A common cooking spice known for supporting digestion. Controls vata and kapha without aggravating pitta. Cumin is one of the best herbs for supporting healthy digestion without aggravating pitta. A common household spice, its Sanskrit name literally means 'promoting digestion'. In addition to providing flavor to food, cumin enkindles the digestive fire, promotes healthy absorption and eliminates natural toxins in the GI tract.

• Common cooking spice that promotes healthy digestion*  
  
• Enkindles the digestive fire*  
  
• Promotes healthy absorption*  
  
• Helps digest natural toxins*  
  
• Promotes a comfortable post-meal experience*

The seeds are often chewed after meals and are especially useful for calming excess vata in the lower abdomen and in promoting a comfortable post dining experience. 
 
Ayurvedic Energetics:

• Rasa (taste): pungent, bitter  
  
• Virya (action): cooling  
  
• Vipaka (post-digestive effect): pungent  
  
• Doshas (constitutions): Balancing for all doshas.

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Cumin Seed whole (Cuminum cyminum)

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DR. CLAUDIA WELCH

Claudia Welch is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and a practitioner of Ayurvedic medicine. She began her study of Ayurveda in 1987 under the supervision of her mentor, Dr. Robert Svoboda. She lived in India for three years, where she studied Ayurveda, Sanskrit and related subjects. Dr. Welch worked at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, NM with her teacher, Dr. Vasant Lad, for seven years. She has completed Hart de Fouw's Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Jyotish workshops. She received her Master's Degree in Oriental Medicine from Southwest Acupuncture College in 1997. 
 
Dr. Welch is a faculty member at The Ayurvedic Institute, Southwest Acupuncture College and at Acupractice Seminars in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dr. Welch has lectured on Oriental and Ayurvedic medicines internationally. She has a private practice in Albuquerque. 
 
PRODUCT REVIEW 
Ashwagandha is the Sanskrit name for Winter Cherry. It can be translated as "scent of a horse" for its characteristic odor. The name also alludes to its reputation in Ayurveda for bestowing the vitality and strength of a horse. Our Ashwagandha is certified organically grown in accordance with Oregon Tilth standards and the California Organic Foods Act of 1990.

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Cumin is shipped in a discrete, unmarked package. Orders are processed immediately and usually take about 3 to 5 working days to be received. We do ask that you try it for 2 to 3 weeks to feel the full effects. Any information received is used only for order processing and shipping purposes. Your information, such as e-mail address, will never be disclosed to a third party.

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