Ayurvedic Herbalism Beyond Ashwaganda KP Khalsa

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Cutting Edge Ayurvedic Herbalism

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American Herbalists Guild 2013 Symposium

American Herbalists Guild Annual Symposium November 7-10, 2013 Bend, Oregon 45 presentations Plant walks Clinical pearls Case round tables http://www.americanherbalistsguild.com/ann ual-symposium-2013 3

Uncommon Herbs Uncommon Uses for Common Herbs 4

Herbs work better than you ever knew

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Dynamic Dramatic Effective 6

Key Issues: Right herb Right quality Right dose

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Doses

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Pharmacological Ayurvedic medicine Often for long periods Modifications to reduce side effects

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Preparations

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Tea dose

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Pharmacological

Dr. Suresh Kumar: Standard daily dose of typical Ayurvedic decoction is 60 g crude herb, decocted, administered twice or thrice per day

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Pharmacological

However, experience shows Indian dose is too high for good compliance by Westerners, so amount can be reduced to 15 or 30 g

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Tinctures for Ayurvedic doses?

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Never tinctured before in history How to know? Alcohol % Extraction ratio Is dose equivalent? 15

Name Brand Ashwaganda tincture 1:4 62-72% alcohol BID-TID 30 to 40 drops in a little water (~2 ml)

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Tincture dose (Assuming 100% extraction) 30 g raw dry herb (1 oz.)/4 btls (1 oz. ea) 7.5 grams/btl. (~30 ml) 30 ml per btl/2 ml per dose = 15 doses 7.5 g raw per btl/15 doses = 0.5 g/dose Each dose ~1/60 ounce (~500 mg) 17

Ashwaganda

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Ashwaganda

Anxiety 19

Ashwaganda root

15 g qd for acute anxiety (2 weeks for effect)

1-2 grams lifelong

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Ashwaganda churna?

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Ashwaganda churna dose?

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Shatavari

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Shatavari

Asparagus racemosus Root “Hundred husbands” Lactation, semen Demulcent (GI, urinary)

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Cool and moist 26

Photo Prashanti deJager

Shatavari

Fertility Anti-aging Daily 2 grams 27

In milk for tonic action 28

Hot flash 10 grams

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Slow action

Ashwaganda Shatavari 50/50 mixture Balanced energetics

Shatavari and Ashwaganda

Capsules, soup, gruel, smoothie Daily 1-2 grams lifelong

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Gokshura

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Kidney, stamina, sex tonic

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Gokshura seed (fruit)

Mood (Depression/SAD) Sex/Stamina 5-15 g qd

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Calamus

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Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa Autism One

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Calamus Fresh Roots

Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa Autism One

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Calamus Acorus calamus Root “Vacha” (speech) Major mind and brain herb Promotes awareness Communication, self-expression 38

Powder 1-4 grams Nauseating Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa Autism One

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Nutmeg

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Insomnia

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Anxiety

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Premature ejaculation

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Nutmeg Nutmeg

Carminative Diarrhea Sedative Powder Anxiety 1-4 g Hypertension 1-4 g Premature ejaculation 1-2 g 44

Arjuna bark

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Arjuna Bark

Arrhythmia Ayurveda Herbs- Khalsa

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Hypertension Cardiac Tonic Arjuna, Grape, Raw sugar

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Avipattikar Churna

↓Pitta Gastritis by pushing pitta downward

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Avipattikar Churna Ginger Pipali Triphala Musta Vid namak (black salt) Vidanga Cardamom Cinnamon Trivitt root bark (Nishotra root) (Operculina turpethum) (purgative) (regulate P & V, laxative, light, dry, bitter, pungent, hot) (treats constipation, edema, obesity, fever) 49

Nishotra

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Nishotra Operculina turpethum “Trivrit” Root bark Purgative resin ↓P↓V Light, dry Pungent, bitter, hot Pain Purgative ingredient in Avipattikar churna 51

