AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

Ghee (BOS TAURUS)

Ghee is lighter, improves fat metabolism and has much less cholesterol than butter

How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Ghee is lighter, improves fat metabolism and has much less cholesterol than butter

SUGGESTED USE

1 tsp with meals or as directed by your practitioner.

Metabolic Nature of Ghee

See a complete list of all biocharacteristics.
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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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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LIQUEFIED

ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.

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OILY

ABOUT OILY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

In Ayurveda, oily refers to anything moistening. More specifically, oily refers to building substances that increases fat, or are themselves fatty. For example, sugar is Oily.

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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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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
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating
HAS THE FOLLOWING
Tissue (dhatu):
Blood Plasma Lymph

BLOOD-PLASMA-LYMPH

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

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Fat

FAT

Fat tissue (Meda Dhatu) includes adipose tissue and sebum (skin oil).

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Muscle

MUSCLE

Muscle tissue (Mamsa Dhatu) includes muscles and ligaments.

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Nerves

NERVES

Marrow tissue (Majja Dhatu) includes bone marrow and nervous tissue.

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Reproductive

REPRODUCTIVE

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

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Family: Bovidae
HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Ghee
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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.

Antacid

ANTACID

Herbs that neutralize acidity in the gastrointestinal tract, the stomach in particular.

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Relieves Burning

RELIEVES-BURNING

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

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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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Stool Softener

STOOL-SOFTENER

Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.

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Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

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

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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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Emollient

EMOLLIENT

Soothes & softens the skin. Often a topical demulcent or oil.

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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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Livotonic

LIVOTONIC

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.

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Builds Semen

BUILDS-SEMEN

Herbs that increase the production of semen, often by rebuilding fluids in general.

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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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Promotes Virility

PROMOTES-VIRILITY

Encourages virility and potency.

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Muscle Tonic

MUSCLE-TONIC

Herbs that strengthen and tone muscle tissue. Helpful for people recovering from long term illness and debility, or after a sprain.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Ghee

Ghee

Ghee has these Actions in Common

Emollient, Livotonic, Promotes-fertility, Stool-softener, Builds-semen, General-laxative, Muscle-tonic, Promotes-virility, Tonic, Cholagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Relieves-burning, Antacid

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Sesame Oil

Sesame Oil has these Actions in Common

Livotonic, Promotes-fertility, Builds-semen, Muscle-tonic, Promotes-virility, Emollient, Nutritive, Tonic

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Sesame Seeds

Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common

Muscle-tonic, Promotes-virility, Builds-semen, Nutritive, Tonic, General-laxative, Promotes-fertility

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Tahini

Tahini has these Actions in Common

Builds-semen, Nutritive, Tonic, General-laxative, Promotes-fertility, Muscle-tonic, Promotes-virility

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Almond Milk

Almond Milk has these Actions in Common

Livotonic, Promotes-virility, Nutritive, Tonic, Builds-semen, Promotes-fertility

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Eggs

Eggs has these Actions in Common

Builds-semen, Nutritive, Emollient, Promotes-virility, Muscle-tonic, Tonic

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Apple (cooked)

Apple (cooked) has these Actions in Common

Internal-detoxicant, Stool-softener, Cholagogue, Livotonic, General-laxative, Nutritive

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Dates (dried)

Dates (dried) has these Actions in Common

Muscle-tonic, Tonic, General-laxative, Nutritive, Livotonic, Promotes-fertility

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Honey

Honey has these Actions in Common

Emollient, Nutritive, General-laxative, Promotes-virility, Muscle-tonic, Tonic

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Almonds

Almonds has these Actions in Common

Muscle-tonic, Tonic, Builds-semen, Nutritive, General-laxative, Promotes-virility

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Carrot

Carrot has these Actions in Common

Internal-detoxicant, Tonic, Cholagogue, Livotonic, General-laxative, Nutritive

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Ghee

Shatavari

Shatavari has these Actions in Common

Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Relieves-burning, Stool-softener, Tonic, Antacid, Builds-semen

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Amalaki

Amalaki has these Actions in Common

General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Promotes-virility, Stool-softener, Tonic, Antacid, Builds-semen

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Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

Stool-softener, Tonic, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Promotes-virility

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Almond Oil

Almond Oil has these Actions in Common

Emollient, General-laxative, Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Tonic, Builds-semen

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Bala

Bala has these Actions in Common

Builds-semen, Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Promotes-virility, Tonic

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Oats, Fresh Milky Seed

Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common

Relieves-burning, Tonic, Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Promotes-virility

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Vidari

Vidari has these Actions in Common

Promotes-fertility, Tonic, Builds-semen, Livotonic, Muscle-tonic, Nutritive

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Gokshura

Gokshura has these Actions in Common

Builds-semen, Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Promotes-fertility, Tonic

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Punarnava

Punarnava has these Actions in Common

Tonic, Builds-semen, Cholagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Promotes-virility

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Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Promotes-virility, Tonic, Builds-semen, Muscle-tonic

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Ashwagandhadi Vati

Ashwagandhadi Vati has these Actions in Common

Builds-semen, Promotes-fertility, Promotes-virility, Tonic

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Joyful Belly is a recognized school of biocharacteristics medicine.

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

Ghee 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.

HERB DRUG INTERACTION RISK

Here are some potential herb drug interactions. Please see your health care provider for more information.
  • Cholagogue: Anything that strengthens or cleanses the liver can clear drugs mroe quickly, requiring a higher dose.
  • Livotonic: Anything that strengthens or cleanses the liver can clear drugs mroe quickly, requiring a higher dose.

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Is the Ghee made from organic grassfed cows?
- Rebecca, Harrisburg, PA
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Yes indeed! Thanks....
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