Spelt

Spelt – cooked grains

Although spelt contains gluten, those with gluten sensitivity may be able to tolerate it.

Properties

Taste: Sweet

Natural Attributes: Heavy, Sticky

Tissue impact (Vipak): Nourishing 

Thermal impact (Virya): Cooling

Dosha impact: Decreases Pitta

Digestive impact (Agni): relatively difficult for digestion

Channels (Srotas): opens the channels

Feces: increase bulk

Urine: diuretic

Strength (Bala): improves strength and immunity

Mind (Manas): Sattvic

Effect: Demulcent, Sedative 

Chinese five element impact: Wood, Earth 

Chinese medicine syndromes: Spleen Qi Deficiency, Nurtures the Yin fluid and structural aspect of the body

Medicinal properties 

• Nourishment (rasa): for the frail and deficient,
• Blood-circulation-liver: strengthens blood vessels, stops bleeding, increases blood flow to body’s extremities
• Bones-joints-tendon-ligaments: arthritis, bone disorders
• Nervous system: Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, nerve disorders
• Vital essence: chronic infections (herpes, AIDS)
• Skin: topically used for treating skin inflammations, skin bursts and skin burns. 
• Digestive system: Cleans and strengthens the intestines, dysentery and chronic diarrhea, constipation (whole grain), poor digestion, colitis and other intestinal and chronic digestive disorders

Harmful: obesity