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Basmati Rice Benefits (According to Ayurveda)

How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Recipes with Basmati Rice: Lemon Rice with Cashews, Peas, Ghee & Cumin
Recipes with Basmati Rice: Lemon Rice with Cashews, Peas, Ghee & Cumin
Rice builds ojas. Ojas is said to have the smell of burnt rice. Of rices, Basmati is the most sattvic and aromatic.

Rice is nourishing and easy to digest giving more 'bang for the buck'. Rice offers more calories with less effort from digestive organs. Plain rice is a good late night snack that won't disturb agni. Strained water from cooked rice can be made into a gruel. It is a valuable food for those recovering from an illness and a cornerstone of samsarjana karma.
Brown rice, although nutritionally superior, is harder to digest than white rice. A person with a compromised digestive tract may not be able to absorb these nutrients. Poorly digested food becomes a poison in the digestive tract. Ayurveda recommends white rice for anyone gas, bloating, or indigestion.

Rice that is cooked 'al dente', without enough water, can cause gas, bloating and constipation for Vata people. If rice gives you gas, add extra water and cook the rice until soft and puffy.

Cooking Basmati Rice

Cooking rice is quick and easy. with slight additional effort, it can also be an art form. To make grains tasty I always add salt, oil and spices. A few roasted cumin seeds add a pleasant aroma. You may add other spices as well. Here is a basic recipe for rice. For every one cup of rice add:
  • 1.5c water for 'al dente' rice, 2 cups of water for soft rice. An easy rule of thumb for al dente rice is to add water to 2x the height of the rice.
  • 1/4 tsp of your favorite spice (examples are cumin, fennel, ginger, cardamom, oregano, thyme)
  • 2 tsp of oil or ghee
  • 1/4 tsp of salt
First, sautee the spices in the oil for 10 seconds. Then add the rice and water. Bring the rice and water to a boil. Then reduce heat to simmer and cover. You may need to stir the rice to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Avoid stirring rice once it is soft. Stirring breaks the rice grains making it less light and fluffy. White rice will be ready to serve within twenty minutes. Brown rice takes up to an hour.

Other Rice Options

Rice flour is heavy and sticky. Breads made with rice flour are too drying for Vata. To make rice milk, blend rice with water. Rice cakes are a great snack for Kapha. Glutinous rice is a variety of rice that is especially sticky and used to make mochi in Japan.

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Is Basmati Rice Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

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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: 1/4 c
SPECIES: Oryza sativa
FAMILY: Poaceae

EAT IN: SUMMER

Metabolic Nature of Basmati Rice

See a complete list of all biocharacteristics.
INCREASES
Guna Help

Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)

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

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

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TASTES
Taste Help

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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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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DOSHAS
Dosha Help

The Three Doshas / Body Types

According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine, people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person. Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness. Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency. Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses. The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.

The 3 functional body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha). Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry. Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed. Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.

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PACIFIES
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating
HAS THE FOLLOWING
Tissue (dhatu):
Blood Plasma Lymph

BLOOD-PLASMA-LYMPH

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

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Family: Poaceae
HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Basmati Rice
Help
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.

Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

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,
Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Demulcent

MILD DEMULCENT

Herbs that coat or form a soothing film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation of the membrane.

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Constituents:

Foods with a Similar Nature to Basmati Rice

Cheddar Cheese

Cheddar Cheese has these Actions in Common

Demulcent, Nutritive, Satisfies-stomach

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Heavy Cream

Heavy Cream has these Actions in Common

Demulcent, Nutritive, Satisfies-stomach

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Cream Cheese

Cream Cheese has these Actions in Common

Satisfies-stomach, Demulcent, Nutritive

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Pasta

Pasta has these Actions in Common

Satisfies-stomach, Demulcent, Nutritive

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Condensed Milk

Condensed Milk has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Satisfies-stomach, Demulcent

