ayurvedic tongue scraping is the practice of removing toxins and bacteria from the tongue, enhancing oral hygiene and stimulating digestion. tongue scraping also improves your sense of taste and heightens the taste buds, which helps you to become more receptive to your body’s response to cravings and intuitive with it’s nutritional needs.

when you don’t tongue scrape to remove the coating of toxins that has been expelled by your body, you swallow and reabsorb the bacteria and toxins the body was trying to remove straight back into your gastrointestinal tract. the reabsorption of toxins causes a weakened digestive fire, which causes imbalances in the mind and body ranging from acne, bloating, constipation, gas, headaches, mood swings, anxiety, depression, heart palpitations and more.

having a clean tongue allows your body, taste buds and digestion to work in balance. digestion begins at the moment you taste your food, and when you have a clean tongue your body is able to detect the enzymes it needs to produce to start breaking down your food and the nutrients you need efficiently. if there is always a layer of accumulated toxins on the tongue, you are not going to be able to taste your food properly and are getting in the way of your bodies intuitive digestive process.