Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 further to the issue of cinnamon and honey (seriously this time...) in ayurveda honey has a sweet taste, predominant in earth, water and fire, generally displaying the properties of warmth and dryness, helping to dispel ama and purify the body (eg. coughs, ulcers), heal and unite tissues (capillaries/mucus membranes and skin/bone), and to nourish ojas (with ghee, in particular...) - in chinese medicine it is much the same except honey has a wetter action, and is used to treat intestinal dryness - this might be a reflection of regional differences in the honey supply cinnamon is also very useful herb, predominant is earth and fire, with a sweet, pungent and astringent taste, good for enlivening the body, enhancing agni, promoting proper circulation, with an astringent (grahi) activity in the bowels and useful in hemorrhage taken together and consumed internally they form a reasonable treatment for kapha and vata conditions, particularly of digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems, and in a pinch might be helpful in bleeding and diarrhea - but i would consider it to be a relative mild therapy for mild conditions IMO this combo is contraindicated in pitta and vata-pitta conditions, unless, for e.g., mixed with ghee and maybe nagakeshara, licorice etc - so i would not consider it a panacea, like triphala, shilajatu, guduchi etc best... todd Caldecott todd (AT) toddcaldecott (DOT) com www.toddcaldecott.com <*> ayurveda/ <*> ayurveda <*> Your Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 ayurveda, Todd Caldecott <todd wrote: > taken together and consumed internally they form a reasonable > treatment for kapha and vata conditions, particularly of digestive, > respiratory and circulatory systems, and in a pinch might be helpful > in bleeding and diarrhea - but i would consider it to be a relative > mild therapy for mild conditions you are right. after reading the power of honey+cinamon drink, a heart patient started the medicine on a full moon day, and what happened to him is already mentioned in messgae# 4283. Since this was the case during beginning days of practice, author still remembers this sad incidence. a reminder to all, that alternative theories are not to be taken lightly. they are mild treatments when disease has just begun; they can work effectively when taken for a long time. but like allopathic experience, one should not get elated if some immediate benifit is seen. dr. bhate <*> ayurveda/ <*> ayurveda <*> Your Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 We have a patient who currently has melaena stools - as she is 101 no treatment will be offered (other than to increase her Losec from 20mg to 40mg) but i thought a little cinnamon and honey might help her condition and could be surreptitiously offered without anyone noticing Jane - Todd Caldecott ayurveda Friday, April 28, 2006 11:19 AM <ayurveda> honey and cinnamon cinnamon is also very useful herb, predominant is earth and fire, with a sweet, pungent and astringent taste, good for enlivening the body, enhancing agni, promoting proper circulation, with an astringent (grahi) activity in the bowels and useful in hemorrhage <*> ayurveda/ <*> ayurveda <*> Your Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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