The Ayurvedic Approach to Balancing Blood Cholesterol

SUPPLEMENTS WHICH PROMOTE BALANCED BLOOD CHOLESTEROL

The Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia contains herbs to enhance the digestion and liver function, generating more bile and balancing the overall amount of healthy fatty tissue including cholesterol. So, look for herbs which go beyond simply increasing bile and assist in fat metabolism, thus reducing the production of excess cholesterol, to create a healthier ratio of LDL to HDL cholesterol. The herbs should also strengthen liver function, enhance the successful metabolism of food, as well as build plasma, blood, muscle and fatty tissue. This enhances the quality, quantity and metabolism of fats, helping to break down fatty foods so that they can be converted to healthy fat tissue. Finally, look for herbs that help flush cholesterol from the elimination tract. This is also a very important factor, because when the liver purifies toxins and bad cholesterol, it dumps them into the colon to be eliminated by the body. So it’s very important that the elimination system be strengthened to cleanse the bad cholesterol out of the body.

HERBS THAT HELP LOWER CHOLESTEROL

Listed below are some Ayurvedic herbs which help with the production of healthier fatty tissue and balance cholesterol production. Each of these helps with bile secretion and also purifies blood and muscle tissue, thus purifying the building blocks for healthy fatty tissue.

Bhumi Amalaki, Phyllanthus niruri, Gale of the Wind

Phyllanthus niruri has been shown to significantly lower serum lipid levels and help protect the liver from toxins. 

Guduchi, Indian Bitter/Giloy/Amrita, Tinospora Cordifolia

Guduchi strengthens all of the tissue fires (dhatu agnis), including the fatty tissue fire (meda dhatu agni), which is responsible for fat metabolism. It supports intellectual stamina to enhance the quality of fat for the entire body. In other words, it supports the production of ojas, which is the master coordinator between consciousness, the doshas, tissues and metabolism for the whole body, including fat tissue and fat metabolism. It does this by enhancing the intelligence of the liver and the intelligence of the other ingredients in cholesterol protection.

Guggul, Commiphora Mukul, Indian Myrrh

Guggul increases fat metabolism and has been shown to help lower total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides. 

Shilajit, Asphaltum Punjabianum, Mineral Pitch

Shilajit enhances metabolism and prevents nutrients from being lost in the metabolic process.

Indian Sarsaparilla, Hemidesmus Indicus, Sariva

Indian Sarsaparilla helps bring balance to the interaction between the liver (governed by Ranjaka Pitta) and blood plasma, thus creating purer blood by screening out toxins.

Manjistha, Rubia Cordifolia, Indian Madder

Manjistha helps bring balance to the interaction between the liver (governed by Ranjaka Pitta) and blood plasma, thus creating purer blood by screening out toxins.

Parijata, Nycanthus Arbortristis, Night Jasmine

Parijata helps cool the body and eliminate excess heat, thus preventing the formation of amavisha. It is also good for the joints and nerves, especially the sciatic nerve.

Other ingredients also have a profound effect in supporting healthy cholesterol levels.

Turmeric, Curcuma Longa, Haridra

Turmeric has been found to inhibit lipid peroxidation by 70%, indicating the presence of another antioxidant in turmeric besides lipophilic curcumin. Turmeric supports the liver, purifies the blood, increases bile production and enhances the interaction between plasma and the blood. 

Trikatu, Three Pungent Substanes

Trikatu, which is a combination of powdered ginger, Long Pepper and black pepper, enhances absorption and thus makes the other herbs in a formula easier to assimilate.

Licorice, Yashtimadhu, Glycyrrhiza Glabra

Licorice balances all three doshas and especially helps cool Pitta dosha, decreasing the reactivity of amavisha. It also increases the bioavailability of other ingredients in a formula.

Triphala, Three Fruits

Triphala, which is a combination of Haritaki (Chebulic Myrobalan), Amalaki (Amla), and Bibhitaki (Belleric Myrobalan), helps scrub the colon and remove cholesterol from the body through the bowel.

Zinc (Yasad Bhasma)

Zinc increases fat metabolism.

Triphala Choorna / Powder, 50g

‘triphala’ is named from two Sanskrit words that literally mean ‘three fruits’. Triphala is made by blending the dried and powdered rinds and flesh of amlaki (or Indian gooseberry), haritaki (from the terminalia tree) and bibhitaki (from the bahera tree).

This combination forms a powerful gastric healer and acts as a gentle, safe and highly effective detoxifier for the intestine, colon, bloo…

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