Bitter (cold, light, dry)
The bitter taste is deeply cleansing to the body because it scrapes fat and toxins. Most people do not like the bitter taste. It balances Pitta and Kapha and aggravates Vata. It is Air and Ether. Bitter is cooling, cold, light and dry. It improves all other tastes, alleviates thirst, stimulates a healthy appetite, kills germs, and clears parasites from the GI tract. It serves to clear heat, dry ama, clear congestion, purify the blood, cleanse and support the liver, while draining excess moisture from the body. It can reduce fainting tendencies and also benefits the skin, relieving burning, itching and swelling. It also tones the muscles and skin, relieves intestinal gas, promotes peristalsis, and serves as a digestive tonic – kindling the digestive fire with its dry, light qualities.
The bitter taste even enhances the release of digestive secretions and digestive enzymes.
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Alfalfa 15ml, 30 ml
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Artichoke Leaves 15ml, 30ml
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Banana Flower 15ml, 30ml, Dried
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Borage Leaf 15ml, 30ml
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Cacao Extract 30ml Medicinal and Culinary
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Caraway 15ml, 30ml, Seeds
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Catnip 15ml, 30ml
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Chamomile Tincture 15 ml, 30 ml, Dried One Ounce, Seed
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Corn Silk 15ml, 30ml, Dried
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Dandelion Leaf 15ml, 30ml, Dried
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Dandelion Root 15ml, 30ml, Dried
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Fennel Seed 15ml, 30ml
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Feverfew 15ml, 30ml Dried
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