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Taro Root

Taro Root has these Actions in Common

Satisfies-stomach, Demulcent, Nutritive

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Mozarella Cheese

Mozarella Cheese has these Actions in Common

Demulcent, Nutritive, Satisfies-stomach

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Tapioca

Tapioca has these Actions in Common

Satisfies-stomach, Demulcent, Nutritive

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Oat Flour

Oat Flour has these Actions in Common

Satisfies-stomach, Demulcent, Nutritive

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Spelt Flour

Spelt Flour has these Actions in Common

Satisfies-stomach, Demulcent, Nutritive

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Basmati Rice

Asparagus root

Asparagus root has these Actions in Common

Demulcent, Nutritive

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Slippery Elm

Slippery Elm has these Actions in Common

Demulcent, Nutritive

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Safed Musali

Safed Musali has these Actions in Common

Demulcent, Nutritive

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Solomon's Seal

Solomon's Seal has these Actions in Common

Demulcent, Nutritive

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Comfrey Root

Comfrey Root has these Actions in Common

Demulcent, Nutritive

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Vata Shirodhara Oil

Vata Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

Demulcent, Nutritive

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Bala

Bala has these Actions in Common

Demulcent, Nutritive

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Cornsilk

Cornsilk has these Actions in Common

Demulcent, Nutritive

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Red Clover

Red Clover has these Actions in Common

Demulcent, Nutritive

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Shatavari

Shatavari has these Actions in Common

Demulcent, Nutritive

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Gokshura

Gokshura has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Demulcent

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Impact of Basmati Rice

In each clinical research trial below, students from the Joyful Belly School 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.

TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION

How did Basmati Rice affect your temperature?

0
7
14
6
0
Much colderSlightly colderSameSlightly warmerMuch warmer
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your ear temperature?

0
26
1
HotterNo ChangeCooler
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your sweat quantity?

0
0
27
0
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the color of your skin?

0
1
1
0
25
Yellower/GreenerPalerRedderGrayerNo Change
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the color of your tongue body?

5
4
0
18
PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the swelling of your tongue body?

1
2
24
More SwellingLess SwellingNo Change
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your appetite/hunger?

6
7
7
7
0
Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your digestion speed?

0
12
11
3
1
Much fasterSlightly fasterSameSlightly slowerMuch slower
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

TOXINS

How did Basmati Rice affect the amount of gas & bloating?

1
8
14
4
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your stool smell?

0
1
22
4
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

0
1
19
7
0
Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the color of your tongue coating?

1
0
0
8
18
YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your throat soreness?

0
25
2
More soreNo ChangeLess sore
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your urine smell?

0
0
26
1
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

0
0
27
0
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMany more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your sweat smell?

0
0
27
0
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your acne?

0
26
1
More acneNo ChangeLess acne
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your freckles/moles?

0
27
0
DarkerNo ChangeLighter
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?

0
0
0
0
2
Redder/BloodshotYellowerGrayerBrownerWhiter
25
No Change
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the color of the lower eye lid?

0
0
27
0
More green/dark greenMore purpleNo ChangeLess green/purple
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

HYDRATION

How did Basmati Rice affect your urine frequency/quantity?

0
1
26
0
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the dryness of your skin?

0
2
25
DrierOilierNo Change
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?

1
25
1
PuffierNo ChangeLess Puffy
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the cracks on your tongue?

0
0
19
7
1
Larger/longer/more cracksSlightly moreSameSlightly less/smaller/shorterMuch less
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

FLUID-THICKNESS

How did Basmati Rice affect your ear pressure?

3
23
1
More pressureNo ChangeLess pressure
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your congestion?

4
23
0
More congestionNo ChangeLess congestion
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?

6
21
0
More thickNo ChangeLess thick
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

NERVOUS-SYSTEM

How did Basmati Rice affect your energy levels?

1
2
15
9
0
Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your muscle tension?

1
7
18
1
0
Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your anxiety?

1
10
14
2
0
Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the stillness of your tongue?

4
22
1
More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

DIGESTION

How did Basmati Rice affect the amount of gas & bloating?

1
8
14
4
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your appetite/hunger?

6
7
7
7
0
Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect burning sensations in digestive tract (do not include acid reflux)?

1
11
15
0
0
Much reliefSlight reliefSameSlightly more burningMuch more burning
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your digestion speed?

0
12
11
3
1
Much fasterSlightly fasterSameSlightly slowerMuch slower
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

TONGUE

How did Basmati Rice affect the stillness of your tongue?

4
22
1
More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

0
1
19
7
0
Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the cracks on your tongue?

