AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

Ginseng, Chinese (PANAX GINSENG)

A warming adaptogen & bitter stimulant indicated in debility, exhaustion, weight loss & diabetes

How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Asian Ginseng is perhaps the emperor of all herbs. It generally improves vitality and energy, but without the jitters of caffeine. It builds while it energizes, so useful in all cases of debility. It can make a person intense.

Women should be cautious with long term use because of its masculine effects. Caution in high blood pressure.

The araliaceae family has a sharp pungency that reminds me of carrot family spices (apiaceae). Both families are in the same order.

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 Ginseng, Chinese

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INCREASES
Guna Help

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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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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TASTES
Taste Help

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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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes, laxative, and drying.

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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
Dosha Help

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
Kapha pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Pitta aggravating
HAS THE FOLLOWING
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.

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, Digestion,
Energy Vitality

ENERGY-VITALITY

Includes vitality improving foods, herbs, and exercises by dosha.

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, Heart Circulation Blood, Immune System, Liver Gallbladder, Mind Stress Sleep, Reproductive Health, Respiratory Health
Family: Araliaceae
HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Ginseng, Chinese
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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.

Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Antidepressant

ANTIDEPRESSANT

Herbs that lift feelings of depression, benefit the mind and improve mental function.

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Anxiolytic

ANXIOLYTIC

Herbs that help people suffering from anxiety or panic. They promote a state of calm and often improve sleep. Most anxiolytic herbs are also nervines.

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Brain Tonic

BRAIN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens the brain and thereby enhances memory or other cognitive functions and improves mental stamina or stability.

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Improves Focus

IMPROVES-FOCUS

Reduces scattered thoughts. Creates a steady mind. Includes herbs that relax (for Vata) and herbs that stimulate (for Kapha).

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Nerve Growth Tonic

NERVE-GROWTH-TONIC

Stimulate neurite / axon growth, promotes regeneration.

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Nerve Stimulant

NERVE-STIMULANT

Provide short lived stimulation of the nervous system.

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Neuroprotective

NEUROPROTECTIVE

Repairs / restores damaged nerves. Protects nerve health.

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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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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Adrenal Tonic

ADRENAL-TONIC

Strengthens, supports, or increases output of adrenals.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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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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Adaptogen

ADAPTOGEN

Herbs that promote stabilization of physiological processes and homeostasis. Adaptogens increase the body's ability to resist the damaging effects of stress and promote or restore normal physiological functioning.

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Antifungal

ANTIFUNGAL

Herbs that destroy fungus.

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, Antihistamine,
Antimicrobial

ANTIMICROBIAL

An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial is an umbrella term that can be broken down into specific categories of target microorganism, such as anti-bacterials, fungals, and virals.

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Immune Calming

IMMUNE-CALMING

Herbs that interrupt an allergic reaction or calm the immune system, useful in allergies and autoimmune conditions.

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Immune Stimulant

IMMUNE-STIMULANT

Stimulates and strengthens the immune system. Helpful when fighting off a cold or flu.

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Hypertensive

HYPERTENSIVE

An herb that increases blood pressure.

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Hepatoprotective

HEPATOPROTECTIVE

An herb that is capable of preventing liver damage. Many hepatoprotectives work via antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

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Antiandrogen

STRONG ANTIANDROGEN

Reduces androgen (testosterone), which can reduce excess growth, drive, and libido. Reduces skin oiliness. Helpful for prostate enlargement.

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Estrogenic

ESTROGENIC

Increases estrogen, helpful in menopause. Estrogen is anabolic and increases muscle growth, bone density, and moisture.

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Promotes Fertility

PROMOTES-FERTILITY

An herb that promotes fertility. Generally used by women who wish to become pregnant. These herbs may also help with menstrual problems of deficiency, such as amenorrhea (lack of a period).

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Testosteronic

TESTOSTERONIC

Androgenic. Stimulates testosterone.

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Constituents:
5a Reductase Inhibitor,
Saponins

SAPONINS

Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Ginseng, Chinese

Rosemary

Rosemary has these Actions in Common

Antifungal, Digestive, Improves-focus, Stimulates-energy, Antimicrobial, Hypertensive, Nerve-stimulant, Antidepressant, Brain-tonic, Immune-calming, Neuroprotective

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Sage

Sage has these Actions in Common

Antidepressant, Hypertensive, Nerve-growth-tonic, Digestive, Immune-calming, Neuroprotective, Adrenal-tonic, Estrogenic, Immune-stimulant, Stimulates-energy

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Turmeric Root (Fresh)