Avipattikar Churna

3-5 g twice daily with milk or lukewarm water

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Mild pitta detox

Day 1 ½ tsp in ghee Increase by ½ tsp per day for 1 week

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Hingwastak Equal parts: Pippali (Piper longum) Ginger (Zingiber offinale) Kali Mirch (Piper nigrum), Ajwain (Carum copticum) Saindhava (Rock salt) Sveta jeeraka (Cuminum cyminum) Krsna jeeraka (Carum carvi) One-eighth part: Hing (Ferula foetida) 54

Asafoetida gum

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Asafoetida

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Asafoetida “Hing” Strong smell Digestion, circulation Strong downward moving energy Constipation, indigestion 57

Ayurveda Herbs- Khalsa

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Guduchi stem

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Guduchi Tinospora cordifolia Root, stem, leaves Tropical India Alkaloid (berberine), bitter principles Cooling Immunostimulant, antibacterial, antiviral

Guduchi

Aphrodisiac Deeply detoxifying Powder 15 grams

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Clinical Pearls

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International Integrative Educational Institute

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Depression

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Pain

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Capsaicin blocks substance P

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Cayenne Cayenne fruit (Capsicum spp.) Slow acting Strongly consider for cluster headache Gradually adjust dose to digestive tolerance

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Gotu kola

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Brahmi

“God-like” Superior nerve tonic Cognitive Nerve tissue support

Connective tissue healing Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa Epilepsy & Migraine

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Gotu kola

Cold, bitter (Contradictory energetics for tonic herb) Sweet "vipak" (tissue action)

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Saag

Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa Epilepsy & Migraine

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30-60 g qd as infusion 76

Aloe

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Female tonic “Kumari”

Aloe in India 78

Skin

Gel

Prof Herb Cert Course

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Gel

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Kumari Asava

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Three Valerians 83

Valerian root

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Valeriana officinalis 85

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Tagara root

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Tagara

Valeriana wallichii (Indian valerian) Root With vacha for mental clarity

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Jatamansi root

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Jatamansi root

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Jatamansi Nardostachys grandiflora (Nardostachys jatamansi) (Syn. Valeriana jatamansi) Root Heals brain tissue Combine with Gotu kola, shankapushpi, ashwaganda (nerves) Guggul, ginger (muscle pain) Itching, burning skin 91

Parkinsonism (kampavata), combine with Kapi kacchu, Ashwaganda, Bala

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Valerian

Tagara

Jatamansi

Bitter, pungent, astringent, sweet

Bitter, pungent, astringent, sweet

Bitter, astringent, sweet

Hot

Hot

Cool

Heavy

Light

Light

VK-P+

VPK-

VPK=

Low to medium altitude

Medium altitude

High altitude (Himalaya meadows)

Grounding (high earth tattva) Tamasic (dulls mind)

Epilepsy Vata in head Warm carminative Tamasic (dulls mind)

Brain tonic Mental rejuvenative Mental clarity Tridoshic, not tamasic 93

Rauwolfia root

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Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa Autism One

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Rauwolfia root

Hypertension Very sedating

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1-2 grams powder (bedtime dose or day dose) 97

Pain Willow and cinchona 98

Willow bark (Salix alba, Salix spp.) Cold, biter Source of salicylates Pain, fever, inflammation 1 oz. as tea International Integrative Educational Institute

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Cinchona bark

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Chitrak mul

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Chitrak

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Chitrak root (mul) Plumbago zeylanica Dipana (promotes digestive fire) Weight loss Liver & fat digestion Detox ↓Blood sugar

Pungent, bitter Heating (powerful) K↓ V↓ P↑ 103

Chitrak root (mul)

Potent, poisonous Acrid crystalline principle Plumbagin (0.91%)

1-2 grams with caution 104

Chitrak

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Chitrak

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Join us at the AHG Symposium

November 7-10, 2013 Bend, Oregon

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