Constitutional Quiz

You must understand your constitution in order to find the herbs that will work for you!

Your constitution is the comprehensive collection of all of the energetics, or qualities, that are unique to you and must be kept balanced to maintain/achieve homeostasis of your soma and psyche. The following quiz helps you determine your constitution, and once you know the results, you can choose herbs that work in sympathy with your personal energetic patterns. It's important to note, that while you do have an innate constitution, your constitution always fluctuates according to lifestyle and life circumstances.  with your 

To maintain balance within your innate constitution, choose herbs that sympathize with your energetics. For example, if you have a dominantly hot/dry constitution, choose herbs that are cooling and moistening to help keep you balanced. And if your constitution is unbalanced, choose herbs that will bring balance back to your constitution due to the plant's sympathizing energetics. You can learn the plant's specific energetics, as well as it's main actions and organ affinities in the herbal profile provided for each herb. 

Stay tuned for the Be Your Own Herbalist course and book (coming in 2025) to learn more about these herbal medicine fundamentals. 

Get started now by taking this quiz to find out what is your unique constitution. Then use the Materia medica in the bulk herbs section to learn which herbs have the energetics will balance your constitutional state: 

 Answer the questions in each category. Mark each answer that describes you on most occasions. Your dominant constitutional “temperature” and “moisture” level are determined by the side that has the majority of marks.