Orange Millet Pancake

How to Make Orange Millet Pancake

SERVINGS: 4
PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 10 MINUTES
SKILL LEVEL: EASY
MEAL: BREAKFAST
PREPARATION: SAUTEE
EAT IN: AUTUMN-WINTER
FOR OCCASION: BRUNCH

INGREDIENTS

SKILL LEVEL: EASY

1/2 c	MAPLE SYRUP
3/4 c	ALMONDS
2 tbsp	GHEE
2 tbsp	RAW SUGAR
1 tbsp	ORANGE ZEST
2 whole	EGGS
2 c	ALMOND MILK
2 whole	ORANGE
2 tsp	BAKING SODA
1 c	MILLET
1/2 tsp	CINNAMON
1/2 tsp	NUTMEG

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Notes on Ingredients:

Replace almonds with almond flour.
Replace millet with millet flour.

1. Combine millet flour, almond flour, sugar, baking soda and nutmeg in a large bowl.

2. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs and almond milk.

3. Combine wet and dry ingredients until smooth.

4. In a non stick pan, heat a little ghee. When very hot, ladle in some pancake mix.

5. Cook for 2-3 minutes until you can see some bubbles rising on the pancake, then flip. Cook until golden brown on both sides.

6. To make the orange sauce, heat maple syrup, the juice of oranges and a pinch of orange zest in a pan until warm.

7. Drizzle over pancakes before serving.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Sweet, heavy but easy on the belly, 'Orange Millet Pancakes' will leave you feeling grounded and content without burdening digestion. These pancakes break away from the simple flour, eggs and milk combination you may have enjoyed growing up, and replace traditionally difficult to digest wheat flour with a combination of ground almonds and millet.

These pancakes balance Vata and Pitta, but aggravate Kapha. Millet is a lighter grain that doesn't sit heavy in the stomach. Its astringent and slightly diuretic qualities mean it's a better option for Kapha types than wheat, but this recipe is still too heavy and sweet for them. The oiliness of ghee and heaviness of eggs means these pancakes are balancing for Vata, unless the diuretic nature of millet increases the urge to urinate excessively. Sweet and gooey, this recipe soothes and cools an overheated digestive tract, making it most suitable for Pitta types.

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Metabolic Nature of Orange Millet Pancake

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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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GOOEY

ABOUT GOOEY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Gooey is identified by anything gelatinous (such as oatmeal), or by mucus congestion.

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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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

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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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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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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AGGRAVATES

PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Wet & cold. When out of balance becomes congested, stagnant, and overweight. Loving, trusting, and patient.

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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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Crunchy

CRUNCHY

Makes an audible noise when you eat them. Can provide fun texture variation.

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, Bland

Moves Energy:

Downward

DOWNWARD

Downward-moving (Adho Gati Marga) substances move food downward in the GI tract, settle the nervous system, and relax muscles.

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Tissue (dhatu):

Blood Plasma Lymph

BLOOD-PLASMA-LYMPH

Plasma (Rasa Dhatu) includes plasma, white blood cells, and lymph.

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Reproductive

REPRODUCTIVE

Reproductive tissue (Shukra/Artava Dhatu) includes male and female reproductive organs.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Orange Millet Pancake
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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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Bowel Health:

Relieves Burning

RELIEVES-BURNING

Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.

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Mind, Stress & Sleep:

Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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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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, Makes Jittery

Energy Vitality:

Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

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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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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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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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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:

Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

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

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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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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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Kidney & Urinary:

Dries Mouth

DRIES-MOUTH

Makes the mouth feel dry, or pasty.

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Strength, Muscle Health:

Muscle Relaxant

MUSCLE-RELAXANT

Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma.

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Constituents:

Fats, Tannins, Carbohydrate,

Phytates

PHYTATES

Phytates prevent absorption of nutrients. They are commonly found in all seeds, including nuts, grains, and beans. Sprouting greatly reduces phytate content, as well as long, slow cooking with vinegar.

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, Phosphorous, Protein, Vitamin E,

Magnesium

MAGNESIUM

Helps muscles relax. Laxative.

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, Melatonin,

Inositol

INOSITOL

Inositol is an alcohol sugar made naturally in the human body from glucose. It is lipotropic (aiding fat metabilism in the liver). It affects a variety of hormones, neurotransmitters, steroid, growth factors and water.