Turmeric Root (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

Antiandrogen, Brain-tonic, Immune-calming, Antifungal, Digestive, Nerve-growth-tonic, Adrenal-tonic, Antimicrobial, Hepatoprotective, Neuroprotective

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Basil

Basil has these Actions in Common

Anxiolytic, Immune-calming, Nerve-stimulant, Antiandrogen, Digestive, Immune-stimulant, Antidepressant, Hypertensive, Improves-focus

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Turmeric

Turmeric has these Actions in Common

Antiandrogen, Brain-tonic, Immune-calming, Antifungal, Digestive, Nerve-growth-tonic, Antimicrobial, Hepatoprotective, Neuroprotective

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Green Tea

Green Tea has these Actions in Common

Stimulates-energy, Digestive, Nerve-stimulant, Antiandrogen, Immune-calming, Neuroprotective, Antidepressant, Nerve-growth-tonic

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Flower / Bee Pollen

Flower / Bee Pollen has these Actions in Common

Immune-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Nutritive, Tonic, Builds-stamina, Promotes-fertility

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Sesame Oil

Sesame Oil has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Tonic, Antimicrobial, Promotes-fertility, Builds-stamina, Stimulates-energy

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Tahini

Tahini has these Actions in Common

Antimicrobial, Promotes-fertility, Builds-stamina, Stimulates-energy, Nutritive, Tonic

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Blueberry

Blueberry has these Actions in Common

Brain-tonic, Nutritive, Antidepressant, Immune-calming, Antihistamine, Improves-focus

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Fennel Seeds

Fennel Seeds has these Actions in Common

Brain-tonic, Immune-calming, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Antiandrogen, Estrogenic

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Ginseng, Chinese

Eleuthero Ginseng

Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

Hepatoprotective, Immune-stimulant, Adaptogen, Improves-focus, Adrenal-tonic, Nerve-stimulant, Antidepressant, Stimulates-energy, Anxiolytic, Testosteronic, Builds-stamina, Tonic, Digestive

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Schisandra

Schisandra has these Actions in Common

Adrenal-tonic, Neuroprotective, Antidepressant, Stimulates-energy, Brain-tonic, Tonic, Digestive, Hepatoprotective, Immune-calming, Improves-focus, Adaptogen, Nerve-growth-tonic

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Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

Anxiolytic, Tonic, Brain-tonic, Builds-stamina, Immune-calming, Nerve-growth-tonic, Adaptogen, Neuroprotective, Adrenal-tonic, Nutritive, Antidepressant, Testosteronic

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Rhodiola

Rhodiola has these Actions in Common

Neuroprotective, Adaptogen, Stimulates-energy, Adrenal-tonic, Testosteronic, Antidepressant, Tonic, Anxiolytic, Brain-tonic, Builds-stamina, Estrogenic

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Oats, Fresh Milky Seed

Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common

Anxiolytic, Brain-tonic, Nerve-growth-tonic, Neuroprotective, Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Adaptogen, Tonic, Antidepressant

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Licorice Ghee (9oz)

Licorice Ghee (9oz) has these Actions in Common

Estrogenic, Hepatoprotective, Immune-calming, Immune-stimulant, Adaptogen, Nutritive, Adrenal-tonic, Antiandrogen, Antimicrobial

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Licorice Root (Yastimadhu)

Licorice Root (Yastimadhu) has these Actions in Common

Antimicrobial, Estrogenic, Hepatoprotective, Immune-calming, Immune-stimulant, Adaptogen, Nutritive, Adrenal-tonic, Antiandrogen

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Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

Adrenal-tonic, Antidepressant, Anxiolytic, Builds-stamina, Digestive, Nerve-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Adaptogen

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Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

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

Adrenal-tonic, Antidepressant, Anxiolytic, Builds-stamina, Digestive, Nerve-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Adaptogen

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Ginkgo

Ginkgo has these Actions in Common

Neuroprotective, Antidepressant, Antifungal, Antimicrobial, Brain-tonic, Hepatoprotective, Immune-calming, Nerve-growth-tonic

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Joyful Belly is a recognized school of biocharacteristics medicine.

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

Ginseng, Chinese 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.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

Ginseng, Chinese may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.

HERB DRUG INTERACTION RISK

Here are some potential herb drug interactions. Please see your health care provider for more information.
  • Antidepressant: Do not combine with antihistamines.
  • Antihistamine: Avoid combining with sedatives, narcotic pain meds, muscle relaxants, antidepressants, seizure medications
  • Hepatoprotective: Anything that strengthens or cleanses the liver can clear drugs mroe quickly, requiring a higher dose.
  • Nerve-stimulant: Avoid combining with sedatives such as alcohol, etc.

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