Ayurvedic stainless steel tongue scraper

The tongue scraper in Ayurveda

In Ayurveda, the tongue is a very important organ. It is, in fact, considered a veritable health diagnostic tool. It is therefore essential to care for and clean it.

In traditional Ayurvedic medicine, this cleansing is known as jihva sodhana (literally meaning tongue cleansing and enema). For thousands of years, Indians have been using a simple and effective tool to care for this organ on a daily basis: the tongue scraper.

The main purpose of the tongue scraper is to cleanse the tongue of accumulated deposits, called "ama" in Ayurveda, which are considered toxins resulting from incomplete digestion of food. These deposits can not only cause bad breath, but also upset the body's balance and contribute to a variety of health problems.

What are the benefits of a tongue scraper?

The properties of the tongue scraper are numerous: it helps eliminate toxins and bacteria through its scraping action, thus preventing bad breath. The tongue scraper is also reputed to improve taste: by removing the deposits that can alter taste, it can help improve flavor perception, encouraging more conscious eating.

But it's also a formidable tool recognized in Ayurveda for improving digestion and stimulating the internal organs. In fact, by scraping the tongue, the tongue scraper activates the body's salivary glands, which in turn activate digestion, relieving stress on the digestive system.

Easy to use, our tongue scraper, made in France (Brittany), is a product of art turning, a unique know-how for a product of excellence. It's made from French wood (Charme) and medical-grade stainless steel for a lifetime of use.