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Ginger (ZINGIBER OFFICINALE)

All of ginger's digestive power in an easy-to-use tincture. Take for weak digestion or to sweat out a cold or flu. Anti-spasmodic properties make ginger tincture excellent for chronic pain.

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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. Contraindications / Aggravates

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How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

All of ginger's digestive power in an easy-to-use tincture. Take for weak digestion or to sweat out a cold or flu. Anti-spasmodic properties make ginger tincture excellent for chronic pain.

SUGGESTED USE

1 dropper full 2x/day or as directed by your practitioner. How should I take my tincture?
Follow these guidelines

Metabolic Nature of Ginger

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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. Learn More	MOBILE ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity. LEARN MORE ABOUT MOBILE CLEAR ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama. LEARN MORE ABOUT CLEAR EASY ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly. LEARN MORE ABOUT EASY LIGHT ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC Lightness is identified by reduced weight. LEARN MORE ABOUT LIGHT
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? Learn More	PUNGENT ABOUT PUNGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper. LEARN MORE ABOUT PUNGENT
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. Learn More	PACIFIES
HAS THE FOLLOWING	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. SEE ALL 'AROMATIC' FOODS / HERBS Affinity: Anti Aging ANTI-AGING Geriatric conditions typically involve low agni / metabolism, poor circulation, weakness & debility, muscle weakening, poor digestion, a drop in sex hormones, and connective tissue degradation in bones & skin. SEE ALL 'ANTI-AGING' FOODS / HERBS , Digestion, Energy Vitality ENERGY-VITALITY Includes vitality improving foods, herbs, and exercises by dosha. SEE ALL 'ENERGY-VITALITY' FOODS / HERBS , Respiratory Health Family: Zingiberaceae
HERBAL ACTIONS (see all)	Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Ginger 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: Antiemetic ANTIEMETIC Herbs that reduce nausea or stop vomiting. Generally refreshing, aromatic herbs. SEE ALL 'ANTIEMETIC' FOODS / HERBS , Appetizer APPETIZER Herbs that cleanse the palate & stimulate hunger or desire to eat. SEE ALL 'APPETIZER' FOODS / HERBS , 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 , Sialogogue SIALOGOGUE A sialogogue increases saliva. Sour foods are often great sialogogues, and increase output of all exocrine glands. Salty taste is very moistening as well. Bitter, pungent and sweettastes also increase salivary output but to a lesser degree. Astringents. SEE ALL 'SIALOGOGUE' FOODS / HERBS , Spleen Tonic SPLEEN-TONIC An herb that strengthens spleen function by improving strength of the blood. Spleen tonics Builds agni, brighten the person's appearances & firms up tissues. SEE ALL 'SPLEEN-TONIC' FOODS / HERBS , Stomachic STOMACHIC An herb that increases appetite or settles a nauseas or nervous stomach. These generally increase the digestive fire, therefore relieving symptoms of sluggish or difficult digestion. SEE ALL 'STOMACHIC' FOODS / HERBS Cleanse & Detox: Burns Toxins BURNS-TOXINS An herb that detoxifies by helping your body metabolize toxins, as opposed to eliminating them. SEE ALL 'BURNS-TOXINS' FOODS / HERBS , Internal Detoxicant INTERNAL-DETOXICANT Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system. SEE ALL 'INTERNAL-DETOXICANT' FOODS / HERBS Mind, Stress & Sleep: Wakes