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Apple (cooked) Benefits (According to Ayurveda)

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Recipes with Apple (cooked): Baked Apples in Spicy Apricot Sauce

Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? It's a familiar American adage that deserves a renaissance, but with a twist. Ayurvedically, it's a cooked apple not a raw one that keeps the doctor away. Raw apples can be cold, drying and might not digest as easily, especially if unskinned. Cooked apples are warm and soft, like soups, and digests in a snap.

A spoonful of applesauce on the tongue registers sour, a taste that increases saliva and stimulates the digestive tract. Sour taste also cleanses the liver and cools the blood by drawing bile out of the body into the small intestine, somatically experienced as a softening of the eyes. Malic acid, the constituent responsible for sour taste, has a particular affinity for liver cleansing and support. Apples are also sweet, a taste that nourishes the body and awakens our delight.

After we chew and swallow the cooked apple, it descends to the stomach and passes to the small intestine. Although absorption of sweet taste here increases blood sugar, apples have a relatively low glycemic index (38) and calorie count (72). Next, the applesauce moves into the colon. Sour taste continues to warm and stimulate secretions that maintain a moist colon. The high fiber (2.9 grams/cup) bulks up stool for an easy elimination that cleanses the colon.

A clean colon and clean blood is a clean bill of health for many of us. Applesauce is a nourishing tri-doshic experience woven into our American cultural fabric and healing history.

About Apple (cooked)

In Norse mythology, apples are said to provide eternal youthfulness. Apples appear in many religious traditions, including the bible, often as a forbidden fruit. Apples originated in Western Asia, where its wild ancestor still grows today. There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples. China, the United States and Iran are leading producers of apples.

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To make applesauce, peel, core and thinly slice apples. Simmer them till tender.

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AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT

Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances. With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you. Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature. By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health. See How it Works.

SERVING SIZE: 1/2 c

SPECIES: Malus domestica

FAMILY: Rosaceae

MEAL: BREAKFAST, SNACK-DESSERT

EAT IN: AUTUMN-WINTER

FOR OCCASION: ON-THE-MEND

Metabolic Nature of Apple (cooked)

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METABOLIC NATURE

Metabolic Nature

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.
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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

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TASTES

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?
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SOUR

ABOUT SOUR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sour refers to anything fermented or acidic.

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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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DOSHAS

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.
Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.
Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.
Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.
The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.
Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.
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PACIFIES

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.
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PACIFIES

CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritate and heat up the body and liver.

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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry metabolic nature. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot & moist. Full-blooded, vigorous. Vivacious, social, and epicurean. Bullish.

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AGGRAVATES

PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Wet & cold. When out of balance becomes congested, stagnant, and overweight. Loving, trusting, and patient.

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Moves Energy:

Downward

DOWNWARD

Downward-moving (Adho Gati Marga) substances move food downward in the GI tract, settle the nervous system, and relax muscles.

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Inward

INWARD

Inward moving substances promote introspection, self reflection, stillness, or slow the system down.

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Tissue (dhatu):

Blood Plasma Lymph

BLOOD-PLASMA-LYMPH

Plasma (Rasa Dhatu) includes plasma, white blood cells, and lymph.

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Red Blood

RED-BLOOD

Red blood (Rakta Dhatu) includes red blood cells and blood vessels.

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Affinity:
Bowel Poop Elimination, Digestion, Liver Gallbladder
Family:
Rosaceae

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Apple (cooked)
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Digestion:

Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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Warms Abdomen

WARMS-ABDOMEN

Warms the muscles and organs of the abdomen, stimulating digestion and metabolism.

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Bowel Health:

Stool Softener

STRONG STOOL-SOFTENER

Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.

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General Laxative

GENERAL-LAXATIVE

Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.

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High Fiber Laxative

HIGH-FIBER-LAXATIVE

A class of laxative that adds bulk and water to stools. The large size of the stool stimulates peristalsis so the stool can pass more easily through the colon. It is important to drink plenty of water when using high fiber laxatives, as they can be dehydr

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Cleanse & Detox:

Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.

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Mind, Stress & Sleep:

Nerve Relaxant Grounding

NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING

Encourages feelings of stability and heaviness. Makes you feel settled, mentally relaxed. Mildly sedates the nervous system to ease stress. Can bring a spacey or anxious person back to earth. Reduces agitation, irritation, stress and racing thoughts.

