8 THINGS YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT GUDUCHI (Amrit)

GUDUCHI (Amrit)

(S) Guduchi , Amrita

Part Used:

• stem and root

• powdered starchy extract

Energetics:

• bitter

• astringent

• sweet

•  hot/sweet

•  VPK=

Tissues:

• blood

• fat

• reproductive

Systems:

• circulatory

• digestive

• reproductive

Actions:

• bitter tonic

• febrifuge

• alterative

• diuretic

• aphrodisiac

• rejuvenative

• antirheumatic

 Indications:

• fever

• convalescence from febrile diseases

• malaria

• hyperacidity

• hepatitis

• jaundice

• diabetes

• heart disease

• tuberculosis

• arthritis

• gout

• skin diseases

• hemorrhoids

Precautions:

• use with care during pregnancy

Preparation:

• powder (250 to 500mg)

• extract

  • guduchi or

  • Giloy Sattva

• a rejuvenative for pitta and
• powerful nutritive herb to take during recovery period from
  •  fevers or
  • infectious diseases.
• Its hot nature is
  • anti-Ama,
  • non Pitta aggravating and
  • destroys toxins without aggravating heat or fire in the body.

• Guduchi, like
  • ashwagandha and
  • Shatavari,
  is an excellent tonic for
  • the immune system, and
  • therefore one of the best herb to treat infections from
    • Epstein bar virus
    •  AIDS,
    such as many people today suffer from. 
  It increases our positive energy
  • in conditions of debility
    • like chronic fatigue syndrome.
• The bitter starch which comes from the plant, called
  • Guduchi or
  • Giloy Sattva
  is the best way to take it.
• Taken with
  • ghee Guduchi reduces
    • Vata,
  •  with sugar it reduces
    • pitta,
  • with honey it reduces
    •  Kapha.