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AYURVEDIC FOODS

Butternut Squash Benefits (According to Ayurveda)


How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Recipes with Butternut Squash: Butternut Squash Soup with Rosemary & Thyme
Recipes with Butternut Squash: Butternut Squash Soup with Rosemary & Thyme
Winter squashes, including butternut, are eaten in the autumn after they have absorbed the sun's energy over the summer. This stored energy gives squashes a warm ojas building heartiness that can comfort you through colder weather.

Where most tonic create dampness, squashes are unusual in that they are not only hearty, yet also drain excess fluids because of a mild diuretic nature. This dual quality makes them ideal for those trying to lose weight but still struggle with comfort food cravings in autumn. Squashes are high in complex carbohydrates. Their sweetness is thus safe for diabetics.

The deep orange color of butternut squashes are signs they are high in carotenes, a precursor to vitamin A. These carotenes, together with butternut squashes sweetness and cooling nature make it an excellent liver tonic. Carotenes also benefit the eyes.

Buying & Preparation

Butternut squashes are considered a winter squash along with acorn squash, pumpkins, and spaghetti squashes. They have a tough outer skin that is great for storage through the long winter months. The hardest part of butternut squash is the prep. It takes strength to cut through the center of a butternut squash. Sometimes I use a cleaver. Then I slice the butternut in circles. Work around each circle I trim the skin off. It takes about 15 minutes per squash.

Cooking Butternut Squash

Butternut squash is equally adept in sweet and savory dishes. Bake them and garnish with fresh herbs like sage, put them in a pie with cinnamon and nutmeg and garnish with pecan, or purree in a soup with fresh herbs like sage. Butternut squash is excellent when curried. They are often stuffed into dumplings such as raviolies. They may be sauteed and served atop greens. Steam butternut squash instead of boiling, unless you plan to use the liquid, as the liquid will absorb most of the flavor.

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Is Butternut Squash Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Butternut Squash' 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.

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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.

Metabolic Nature of Butternut Squash

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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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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

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

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
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating

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 irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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AGGRAVATES
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

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Other

Blood Plasma Lymph

BLOOD-PLASMA-LYMPH

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

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Butternut Squash
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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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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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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Tonic

TONIC

A tonic herb restores function through strengthening tissue. This can happen through a combination of nourishing the tissue, and invigorating tissue metabolism. The tonic should not be withering, as in caffeine.

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Alterative

ALTERATIVE

Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.

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Opthalmic

OPTHALMIC

Benefits the eyes, vision tonic.

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Diuretic

DIURETIC

Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.

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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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Constituents:

Foods with a Similar Nature to Butternut Squash

  • Sweet Potato

    Sweet Potato has these Actions in Common

    Livotonic, Opthalmic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Alterative, Nutritive

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  • Dates (dried)

    Dates (dried) has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Opthalmic, Livotonic, Tonic, Alterative, Nutritive

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  • Carrot

    Carrot has these Actions in Common

    Livotonic, Tonic, Alterative, Nutritive, Diuretic, Opthalmic

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  • Grape

    Grape has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Nutritive, Diuretic, Opthalmic, Livotonic, Tonic

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  • Beets

    Beets has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Alterative, Nutritive, Livotonic, Opthalmic

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  • Acorn Squash

    Acorn Squash has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Satisfies-stomach, Livotonic, Alterative, Nutritive

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  • Tempeh

    Tempeh has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic, Nutritive

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  • Avocado

    Avocado has these Actions in Common

    Livotonic, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Diuretic, Nutritive

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  • Beef

    Beef has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic, Nutritive, Livotonic, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Pumpkin

    Pumpkin has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Nutritive, Livotonic, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Butternut Squash

  • Vidari

    Vidari has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Livotonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Tonic, Alterative

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  • Gokshura

    Gokshura has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Tonic, Alterative, Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Tonic, Alterative, Diuretic

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  • Bhringaraj

    Bhringaraj has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Livotonic, Opthalmic, Tonic

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic, Alterative, Diuretic

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Nutritive, Opthalmic, Tonic

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  • Bringrajasava- Hair Tonic

    Bringrajasava- Hair Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Livotonic, Tonic

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  • Bala Taila

    Bala Taila has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Tonic

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  • Guduchi

    Guduchi has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Diuretic, Livotonic

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  • Blue Vervain

    Blue Vervain has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Mahasudarshan

    Mahasudarshan has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Diuretic, Livotonic

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Butternut Squash Impact Report

The reports shared below are part of an educational assignment completed by students at the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda. These represent subjective experiences intended to help students explore principles of Ayurveda through personal observation. In each report below, students ate the selected food for 3 days and self-reported these effects. See other food & herb reports at Joyful Belly.

TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION

How did Butternut Squash affect your temperature?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your ear temperature?

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HotterNo ChangeCooler
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your sweat quantity?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the color of your skin?

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Yellower/GreenerPalerRedderGrayerNo Change
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the color of your tongue body?

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PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the swelling of your tongue body?

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More SwellingLess SwellingNo Change
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your appetite/hunger?

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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your digestion speed?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

TOXINS

How did Butternut Squash affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your stool smell?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

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Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the color of your tongue coating?