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Relaxes Eyes

RELAXES-EYES

Eases tension in eye muscles, so the eyes feel less strained, often by supporting the liver.

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Improves Focus

IMPROVES-FOCUS

Reduces scattered thoughts. Creates a steady mind. Includes herbs that relax (for Vata) and herbs that stimulate (for Kapha).

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Energy Vitality:

Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Immune System:

Antihistamine,

Immune Calming

IMMUNE-CALMING

Herbs that interrupt an allergic reaction or calm the immune system, useful in allergies and autoimmune conditions.

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Liver & Gallbladder:

Cholagogue

CHOLAGOGUE

Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.

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Livotonic

LIVOTONIC

An herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. Generally, liver tonics are oily, cool, sweet, mildly sour, or contain beta-carotene.

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Strength, Muscle Health:

Relieves Tension

RELIEVES-TENSION

An herb that releases tightness, constriction, and rigidity in a muscle.

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Other:

Immune System, Polysaccharides, Quercitin

Constituents:

Salicylates

SALICYLATES

Salicylates relieve inflammation, are anti-cancer, and antidiabetic, but some are allergic to it.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Apple (cooked)

Acai

Acai has these Actions in Common

Cholagogue, Improves-focus, Nutritive, General-laxative, Livotonic, Quenches-thirst, High-fiber-laxative, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Relaxes-eyes

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Beets

Beets has these Actions in Common

Warms-abdomen, Cholagogue, Livotonic, Relaxes-eyes, General-laxative, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stool-softener, Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive

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Honey Dew

Honey Dew has these Actions in Common

Improves-focus, Quenches-thirst, Livotonic, Relaxes-eyes, High-fiber-laxative, Nutritive, Stool-softener

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Grape

Grape has these Actions in Common

Immune-calming, Quenches-thirst, General-laxative, Livotonic, Stool-softener, High-fiber-laxative, Nutritive

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Lemon

Lemon has these Actions in Common

Improves-focus, Relaxes-eyes, Cholagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Stool-softener, General-laxative, Quenches-thirst

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Ghee

Ghee has these Actions in Common

Internal-detoxicant, Stool-softener, Cholagogue, Livotonic, General-laxative, Nutritive

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Lime

Lime has these Actions in Common

Cholagogue, Internal-detoxicant, General-laxative, Quenches-thirst, Improves-focus, Stool-softener

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Strawberries

Strawberries has these Actions in Common

Improves-focus, Relaxes-eyes, General-laxative, Livotonic, Immune-calming, Quenches-thirst

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Carrot

Carrot has these Actions in Common

Cholagogue, Internal-detoxicant, General-laxative, Livotonic, High-fiber-laxative, Nutritive

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Peaches

Peaches has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, General-laxative, Quenches-thirst, High-fiber-laxative, Stool-softener

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Apple (cooked)

Amalaki

Amalaki has these Actions in Common

General-laxative, Improves-focus, Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Quenches-thirst, Relaxes-eyes, Stool-softener

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Abhayrishta- Colon Tonic

Abhayrishta- Colon Tonic has these Actions in Common

General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stool-softener, Warms-abdomen

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Self Massage

Self Massage has these Actions in Common

Internal-detoxicant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes, Relieves-tension

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Shatavari

Shatavari has these Actions in Common

Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes, Relieves-tension, Stool-softener

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Pitta Shirodhara Oil

Pitta Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes, Relieves-tension, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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Guduchi

Guduchi has these Actions in Common

Internal-detoxicant, Livotonic, Cholagogue, Immune-calming

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Triphala

Triphala has these Actions in Common

General-laxative, Improves-focus, Internal-detoxicant, Stool-softener

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Vata Shirodhara Oil

Vata Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes, Relieves-tension

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Nagaradi Kashaya (Amruthotharam)

Nagaradi Kashaya (Amruthotharam) has these Actions in Common

Cholagogue, General-laxative, Immune-calming, Stool-softener

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Bhumyamalaki

Bhumyamalaki has these Actions in Common

General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Livotonic, Cholagogue

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Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Stool-softener

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Research: Impact of Apple (cooked)

In each clinical research trial below, students from the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda ate the selected food for 3 days and reported the pharmacological effects. See other clinical research trials for diet & herbs at Joyful Belly.