5 Best Ayurvedic Herbs for Summer to Reduce Body Heat

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Ayurvedic Herbs For Summer To Reduce Body Heat
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Index

• Ayurvedic Herbs For Summer
• 5 Best Ayurvedic Herbs for Summer to Reduce Body
  Heat
• 1. Rose
• 2. Mint
• 3. Chamomile
• 4. Amla
• 5. Manjistha

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Ayurvedic Herbs For Summer

• Summer is considered pitta season in Ayurveda.
• It increase a sense of heat and sharpness in your
  body and mind, bringing on symptoms like burning
  sensations, heat rash, irritability, intense
  thirst, headaches, digestive problems and
  diarrhea.

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• To manage pitta dosha, you want to do the things
  that are opposite of a fiery nature calming,
  soothing, cooling, and relaxing activities and
  food.
• Below we describe 5 Best Ayurvedic Herbs for
  Summer to Reduce Body Heat.

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1. Rose

• Rose can be used as a medicine in herb form or on
  the body as a perfume or essential oil.
• Worn on the skin, the rose has a mind-calming,
  heart-opening effect, irritability-soothing.

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• Used internally, rose can cool down the body,
  ease menstrual pain and due to its astringent
  quality, it helps to relieve diarrhea.
• Try to find high-quality rose water or rose
  hydrosol to use as a toner a spritz on your face
  will cool you down in a snap.
• For tea, look for organic red or pink rose
  petals. Use about a teaspoon of freeze-dried
  leaves for a cup of tea.

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2. Mint

• Summer is the best season to consume mint.
• People opt for mint-based products as these
  provide a refreshing burst of flavor and act as
  good relaxants.

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• There are lots of varieties of mint, but
  spearmint and peppermint are some of the best for
  the summertime.
• Mint supports digestion without raising body
  heat, although it helps to induce sweating during
  fever to help it "break".
• It also gives relieves headaches and nausea and
  eases fatigue and depression.

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• To make a detox concoction, add a few mint
  leaves, slices of cucumber, and lemon to a jar of
  water.
• Mint helps in digestion, weight loss and flushes
  out all the toxins from the body.

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3. Chamomile

• Chamomile can cool the body, ease insomnia and
  calm anxiety.
• It can also help soothe digestive upset.
  Chamomile is safe and effective in the summer
  heat.

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• Chamomile infusion can be excellent medicine for
  the skin and hair too.
• Pour a large container of water of dry chamomile
  herb to make an excellent skin and hair rinse.
• Use if it has cooled to soothe inflammation,
  insect bites, rashes, and even cuts and scrapes.

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4. Amla

• Amla or Indian Gooseberry juice is a good choice
  to take in summer to keep the body cool.
• It is loaded with vitamin C.

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• Amla can improve the levels of tannins which are
  needed to shield the heat. Thus it acts as a
  radiation shield and protects the body from
  harmful UV rays.
• One of the best herbs for soothing excess pitta
  heat. It removes excess pitta heat from the
  digestive tract, gently detoxifying the body
  while nourishing it.

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5. Manjistha

• Manjistha is one of the most valued ayurvedic
  herbs for cooling the blood and removing toxins
  from the body.
• It supports kidney and liver function and soothes
  pitta dosha.

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• Make sure to drink enough water to avoid
  dehydration or illness.
• Make an infusion with 1 tbsp herb boiled in 4
  cups of water until the water volume has reduced
  by half.
• Store the infusion in a jar with a tight lid.
  Drink 1 cup before lunch and before dinner.
• Because of its astringent property, Manjistha can
  be a bit drying.

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