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How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?
CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW
An excellent rejuvenative for Vata and Pitta that supports overall health and well-being.*
Bolsters the immune system*
Supports proper function of the liver and kidneys*
Promotes healthy skin and a clear complexion*
Supports digestion and a healthy balance of intestinal flora*
Supports comfortable movement of the joints*
The health promoting powers of Guduchi were so respected by the authors of the ancient Ayurvedic texts that they called it 'Amrita' or 'Divine Nectar'. A powerful nutritive tonic, Guduchi is one of the best herbs for balancing Vata and Pitta. It has the unusual characteristic of being heating while simultaneously removing excess Pitta from the body. This heat burns accumulated natural toxins purifying the liver, kidneys, joints and blood. It also helps soothe the skin and promotes a clear, healthy complexion. As a rejuvenative, Guduchi strengthens the tissues, bolsters immunity and promotes vitality while calming the mind and supporting proper function of the nervous system. It is also traditionally used to promote longevity and to support healthy reproduction.
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.
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?
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.
Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Guduchi
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.
STRONG 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.
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.
STRONG HEPATOPROTECTIVE
An herb that is capable of preventing liver damage. Many hepatoprotectives work via antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
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.
An herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. Generally, liver tonics are oily, cool, sweet, mildly sour, or contain beta-carotene.
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.
TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION
How did Guduchi affect your temperature?
1
4
7
9
3
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your sweat quantity?
1
3
14
6
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect the color of your tongue body?
1
8
0
15
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect the swelling of your tongue body?
4
4
16
More Swelling
Less Swelling
No Change
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your appetite/hunger?
0
2
14
8
0
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your digestion speed?
0
13
10
1
0
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
TOXINS
How did Guduchi affect the amount of gas & bloating?
0
7
10
7
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your stool smell?
0
5
16
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
Tongue: How did Guduchi affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
1
6
14
3
0
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect the color of your tongue coating?
1
0
1
5
17
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your urine smell?
1
2
20
1
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
1
1
18
4
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your sweat smell?
1
3
15
4
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
HYDRATION
How did Guduchi affect your urine frequency/quantity?
0
3
11
9
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect the cracks on your tongue?
1
5
12
6
0
Larger/longer/more cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less/smaller/shorter
Much less
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
NERVOUS-SYSTEM
How did Guduchi affect your energy levels?
2
2
10
10
0
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your muscle tension?
3
7
11
3
0
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your anxiety?
2
9
12
1
0
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect the stillness of your tongue?
7
14
3
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
DIGESTION
How did Guduchi affect your appetite/hunger?
0
2
14
8
0
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your digestion speed?
0
13
10
1
0
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect the amount of gas & bloating?
0
7
10
7
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
TONGUE
Tongue: How did Guduchi affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
1
6
14
3
0
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect the swelling of your tongue body?
4
4
16
More Swelling
Less Swelling
No Change
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect the color of your tongue body?
1
8
0
15
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect the stillness of your tongue?
7
14
3
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect the color of your tongue coating?
1
0
1
5
17
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect the cracks on your tongue?
1
5
12
6
0
Larger/longer/more cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less/smaller/shorter
Much less
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
STOOL
How did Guduchi affect your stool frequency/quantity?
0
4
11
9
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your stool color?
1
0
0
1
22
More yellow
More gray
More green
More orange
Same
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your stool lightness?
1
2
17
3
1
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly darker
Much darker
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your stool smell?
0
5
16
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your stool consistency?
2
2
11
7
2
Much softer
Slightly softer
Same
Slightly harder
Much harder
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
URINE
How did Guduchi affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
1
1
18
4
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your urine clarity?
3
15
6
More cloudy
Same
More clear
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your urine smell?
1
2
20
1
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your urine lightness?
1
3
16
4
0
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly Darker
Much Darker
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your urine frequency/quantity?
0
3
11
9
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
SWEAT
How did Guduchi affect your sweat smell?
1
3
15
4
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your sweat quantity?
1
3
14
6
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
SYSTEMIC
How did Guduchi affect your temperature?
1
4
7
9
3
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your energy levels?
2
2
10
10
0
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your muscle tension?
3
7
11
3
0
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
How did Guduchi affect your anxiety?
2
9
12
1
0
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 24 Study ID:20 (2021-03-22 - 2021-04-11)
Guduchi 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.
* 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.
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