Table of ContentsHow Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEWAbout Bottle GourdBottle gourds feel like a cross between a cucumber and pear. They are common in Asia, but new to the United States. Bottle gourd is one of the earliest cultivated plants in the world, grown for its usefulness as a water carrying device when dried and hollowed.Buying & PreparationChinese grocery stores sell them (along with bitter melons!) Lauki or loki squash is white inside and light green in color on the outside. It is sold in most Indian and Asian food stores. It is called fuzzy squash in Canada, kakunsa in Italian and also calabash, white pumpkin, Benares pumpkin or long white gourd. Remove the skin and seeds which are hard to digest.Cooking Bottle GourdIt cooks like a cucumber, turning somewhat jellylike. Steamed or sauteed. Bottle gourd can be made into a delicious dessert with sugar, cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon.Learn about the health benefits of bottle gourd for FREEYou'll receive free access to our entire website including healthy recipes, nutritional diet plans, medicinal uses of ingredients, & ayurvedic health tips. Sign in once and you can use our website indefinitely..Is Bottle Gourd Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Bottle Gourd' is a good fit. Complete the basic quiz in 1 minute, or go deeper with additional quizzes at your own leisure to learn more about your body.AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENTYour 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: Lagenaria L. siceraria FAMILY:
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Is bottle gourd okay for Vata persons?
Generally speaking, yes - bottle gourd is ok for Vata types. Foods that are not ok for Vata types will have a line through the V at the top of the page.
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