:

Coumarin

COUMARIN

Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.

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Rutin

RUTIN

Rutin is a flavonoid with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Commonly used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and high blood pressure.

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Polyphenols

POLYPHENOLS

Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants seen in many fruits and vegetables. There are more than 8,000 types.

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, Vitamin C, Quercitin,

Salicylates

SALICYLATES

Salicylates relieve inflammation, are anti-cancer, and antidiabetic, but some are allergic to it.

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Flavonoids

FLAVONOIDS

Flavonoids are a colorful type of polyphenol. As all polyphenols, they have a strong antioxidant effect. Many flavonoids have an anti-inflammatory, and/or antiallergen effect.

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Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Broiled Grapefruit with Cinnamon

Daikon Radish

Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common
Cholagogue, Diuretic, Mucolytic, Warms-abdomen, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Refreshing, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, General-laxative, Stimulates-energy, Warms-head
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Mustard Seed

Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common
Burns-toxins, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Wakes-you-up, Warms-ears
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Mustard Powder

Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Wakes-you-up, Warms-ears, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head
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Mustard

Mustard has these Actions in Common
Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Wakes-you-up, Warms-ears, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest
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Horseradish

Horseradish has these Actions in Common
Cholagogue, Diuretic, Mucolytic, Warms-abdomen, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Refreshing, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, General-laxative, Wakes-you-up
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Wasabi

Wasabi has these Actions in Common
Cholagogue, Diuretic, Mucolytic, Warms-abdomen, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Refreshing, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, General-laxative, Wakes-you-up
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Cloves

Cloves has these Actions in Common
Expectorant, Numbs-anasthetic, Warms-ears, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant
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Cinnamon

Cinnamon has these Actions in Common
Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Mucolytic, Warms-chest, Appetizer, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Soothes-throat, Burns-toxins, Digestive
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Grapefruit

Grapefruit has these Actions in Common
Antioxidant, Hypolipidemic, Raises-thyroid, Stimulates-peristalsis, Cholagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Expectorant, Quenches-thirst, Stimulates-energy
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Garlic (raw)

Garlic (raw) has these Actions in Common
Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Mucolytic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Hypolipidemic, Warms-abdomen, Cholagogue, Expectorant, Internal-detoxicant, Warms-chest
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Scallions (Raw)

Scallions (Raw) has these Actions in Common
Appetizer, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Warms-chest, Burns-toxins, Diuretic, Mucolytic, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Wakes-you-up
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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Broiled Grapefruit with Cinnamon

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common
Diuretic, Warms-ears, Expectorant, Warms-head, Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant, Appetizer, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Burns-toxins, Refreshing, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest
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Wild Ginger

Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common
Digestive, Expectorant, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Appetizer, Warms-chest, Burns-toxins, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic
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Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-head, Digestive, Diuretic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Warms-chest, Warms-ears
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Breathing Exercises

Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common
General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Raises-thyroid, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, Expectorant
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Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common
Digestive, Expectorant, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Raises-thyroid, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Wakes-you-up
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Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, Expectorant, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Raises-thyroid, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy
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Punarnava

Punarnava has these Actions in Common
Internal-detoxicant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Antioxidant, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Cholagogue, Digestive, Diuretic, Hypolipidemic
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Bitter Orange Peel

Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Raises-thyroid, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-peristalsis, Wakes-you-up, Appetizer
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Shilajit Tonic

Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common
Internal-detoxicant, Raises-thyroid, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Hypolipidemic
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Hyssop Powder

Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common
Mucolytic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Internal-detoxicant
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Pennyroyal

Pennyroyal has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Diuretic, Expectorant, Numbs-anasthetic, Appetizer
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