Sluggish digestion

Digestive

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Sluggish digestion (Trouble)

Body system: Digestive

Slow, weak digestive fire; heaviness and poor assimilation.

Try one plant that eases this trouble — and tell a neighbor what worked.

Plants that help with Sluggish digestion (15)

Apple (espalier)

Apple

Malus domestica

Air·Libra+House 7·Cardinal

Pacifies Pitta; balances KaphaTaste: Sweet; AstringentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Constipation, Sluggish digestion

Apple (orchard)

Apple

Malus domestica

Air·Libra+House 7·Cardinal

Pacifies Pitta; balances KaphaTaste: Sweet; AstringentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Constipation, Sluggish digestion, High cholesterol

Beet

Beta vulgaris

Earth·Capricorn+House 10·Cardinal

Pacifies Vata; balances Pitta & KaphaTaste: Sweet; AstringentEnergy: Heating

Helps with: Low energy & fatigue, Poor circulation, Sluggish digestion, Anemia

Bok Choy

Brassica rapa var. chinensis

Water·Cancer+House 4·Cardinal

Balances Kapha & PittaTaste: Sweet; Astringent; BitterEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Sluggish digestion, Heat & inflammation

Broccoli

Brassica oleracea var. italica

Fire·Leo+House 5·Fixed·Magha

Balances Kapha & Pitta; can increase Vata (gas)Taste: Astringent; Bitter; SweetEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Sluggish digestion, Low immunity

Brussels Sprouts

Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera

Earth·Capricorn+House 10·Cardinal

Balances Kapha; increases Vata (gas)Taste: Astringent; Bitter; SweetEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Sluggish digestion, Low immunity

Burdock

Arctium lappa

Fire·Sagittarius+House 9·Mutable

Pacifies Pitta & Kapha; grounding for VataTaste: Sweet; Bitter; AstringentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Skin inflammation & rash, Acne / eczema, Sluggish digestion, Swollen lymph

Carrot

Daucus carota

Water·Cancer+House 4·Cardinal·Pushya

Pacifies Vata & PittaTaste: Sweet; AstringentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Eye strain / weak vision, Sluggish digestion, Low energy & fatigue

Cowpea

Cowpea / Black-eyed Pea

Vigna unguiculata

Air·Libra+House 7·Cardinal·Vishakha

Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Sweet; AstringentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Low energy & fatigue, Sluggish digestion

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Fire·Sagittarius+House 9·Mutable

Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Bitter; SweetEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Sluggish digestion, Water retention / bloating, Poor appetite, Skin inflammation & rash

Gentian

Yellow Gentian

Gentiana lutea

Earth·Virgo+House 6·Mutable

Pacifies Kapha & PittaTaste: BitterEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Poor appetite, Indigestion / bloating, Sluggish digestion

Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

Water·Scorpio+House 8·Fixed

Pacifies Kapha & Vata; aggravates PittaTaste: Bitter; PungentEnergy: Heating

Helps with: Menstrual cramps, Sluggish digestion, Vivid dreams / dream recall

Plum

Prunus domestica

Water·Scorpio+House 8·Fixed

Pacifies Vata; balances PittaTaste: Sweet; Sour; AstringentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Constipation, Sluggish digestion

Runner Bean

Scarlet Runner Bean

Phaseolus coccineus

Fire·Sagittarius+House 9·Mutable·Mula

Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Sweet; AstringentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Low energy & fatigue, Sluggish digestion

Wormwood

Artemisia absinthium

Water·Scorpio+House 8·Fixed

Pacifies Kapha; aggravates Pitta & VataTaste: BitterEnergy: Heating

Helps with: Intestinal parasites, Poor appetite, Sluggish digestion