0
0
19
7
1
Larger/longer/more cracksSlightly moreSameSlightly less/smaller/shorterMuch less
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the color of your tongue body?

5
4
0
18
PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the color of your tongue coating?

1
0
0
8
18
YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the swelling of your tongue body?

1
2
24
More SwellingLess SwellingNo Change
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

STOOL

How did Basmati Rice affect your stool smell?

0
1
22
4
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your stool consistency?

0
4
18
5
0
Much softerSlightly softerSameSlightly harderMuch harder
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your stool frequency/quantity?

0
4
18
5
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your stool color?

1
1
0
1
24
More yellowMore grayMore greenMore orangeSame
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your stool lightness?

0
4
22
1
0
Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly darkerMuch darker
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

URINE

How did Basmati Rice affect your urine smell?

0
0
26
1
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your urine lightness?

0
0
26
1
0
Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly DarkerMuch Darker
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your urine frequency/quantity?

0
1
26
0
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

0
0
27
0
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMany more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your urine clarity?

2
22
3
More cloudySameMore clear
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

SWEAT

How did Basmati Rice affect your sweat smell?

0
0
27
0
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your sweat quantity?

0
0
27
0
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

SKIN

How did Basmati Rice affect the dryness of your skin?

0
2
25
DrierOilierNo Change
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the color of your skin?

0
1
1
0
25
Yellower/GreenerPalerRedderGrayerNo Change
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your freckles/moles?

0
27
0
DarkerNo ChangeLighter
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your acne?

0
26
1
More acneNo ChangeLess acne
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

EYE

How did Basmati Rice affect the color of the lower eye lid?

0
0
27
0
More green/dark greenMore purpleNo ChangeLess green/purple
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?

1
25
1
PuffierNo ChangeLess Puffy
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?

0
0
0
0
2
Redder/BloodshotYellowerGrayerBrownerWhiter
25
No Change
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

ENT

How did Basmati Rice affect your congestion?

4
23
0
More congestionNo ChangeLess congestion
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your ear pressure?

3
23
1
More pressureNo ChangeLess pressure
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your throat soreness?

0
25
2
More soreNo ChangeLess sore
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?

6
21
0
More thickNo ChangeLess thick
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your ear temperature?

0
26
1
HotterNo ChangeCooler
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

SYSTEMIC

How did Basmati Rice affect your anxiety?

1
10
14
2
0
Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your temperature?

0
7
14
6
0
Much colderSlightly colderSameSlightly warmerMuch warmer
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your energy levels?

1
2
15
9
0
Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your muscle tension?

1
7
18
1
0
Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

HEART

How did Basmati Rice affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?

0
1
26
0
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your heart rate?

0
4
22
1
0
Much slowerSlightly slowerSameSlightly fasterMuch faster
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)

How did Basmati Rice affect your heart rhythm?

1
26
0
More palpitationsSameLess palpitations
Total Responses: 27 Study ID:88 (2022-03-26 - 2022-04-08)


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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

Basmati Rice may be beneficial for these symptoms. The suitability of any food for a condition is highly dependent on the individual. Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.

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About John Joseph Immel

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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda biocharacteristics. His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's interest in Ayurveda and specialization in digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel, as well as public service work in South Asia. John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem. His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion. John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing. In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.

John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots, and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church. Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick. That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well. Outside of work, John enjoys spending time with his wife and 7 kids, and pursuing his love of theology, philosophy, and language.

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What about brown basmati rice? Is this easier to digest than regular long or short-grain brown rice?
- Jess, Allen park, MI , 07-01-12 (Reply)
Brown rice is generally much more difficult to digest. However, brown rice provides more nutritional benefits and fiber. It depends on the needs of the person...
I find white rice, cooked until mushy, makes me tired. Do you know why this is?
- Jackie, Kalamunda , 09-16-13 (Reply)
I see that it is marked as not recommended for Kapha but then at the bottom of the article it says rice cakes are a good snack for Kaphas. Can you please clarify? Thanks, Isa
- Isadora Rocha, Irving, TX , 02-16-15 (Reply)
Rice cakes are aerated and because they have more "air" in them, they can technically be good for reducing heavy, earthy kapha.
- Natalie Immel, Asheville, NC , 02-16-15 (Reply)

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