What is the most important “good bacteria species” on our bodies, if one exists?
“Akkermansia”
These microbes line the wall of your gut. When they are missing, the gut wall actually becomes weaker and bad news compounds can leak through it
These leaks affect whole body. Consumption of polyphenol-rich foods helps in maintaining the Akkermansia flora. [1]
No wonder why cloves are prescribed in upset stomach. It is also popular post-meal chewing item (Mukhavas). Clove tops the list of polyphenol-rich foods.
Medicinal qualities of Clove:
Rasa (taste): Tikta (bitter), Katu (pungent)
Guna (qualities): Laghu (light to digest), Snigdha (unctuous, oily)
Vipaka (taste conversion after digestion): Katu (pungent)
Veerya (potency): Sheeta (cold)
Effect on Tridosha – Kaphapittahara – balances Kapha and Pitta
Deepana, Paachana – improves digestion strength
Ruchya – improves taste
Pittasranashana – useful in bleeding disorders
Useful in
Trushna – Excessive thirst
Chardi – vomiting
Adhmana – bloating, gaseous distension of abdomen
Shula – abdominal colic pain
Kasa – cough, cold
Shwasa – Asthma, COPD, wheezing, breathing difficulty
Hikka – hiccups
Kshaya – chronic respiratory disorders
[2]
[1] http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v64/n3s/fig_tab/ejcn2010221t1.html
[2] http://easyayurveda.com/2013/01/21/clove-and-clove-oil-benefits-usage-dose-complete-ayurveda-details/
More on this bacteria:
http://www.ubiomeblog.com/akkermansiamuciniphila/
