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Pickle (cucumber) Benefits (According to Ayurveda)


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Is Pickle (Cucumber) 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.

Metabolic Nature of Pickle (Cucumber)

See a complete list of all biocharacteristics.

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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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.

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LIQUEFIED

ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.

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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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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
Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating Pitta 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
MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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 Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant.

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AGGRAVATES
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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PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Pickle (Cucumber)
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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Sialogogue

SIALOGOGUE

A sialogogue increases saliva. Sour foods are often great sialogogues, and increase output of all exocrine glands. Salty taste is very moistening as well. Bitter, pungent and sweettastes also increase salivary output but to a lesser degree. Astringents.

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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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Foods with a Similar Nature to Pickle (Cucumber)

  • Tobacco / Nicotine

    Tobacco / Nicotine has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Sialogogue

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  • Mango

    Mango has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Sialogogue

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  • Grape

    Grape has these Actions in Common

    Sialogogue, Diuretic

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  • Popcorn

    Popcorn has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic

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  • Zucchini

    Zucchini has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic

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  • Collard Greens

    Collard Greens has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic

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  • Sauerkraut

    Sauerkraut has these Actions in Common

    Sialogogue

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  • Summer Squash

    Summer Squash has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic

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  • Corn Starch

    Corn Starch has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic

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  • Corn Meal

    Corn Meal has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Pickle (Cucumber)

  • Triphala

    Triphala has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Sialogogue

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  • Haritaki

    Haritaki has these Actions in Common

    Sialogogue, Diuretic

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  • Yucca

    Yucca has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic

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  • Varanadi Kashaya

    Varanadi Kashaya has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic

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  • Chitrak

    Chitrak has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic

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  • Butcher's Broom

    Butcher's Broom has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic

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  • Mayapple

    Mayapple has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic

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  • Asparagus root

    Asparagus root has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic

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  • Cereus, Night Blooming Cactus

    Cereus, Night Blooming Cactus has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic

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  • Elder flower

    Elder flower has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic

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  • Garcinia Cambogia Fruit

    Garcinia Cambogia Fruit has these Actions in Common

    Sialogogue

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Pickle (Cucumber) Research & Clinical Trials

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.

TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your temperature?

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Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your sweat quantity?

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Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your appetite/hunger?

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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your digestion speed?

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Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

TOXINS

How did Pickle Cucumber affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your stool smell?

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Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

Tongue: How did Pickle Cucumber affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

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Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect the color of your tongue coating?

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YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your urine smell?

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Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

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Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your sweat smell?

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Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

HYDRATION

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

NERVOUS-SYSTEM

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your energy levels?

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Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your muscle tension?

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Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your anxiety?

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Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

DIGESTION

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your appetite/hunger?

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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your digestion speed?

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Much fasterSlightly fasterSameSlightly slowerMuch slower
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

TONGUE

How did Pickle Cucumber affect the color of your tongue coating?

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YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

Tongue: How did Pickle Cucumber affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

25
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15
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13
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Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

STOOL

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your stool frequency/quantity?

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Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your stool color?

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More yellowMore grayMore greenMore orangeSame
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your stool lightness?

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Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly darkerMuch darker
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your stool smell?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your stool consistency?

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Much softerSlightly softerSameSlightly harderMuch harder
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

URINE

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your urine smell?

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Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your urine lightness?

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Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly DarkerMuch Darker
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

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Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your urine clarity?

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More cloudySameMore clear
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

SWEAT

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your sweat smell?

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Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your sweat quantity?

30
24
18
12
6
0
1
0
23
16
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

SYSTEMIC

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your temperature?

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20
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5
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0
5
13
19
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Much colderSlightly colderSameSlightly warmerMuch warmer
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your energy levels?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
21
15
3
Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your muscle tension?

30
24
18
12
6
0
0
4
25
11
0
Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your anxiety?

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24
18
12
6
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0
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26
7
1
Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

Joyful Belly is a recognized college of biocharacteristics medicine.

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Pickle (Cucumber) 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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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. His wife and family of 7 kids live in Asheville, NC.

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