Lazy digestion
Lazy digestion
Even with a very healthy diet, you may find yourself in poor health due to poor digestion.
Tikshna Paka is a synergy of herbs that supports this digestion. It reduces kapha and vāta while stimulating pitta. The latter is the vehicle of agni, the digestive fire, responsible for metabolism. Āyurveda considers agni to be the guarantor of proper functioning of the digestive system and of health in general. Thus, Tikshna Paka is taken after meals to increase agni, the digestive fire.
Tikshna Paka
Lazy digestion
Ecology
- Our freshness envelope, despite resembling plastic, is made from cellulose therefore compostable.
- Our teabags and string are also compostable.
- Our tag is made from recyclable PEFC™ paper.
Note: we sell the majority of our infusions only in tea bags and not in bulk. The difference in density of the ingredients would make the heavier ones fall to the bottom of the container. Thus, the mixture would lose its homogeneity and the medicinal proportions would not be preserved.
Ayurvedic benefits
Based on the principles of Ayurvedic herbalism or “Dravya Guṇa”, Tikshna Paka is a synergy of plants that promotes appetite and digestion. This mixture decreases Kapha and Vāta while stimulating Pitta dosha. Pitta is the vehicle of Agni: the digestive fire, responsible for metabolism.
Ingredients
Ginger* – Indonesia
Marjoram* – France
Common juniper* – Hungary
Dill* – France
Angelica* – France
Cumin* – Turkey
Nutmeg* – India / Madagascar
Winter savory* – France
Long pepper* – Sri Lanka / Nepal
Black pepper* – Sri Lanka / India / Madagascar
*: From organic farming
Taste
– Rasa (taste): pungent with a slightly bitter after taste.
– Guṇa (quality): dry, light and penetrating.
– Vīrya (energy): hot.
– Vipāka (result): pungent.
Preparation
Use a tea bag of Tikshna Paka for 200 ml of boiling water.
Steep 8 to 10 minutes.
Drink one to four cups a day.
A cup may be drunk before, during or after meals, as required, in small sips.
Once lukewarm, you may squeeze a few drops of a fresh lemon into it.
Vaidya's advice
According to Ayurveda our meal should always include the six tastes (sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent) and be eaten just after it was prepared. Chewing is of the utmost importance. Food is to be chewed thirty-two times before swallowing it …
Also, walking a “100 steps” after a meal helps digestion. After this short stroll, you may lie on your back for 8 breaths, then turn to your right side for 16 breaths, and to on your left for 32 breaths.