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YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your throat soreness?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your urine smell?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your sweat smell?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your acne?

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More acneNo ChangeLess acne
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your freckles/moles?

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DarkerNo ChangeLighter
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?

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Redder/BloodshotYellowerGrayerBrownerWhiter
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No Change
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the color of the lower eye lid?

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More green/dark greenMore purpleNo ChangeLess green/purple
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

HYDRATION

How did Butternut Squash affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the dryness of your skin?

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DrierOilierNo Change
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?

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PuffierNo ChangeLess Puffy
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the cracks on your tongue?

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Larger/longer/more cracksSlightly moreSameSlightly less/smaller/shorterMuch less
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

FLUID-THICKNESS

How did Butternut Squash affect your ear pressure?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your congestion?

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More congestionNo ChangeLess congestion
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

NERVOUS-SYSTEM

How did Butternut Squash affect your energy levels?

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Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your muscle tension?

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Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your anxiety?

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Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the stillness of your tongue?

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More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

DIGESTION

How did Butternut Squash affect your digestion speed?

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Much fasterSlightly fasterSameSlightly slowerMuch slower
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your appetite/hunger?

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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

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

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

TONGUE

How did Butternut Squash affect the color of your tongue body?

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PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the color of your tongue coating?

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YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the swelling of your tongue body?

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More SwellingLess SwellingNo Change
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the stillness of your tongue?

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More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

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Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the cracks on your tongue?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

STOOL

How did Butternut Squash affect your stool lightness?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your stool smell?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your stool consistency?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your stool frequency/quantity?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your stool color?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

URINE

How did Butternut Squash affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

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Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your urine clarity?

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More cloudySameMore clear
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your urine smell?

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24
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12
6
0
0
3
25
0
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your urine lightness?

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15
10
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0
0
5
19
4
0
Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly DarkerMuch Darker
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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16
12
8
4
0
0
3
14
10
1
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

SWEAT

How did Butternut Squash affect your sweat quantity?

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20
15
10
5
0
0
1
19
8
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your sweat smell?

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24
18
12
6
0
0
0
26
2
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

SKIN

How did Butternut Squash affect your freckles/moles?

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24
18
12
6
0
1
27
0
DarkerNo ChangeLighter
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your acne?

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24
18
12
6
0
0
27
1
More acneNo ChangeLess acne
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the dryness of your skin?

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22
17
12
7
2
3
4
21
DrierOilierNo Change
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the color of your skin?

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24
18
12
6
0
1
1
2
0
24
Yellower/GreenerPalerRedderGrayerNo Change
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

EYE

How did Butternut Squash affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?

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24
18
12
6
0
0
1
0
0
2
Redder/BloodshotYellowerGrayerBrownerWhiter
25
No Change
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the color of the lower eye lid?

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24
18
12
6
0
0
1
26
1
More green/dark greenMore purpleNo ChangeLess green/purple
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?

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24
18
12
6
0
1
23
4
PuffierNo ChangeLess Puffy
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

ENT

How did Butternut Squash affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?

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19
15
11
7
3
4
20
4
More thickNo ChangeLess thick
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your ear temperature?

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25
19
13
7
1
2
24
2
HotterNo ChangeCooler
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your congestion?

23
19
15
11
7
3
6
18
4
More congestionNo ChangeLess congestion
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your ear pressure?

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24
18
12
6
0
4
24
0
More pressureNo ChangeLess pressure
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your throat soreness?

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22
17
12
7
2
4
21
3
More soreNo ChangeLess sore
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

HEART

How did Butternut Squash affect your heart rhythm?

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24
18
12
6
0
1
27
0
More palpitationsSameLess palpitations
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?

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12
6
0
0
0
26
2
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your heart rate?

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10
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0
0
3
22
3
0
Much slowerSlightly slowerSameSlightly fasterMuch faster
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

SYSTEMIC

How did Butternut Squash affect your energy levels?

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9
6
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0
6
10
10
2
Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your muscle tension?

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12
9
6
3
0
2
9
11
6
0
Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your anxiety?

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16
12
8
4
0
2
15
10
1
0
Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

How did Butternut Squash affect your temperature?

15
12
9
6
3
0
0
6
12
7
3
Much colderSlightly colderSameSlightly warmerMuch warmer
Total Responses: 28 REPORT ID:111 (2022-11-15 - 2022-11-26)

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Butternut Squash 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.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Butternut Squash may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications. Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Butternut Squash. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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HOW DOES EATING AYURVEDICALLY MAKE YOU FEEL?

Eating Ayurvedically makes you feel nourished and energized. Food digests with ease when right for your body type (dosha). Healthy digestion is seen as the cornerstone of well-being in Ayurveda. Healthy digestion generally prevents illness. If you do get sick, a strong digestive fire reduces the severity of illness and increases your resilience. It also improves your mood. Once you begin eating Ayurvedically, you will feel refreshed, vital and strong.
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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda. His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, medieval Catholic philosophy, & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. John, his wife Natalie and their 7 kids live in Asheville, NC

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Deirdre Smith Falls church, DC
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“I do the same with acorn squash, comes out wonderful and no risk loosing a hand( sprinkle with cinnamon and ghee ya ya ya ya Ya yum 5 stars"
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