AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

Amalaki (EMBLICA OFFICINALIS)

How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

The fruit of the Amalaki tree (Emblica officinalis) is an amazingly useful Ayurvedic herb. It is traditionally used to improve digestion and elimination, while nourishing and strengthening the body.

Amalaki is one of the three ingredients in the most widely used Ayurvedic formula - Triphala. Considered a general panacea for almost all imbalances, Triphala is excellent for detoxifying and rejuvenating the body. Amalaki is generally taken in place of Triphala by those with excess heat in the digestive tract. This may be indicated by gastritis, colitis, ulcers, heartburn or acid reflux. Working to expel excess heat from the body, Amalaki acts as a natural anti inflammatory that soothes and protects the tissues of the digestive tract. It gently detoxifies the body by purifying the blood and supporting healthy, regular elimination.

Amalaki is also a potent rejuvenative for the entire body. It is said to stimulate the production of red blood cells, enhance cellular regeneration, increase lean body mass and support proper function of the liver, spleen, heart and lungs. It has also been used to improve eyesight, strengthen the bones and teeth, and cause hair and nails to grow. It improves the digestive fire, maintains a healthy blood sugar level and is a rich natural source of antioxidants.

Amalaki is the main ingredient in the traditional Ayurvedic jam called chyavanprash. This tasty remedy has been used for centuries as a way to deliver the healing benefits of Amalaki deep into the tissues. For more information on chyavanprash click here.

Our Amalaki fruit is grown exclusively on certified organic farms. The fresh, ripe fruit is harvested at the optimal time using environmentally sustainable methods that are sensitive to the long term health of the trees and their surrounding ecosystems.

Amalaki is available as a bulk powder, tablets, or as a tincture. The powder is generally used to make a tea, tinctures offer easy absorption and assimilation, while the tablets provide a more convenient option for administration. Whichever form you choose, you will find Amalaki to be highly effective.

A traditional rejuvenative used to cleanse and nourish the bodily tissues. Balancing for all doshas, especially Pitta.*


  • Removes excess Pitta from the system*
  • Assists natural internal cleansing and maintains regularity*
  • Stimulates digestive fire without aggravating Pitta*
  • Natural antioxidant*


Dosage


1/4-1/2tsp in warm water before meals or bedtime. Since amalaki is very astringent, it initially makes your mouth dry. The effect is temporary however. Shortly thereafter, it provokes release of saliva. Finally, amalaki tastes sweet. To minimize dryness in the mouth, brew as a tea then strain. Or, mix with a bit of honey.

4oz is approximately one month's supply.

SUGGESTED USE

30 drops in water or juice, 1-3 times daily or as directed by your practitioner.
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Metabolic Nature of Amalaki

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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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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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SOUR

ABOUT SOUR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sour refers to anything fermented or acidic.

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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying.

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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 Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
HAS THE FOLLOWING
Subdosha: Pitta Alochaka, Pitta Bhrajaka, Pitta Pachaka, Pitta Ranjaka, Pitta Sadhaka
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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Energy Vitality

ENERGY-VITALITY

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

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, Heart Circulation Blood, Immune System, Liver Gallbladder,
Skin Care

SKIN-CARE

Includes skin care, and anything that nourishes epithelial membranes (of digestive, respiratory, urinary tract, blood vessels, etc).

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Family: Phyllanthaceae
HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Amalaki
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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.

Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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Antacid

ANTACID

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

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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.

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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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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.

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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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Relaxes Eyes

RELAXES-EYES

Eases tension in eye muscles, so the eyes feel less strained, often by supporting the liver.

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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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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Refreshing

REFRESHING

Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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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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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.

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Skin Tonic

SKIN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens and nourishes skin, improving tone, color, moisture and complexion.

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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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Anti Inflammatory

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

Reduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems.

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Antipyretic

ANTIPYRETIC

Reduces a fever / febrifuge.

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Alterative

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.

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Antioxidant

STRONG ANTIOXIDANT

An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.