You Up WAKES-YOU-UP Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy. SEE ALL 'WAKES-YOU-UP' FOODS / HERBS , Nervine STRONG NERVINE Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature. SEE ALL 'NERVINE' FOODS / HERBS , Analgesic ANALGESIC Pain reliever, reduces pain without eliminating sensation. Also known as anodyne. SEE ALL 'ANALGESIC' FOODS / HERBS , Brain Tonic BRAIN-TONIC An herb that strengthens the brain and thereby enhances memory or other cognitive functions and improves mental stamina or stability. SEE ALL 'BRAIN-TONIC' FOODS / HERBS , Neuroprotective NEUROPROTECTIVE Repairs / restores damaged nerves. Protects nerve health. SEE ALL 'NEUROPROTECTIVE' FOODS / HERBS Energy Vitality: Refreshing REFRESHING Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized. SEE ALL 'REFRESHING' FOODS / HERBS , Stimulates Energy STIMULATES-ENERGY This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs. SEE ALL 'STIMULATES-ENERGY' FOODS / HERBS , Adrenal Tonic ADRENAL-TONIC Strengthens, supports, or increases output of adrenals. SEE ALL 'ADRENAL-TONIC' FOODS / HERBS Skin Care & Beauty: Antifibrotic ANTIFIBROTIC Fibrosis of an organ is often a progressive leading to organ failure (i.e lungs, liver, kidney). While vulneraries usually help restore collagen, antifibrotic herbs often clear collagen. Aka fibrinolytic. SEE ALL 'ANTIFIBROTIC' FOODS / HERBS Respiratory-Health: Decongestant DECONGESTANT An herb that reduces mucus production often by restricting blood flow to mucus membranes. SEE ALL 'DECONGESTANT' FOODS / HERBS , Lung Tonic LUNG-TONIC Strengthens the lungs. Lung tonics include antifibrotic, vessel tonic, or nourishing herbs with an affinity for the lungs. They aid recovery in acute or chronic lung conditions. SEE ALL 'LUNG-TONIC' FOODS / HERBS Immune System: Anti Inflammatory ANTI-INFLAMMATORY Reduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems. SEE ALL 'ANTI-INFLAMMATORY' FOODS / HERBS 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. SEE ALL 'CARDIAC-STIMULANT' FOODS / HERBS , Antiplatelet STRONG ANTIPLATELET An herb that inhibits clotting, dissolves clots, thins the blood, or destroys platelets, therefore reducing the tendency of blood to form clots. They are useful in cardiovascular disease, clots, and stroke. Aka anticoagulant. SEE ALL 'ANTIPLATELET' FOODS / HERBS , Calcium Channel Blocker STRONG CALCIUM-CHANNEL-BLOCKER Reduces blood pressure by relaxing smooth muscle tissue. Blocking calcium (Ca2+) inhibits smooth muscle contraction. SEE ALL 'CALCIUM-CHANNEL-BLOCKER' FOODS / HERBS , Blood Thinner BLOOD-THINNER Herbs that thin the blood. Helpful for people with heart disease or clogged circulation. SEE ALL 'BLOOD-THINNER' FOODS / HERBS , Hypotensive HYPOTENSIVE An herb that lowers blood pressure. SEE ALL 'HYPOTENSIVE' FOODS / HERBS , 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. SEE ALL 'VASODILATOR' FOODS / HERBS Liver & Gallbladder: Hepatoprotective STRONG HEPATOPROTECTIVE An herb that is capable of preventing liver damage. Many hepatoprotectives work via antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. SEE ALL 'HEPATOPROTECTIVE' FOODS / HERBS Weight Loss: 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. SEE ALL 'HYPOLIPIDEMIC' FOODS / HERBS Reproductive Health: Galactagogue GALACTAGOGUE Increases production of breast milk, often by raising prolactin and diaphoresis. SEE ALL 'GALACTAGOGUE' FOODS / HERBS Bone & Joint: Antiarthritic ANTIARTHRITIC Herbs that ease arthritic pain and promote joint health. SEE ALL 'ANTIARTHRITIC' FOODS / HERBS Strength, Muscle Health: Antispasmodic ANTISPASMODIC Herbs that reduce or inhibit muscle spasms or cramping, such as in asthma, menstruation, hear palpitations, migraine, or IBS. SEE ALL 'ANTISPASMODIC' FOODS / HERBS

