HEALTH ETHICS:
TURMERIC
A bright
yellow Indian cooking spice that promotes digestion and overall well-being…
Ø Cleanses
the blood and promotes healthy skin
Ø Strengthens
digestion and promotes healthy intestinal flora
Ø Supports
healthy blood glucose levels that are already within the normal range
Ø Supports
comfortable movement of the joints
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Turmeric (Curcuma longa), a common
Indian kitchen spice, has a broad range of beneficial properties.
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It bolsters the immune system, purifies the blood
and promotes clear, healthy skin.
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Turmeric strengthens digestion and eliminates
toxins from the GI tract.
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It supports proper function of the pancreas,
reduces kapha and promotes healthy blood glucose levels that are already within
the normal range.
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Turmeric soothes and nourishes the joint tissue and
promotes comfortable movement.
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An excellent herb for those with kapha
constitutions or imbalances, turmeric supports proper function of the heart and
helps clear the channels of the physical and subtle bodies.
Ayurvedic
Energetics
- Rasa (taste): sweet, sour, pungent, bitter, astringent
- Virya (action): neutral
- Vipaka (post-digestive effect): sweet
- Doshas (constitutions): Balancing for vata, pitta, and kapha
Trikatu
Ø Trikatu
translates as “three pungents”, and contains the herbs pippali, ginger, and
black pepper.
Ø The
powerful heating quality of this combination is traditionally used to enkindle
the digestive fire and to burn fat and natural toxins.
Ø Trikatu
supports a healthy metabolism, allowing nutrients to be properly digested and
assimilated, thus aiding in weight management when accompanied by diet and
exercise.
Ø It
is also a rejuvenative for kapha, supporting healthy lungs and clear breathing.
Ø Triphala is
recommended and used more than any other Ayurvedic herbal formulation.
Ø Popular for
its unique ability to gently cleanse and detoxify the system while
simultaneously replenishing and nourishing it, this traditional formula
supports the proper functions of the digestive, circulatory, respiratory and
genitourinary systems.
Ø Translated
as “three fruits”, it is composed of the dried fruits of amalaki, bibhitaki and
haritaki. Containing five of the six tastes (all but salty)
Ø Triphala
readily removes excess vata, pitta and kapha from the body, bringing balance
and proper functioning to the system.
Ø It is
commonly taken as a daily supplement to help maintain balance of the doshas.