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Ace Inhibitor

ACE-INHIBITOR

Used to lower blood pressure. Promotes diuresis by inhibiting angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE).

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Blood Tonic

BLOOD-TONIC

An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency.

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Cardiac Tonic

CARDIAC-TONIC

Strengthens and tones the heart (heart-tonic). Cardiac tonics are used to treat a wide range of heart issues from arrhythmia, to cardiac insufficiency.

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Hemostatic

HEMOSTATIC

An herb that stops bleeding.

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Opthalmic

OPTHALMIC

Benefits the eyes, vision tonic.

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Rebuilds Fluids

REBUILDS-FLUIDS

Herbs or substances that create moisture in the body and increase fluids.

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Refrigerant

REFRIGERANT

An herb or substance that strongly cools the body. Can be helpful in cases of heat conditions.

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Styptic

STYPTIC

A herb that contracts tissue or blood vessels. Generally styptics are astringent. They are often used topically as a hemostatic to stop bleeding, or to reduce secretions.

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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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Lowers Blood Sugar

LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGAR

An herb that lowers blood sugar.

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Aphrodisiac

APHRODISIAC

Herbs that increase sexual arousal through various actions including increased circulation, relaxation, stimulation, or tonics that strengthen glandular health.

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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 Virility

PROMOTES-VIRILITY

Encourages virility and potency.

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Hair Growth Tonic

HAIR-GROWTH-TONIC

An herb or formula that encourages healthy hair growth.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Amalaki

Grape

Grape has these Actions in Common

Brain-tonic, Nutritive, Rebuilds-fluids, Tonic, Alterative, Aphrodisiac, Builds-semen, Opthalmic, Sialogogue, Anti-inflammatory, Blood-tonic, General-laxative, Quenches-thirst, Stool-softener, Antioxidant

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Strawberries

Strawberries has these Actions in Common

Anti-inflammatory, General-laxative, Rebuilds-fluids, Sialogogue, Antioxidant, Improves-focus, Refreshing, Skin-tonic, Alterative, Digestive, Quenches-thirst, Relaxes-eyes, Wakes-you-up

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Lemon

Lemon has these Actions in Common

Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Refrigerant, Stool-softener, Alterative, General-laxative, Quenches-thirst, Relaxes-eyes, Wakes-you-up, Carminative, Improves-focus, Refreshing, Sialogogue

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Turmeric

Turmeric has these Actions in Common

Alterative, Antioxidant, Carminative, Hepatoprotective, Skin-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Blood-tonic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Antifibrotic, Brain-tonic, Hair-growth-tonic, Lowers-blood-sugar

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Pomegranate

Pomegranate has these Actions in Common

Antioxidant, Nutritive, Skin-tonic, Antacid, Blood-tonic, Opthalmic, Styptic, Ace-inhibitor, Anti-inflammatory, Internal-detoxicant, Refrigerant, Alterative

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Acai

Acai has these Actions in Common

Antioxidant, Improves-focus, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Alterative, Brain-tonic, Nutritive, Refrigerant, Anti-inflammatory, General-laxative, Quenches-thirst, Relaxes-eyes

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Hibiscus

Hibiscus has these Actions in Common

Styptic, Ace-inhibitor, Hair-growth-tonic, Opthalmic, Relaxes-eyes, Anti-inflammatory, Hemostatic, Refreshing, Skin-tonic, Antioxidant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Refrigerant

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Jackfruit

Jackfruit has these Actions in Common

Anti-inflammatory, Cardiac-tonic, Quenches-thirst, Refrigerant, Aphrodisiac, Hemostatic, Rebuilds-fluids, Tonic, Builds-semen, Nutritive, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up

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Beets

Beets has these Actions in Common

General-laxative, Nutritive, Skin-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Hepatoprotective, Opthalmic, Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, Internal-detoxicant, Relaxes-eyes, Stool-softener, Alterative

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Turmeric Root (Fresh)