Foods with a Similar Nature to Ginger

Ginger (Fresh)

Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

Carminative, Galactagogue, Hypotensive, Nervine, Sialogogue, Stomachic, Adrenal-tonic, Antiarthritic, Antiplatelet, Blood-thinner, Calcium-channel-blocker, Decongestant, Hepatoprotective, Internal-detoxicant, Neuroprotective, Spleen-tonic, Vasodilator, Analgesic, Antiemetic, Antispasmodic, Brain-tonic, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Hypolipidemic, Lung-tonic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Anti-inflammatory, Antifibrotic, Appetizer, Burns-toxins

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Turmeric

Turmeric has these Actions in Common

Antiarthritic, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Analgesic, Antifibrotic, Blood-thinner, Calcium-channel-blocker, Hepatoprotective, Neuroprotective, Anti-inflammatory, Antiplatelet, Brain-tonic, Carminative, Hypolipidemic, Spleen-tonic

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Crystallized Ginger

Crystallized Ginger has these Actions in Common

Antiplatelet, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Neuroprotective, Stimulates-energy, Analgesic, Appetizer, Calcium-channel-blocker, Hypotensive, Sialogogue, Vasodilator, Antiemetic, Brain-tonic, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic

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Ginger (Dried)

Ginger (Dried) has these Actions in Common

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Fennel Seeds

Fennel Seeds has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic, Appetizer, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Lung-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Analgesic, Brain-tonic, Carminative, Galactagogue, Nervine, Stomachic

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Allspice

Allspice has these Actions in Common

Decongestant, Nervine, Stomachic, Analgesic, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Vasodilator, Anti-inflammatory, Appetizer, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Antiarthritic, Burns-toxins

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Mustard

Mustard has these Actions in Common

Analgesic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Spleen-tonic, Wakes-you-up, Antiarthritic, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator

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Turmeric Root (Fresh)

Turmeric Root (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

Adrenal-tonic, Antiarthritic, Brain-tonic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Analgesic, Antifibrotic, Burns-toxins, Hepatoprotective, Neuroprotective, Anti-inflammatory, Antiplatelet, Carminative, Hypolipidemic, Spleen-tonic

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Mustard Powder

Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

Wakes-you-up, Antiarthritic, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Analgesic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Spleen-tonic

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Nigella (black cumin)

Nigella (black cumin) has these Actions in Common

Spleen-tonic, Analgesic, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Anti-inflammatory, Cardiac-stimulant, Galactagogue, Nervine, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Hypotensive

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Cayenne Pepper

Cayenne Pepper has these Actions in Common

Vasodilator, Antiemetic, Antispasmodic, Decongestant, Sialogogue, Analgesic, Antifibrotic, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Antiplatelet, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Ginger

Dong Quai

Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

Calcium-channel-blocker, Nervine, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Analgesic, Carminative, Vasodilator, Anti-inflammatory, Digestive, Antifibrotic, Hepatoprotective, Antiplatelet, Hypolipidemic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive, Blood-thinner, Internal-detoxicant

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Angelica

Angelica has these Actions in Common

Decongestant, Stomachic, Digestive, Vasodilator, Analgesic, Hepatoprotective, Antiplatelet, Hypolipidemic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive, Blood-thinner, Lung-tonic, Calcium-channel-blocker, Nervine, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy

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Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

Adrenal-tonic, Internal-detoxicant, Anti-inflammatory, Lung-tonic, Antispasmodic, Nervine, Appetizer, Refreshing, Burns-toxins, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Stomachic, Decongestant, Vasodilator, Hypolipidemic

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Wild Ginger

Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

Appetizer, Stimulates-energy, Burns-toxins, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Digestive, Analgesic, Internal-detoxicant, Antiemetic, Sialogogue, Antispasmodic, Spleen-tonic

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Yogaraj Guggulu

Yogaraj Guggulu has these Actions in Common

Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Analgesic, Carminative, Anti-inflammatory, Hypolipidemic, Antiarthritic, Internal-detoxicant, Antiplatelet, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Vasodilator, Blood-thinner

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Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

Anti-inflammatory, Refreshing, Antiarthritic, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Wakes-you-up, Carminative, Decongestant, Digestive, Analgesic, Nervine

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Ginkgo

Ginkgo has these Actions in Common

Hepatoprotective, Hypolipidemic, Analgesic, Hypotensive, Anti-inflammatory, Internal-detoxicant, Antifibrotic, Nervine, Antiplatelet, Neuroprotective, Blood-thinner, Vasodilator, Brain-tonic

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Bitter Orange Peel

Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common

Digestive, Hepatoprotective, Nervine, Adrenal-tonic, Refreshing, Appetizer, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Stomachic, Carminative, Wakes-you-up, Decongestant

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Eleuthero Ginseng

Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

Wakes-you-up, Hypolipidemic, Hypotensive, Adrenal-tonic, Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory, Internal-detoxicant, Antispasmodic, Nervine, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Hepatoprotective

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Breathing Exercises

Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Wakes-you-up, Decongestant, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Lung-tonic, Nervine, Adrenal-tonic, Refreshing

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Thyme White Essential Oil - 1/3 oz

Thyme White Essential Oil - 1/3 oz has these Actions in Common

Appetizer, Stimulates-energy, Burns-toxins, Vasodilator, Decongestant, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Lung-tonic, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Spleen-tonic

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Impact of Ginger

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.