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Coumarin

COUMARIN

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

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Nitric Oxide

NITRIC-OXIDE

Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.

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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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Foods with a Similar Nature to Orange Millet Pancake

Jackfruit

Jackfruit has these Actions in Common
Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Relieves-burning, Wakes-you-up, Nutritive, Satisfies-stomach, Dries-mouth, Refreshing, Tonic
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Buffalo Milk

Buffalo Milk has these Actions in Common
Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Tonic, Makes-you-tired, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Soothes-throat
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Hemp Seed

Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common
Builds-stamina, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic, Makes-you-tired, Nutritive, Muscle-relaxant, Satisfies-stomach
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Almonds

Almonds has these Actions in Common
Stimulates-energy, Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Tonic, Muscle-relaxant, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Egg Yolk

Egg Yolk has these Actions in Common
Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic, Nutritive, Warms-chest, Dries-mouth, Satisfies-stomach
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Lamb

Lamb has these Actions in Common
Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic, Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Makes-you-tired, Satisfies-stomach
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Beef

Beef has these Actions in Common
Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic, Nutritive, Warms-chest, Makes-you-tired, Satisfies-stomach
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Pumpkin

Pumpkin has these Actions in Common
Muscle-relaxant, Relieves-burning, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Makes-you-tired, Nutritive
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Sesame Seeds

Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common
Nutritive, Tonic, Builds-stamina, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy
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Tahini

Tahini has these Actions in Common
Builds-stamina, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Nutritive, Tonic
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Mustard Powder

Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common
Muscle-relaxant, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Wakes-you-up
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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Orange Millet Pancake

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common
Diaphoretic, Dries-mouth, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant
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Regular exercise

Regular exercise has these Actions in Common
Diaphoretic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Builds-stamina, Cardiac-stimulant
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Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common
Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Builds-stamina, Cardiac-stimulant, Muscle-relaxant, Refreshing
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Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common
Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Builds-stamina, Cardiac-stimulant, Muscle-relaxant, Refreshing
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Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common
Muscle-relaxant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Builds-stamina, Cardiac-stimulant
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Eleuthero Ginseng

Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common
Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Wakes-you-up, Builds-stamina, Muscle-relaxant
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Balarishta- Vitality Tonic

Balarishta- Vitality Tonic has these Actions in Common
Builds-stamina, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Tonic
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Shilajit Tonic

Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common
Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Builds-stamina, Cardiac-stimulant, Refreshing
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Oats, Fresh Milky Seed

Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common
Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Relieves-burning, Tonic
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Shatavari

Shatavari has these Actions in Common
Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Relieves-burning, Soothes-throat, Tonic
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Orange Millet Pancake

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Table of Contents

How to Make Orange Millet Pancake

INGREDIENTS

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Is Orange Millet Pancake Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Metabolic Nature of Orange Millet Pancake

Metabolic Nature

ABOUT GOOEY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

The 6 Tastes

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

The Three Doshas / Body Types

The Four Temperaments / Humors

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Other

AROMATIC

CRUNCHY

DOWNWARD

BLOOD-PLASMA-LYMPH

REPRODUCTIVE

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Orange Millet Pancake 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.

RELIEVES-BURNING

WAKES-YOU-UP

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING

STIMULATES-ENERGY

SATISFIES-STOMACH

BUILDS-STAMINA

REFRESHING

TONIC

NUTRITIVE

DIAPHORETIC

SOOTHES-THROAT

WARMS-CHEST

CARDIAC-STIMULANT

DRIES-MOUTH

MUSCLE-RELAXANT

PHYTATES

MAGNESIUM

INOSITOL

COUMARIN

NITRIC-OXIDE

RUTIN

Foods with a Similar Nature to Orange Millet Pancake

Jackfruit has these Actions in Common

Buffalo Milk has these Actions in Common

Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

Almonds has these Actions in Common

Egg Yolk has these Actions in Common

Lamb has these Actions in Common

Beef has these Actions in Common

Pumpkin has these Actions in Common

Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common

Tahini has these Actions in Common

Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Orange Millet Pancake

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

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

Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

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

Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

Balarishta- Vitality Tonic has these Actions in Common

Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common

Shatavari has these Actions in Common

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Orange Millet Pancake
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.