Turmeric Root (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

Alterative, Antioxidant, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant, Anti-inflammatory, Blood-tonic, Digestive, Lowers-blood-sugar, Antifibrotic, Brain-tonic, Hepatoprotective, Skin-tonic

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Lime

Lime has these Actions in Common

Alterative, Improves-focus, Refreshing, Stool-softener, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Refrigerant, Wakes-you-up, General-laxative, Quenches-thirst, Sialogogue

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Amalaki

Amalaki

Amalaki has these Actions in Common

Aphrodisiac, Hair-growth-tonic, Promotes-virility, Stimulates-energy, Ace-inhibitor, Adaptogen, Blood-tonic, Hemostatic, Quenches-thirst, Stool-softener, Alterative, Brain-tonic, Hepatoprotective, Rebuilds-fluids, Styptic, Antacid, Builds-semen, Improves-focus, Refreshing, Tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Cardiac-tonic, Internal-detoxicant, Refrigerant, Wakes-you-up, Antifibrotic, Carminative, Lowers-blood-sugar, Relaxes-eyes, Antioxidant, Digestive, Nutritive, Sialogogue, Antipyretic, General-laxative, Opthalmic, Skin-tonic

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Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

Carminative, Stool-softener, Digestive, Tonic, General-laxative, Adaptogen, Internal-detoxicant, Alterative, Nutritive, Anti-inflammatory, Promotes-virility, Blood-tonic, Rebuilds-fluids, Cardiac-tonic, Stimulates-energy

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Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

Ace-inhibitor, Brain-tonic, Adaptogen, Builds-semen, Alterative, Nutritive, Anti-inflammatory, Promotes-virility, Antioxidant, Tonic, Antipyretic, Aphrodisiac, Blood-tonic

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Breathing Exercises

Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

Lowers-blood-sugar, Promotes-virility, Refreshing, Blood-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Adaptogen, Cardiac-tonic, Wakes-you-up, Alterative, Digestive, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant

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Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

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

General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Adaptogen, Promotes-virility, Alterative, Refreshing, Blood-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-tonic, Wakes-you-up, Digestive

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Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

Alterative, Refreshing, Blood-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-tonic, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Adaptogen, Promotes-virility

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Punarnava

Punarnava has these Actions in Common

Builds-semen, Cardiac-tonic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Alterative, Lowers-blood-sugar, Anti-inflammatory, Promotes-virility, Antioxidant, Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, Tonic

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Haritaki

Haritaki has these Actions in Common

Alterative, Sialogogue, Anti-inflammatory, Stool-softener, Carminative, Styptic, Digestive, General-laxative, Hemostatic, Internal-detoxicant, Opthalmic

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Eleuthero Ginseng

Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Adaptogen, Stimulates-energy, Anti-inflammatory, Tonic, Blood-tonic, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, Hepatoprotective, Improves-focus

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Licorice Ghee (9oz)

Licorice Ghee (9oz) has these Actions in Common

Adaptogen, Rebuilds-fluids, Alterative, Refrigerant, Antacid, Relaxes-eyes, Anti-inflammatory, Antifibrotic, Carminative, Hepatoprotective, Nutritive

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Licorice Root (Yastimadhu)

Licorice Root (Yastimadhu) has these Actions in Common

Antacid, Relaxes-eyes, Anti-inflammatory, Antifibrotic, Carminative, Hepatoprotective, Nutritive, Adaptogen, Rebuilds-fluids, Alterative, Refrigerant

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HERB DRUG INTERACTION RISK

Here are some potential herb drug interactions. Please see your health care provider for more information.
  • Alterative: Anything that strengthens or cleanses the liver can clear drugs mroe quickly, requiring a higher dose.
  • Cardiac-tonic: Caution when taking alongside cardiac pharmaceuticals. Inotropic herbs (that affect heart contractile strength) may interact with digoxin.
  • Hepatoprotective: Anything that strengthens or cleanses the liver can clear drugs mroe quickly, requiring a higher dose.

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