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Reduced Lemon Juice

Flushes membranes and open sinuses. Wakes up the mind.

How Does This Ayurvedic Home Remedy Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL & METABOLIC INSIGHTS

Reduce the juice of 2 lemons until a thick gel begins to form, but before the lemon juice becomes brown. Take in small quantities.

Metabolic Effects of Reduced lemon juice

Classical Metabolic Theory uses biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, herbs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC NATURE / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Nature / Biocharacteristics

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (vital qualtiies). 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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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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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes and is laxative, and drying.

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AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (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
Kapha pacifying Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying

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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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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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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Other Health Virtues

Acrid

ACRID

Harsh and unpleasant with a biting quality. Frequently hot & bitter. Examples include radish, turnip, and coffee.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Reduced lemon juice
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

STRONG 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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Stimulates Front Of Brain

STIMULATES-FRONT-OF-BRAIN

Creates a feeling of awareness or tension in the area in the forehead. Activates the frontal lobe - the area responsible for motor function, emotional expression, thinking, and decision making.

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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Refreshing

REFRESHING

Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Expectorant

EXPECTORANT

Expectorants help you eliminate mucus from the lungs. These herbs often work by increasing the quantity of mucus, or thinning the mucus. Expectorants are indicated when phlegm congests the lower respiratory tract.

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Flushes Membranes

FLUSHES-MEMBRANES

Herbs in this category stimulate mucus membranes to release fluids, flushing them out.

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Constituents:

Foods with a Similar Metabolic Nature to Reduced lemon juice

  • Grapefruit

    Grapefruit has these Actions in Common

    Expectorant, Stimulates-energy, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Sialogogue

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  • Lime

    Lime has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Expectorant, Sialogogue, Flushes-membranes, Wakes-you-up

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  • Lemon

    Lemon has these Actions in Common

    Flushes-membranes, Wakes-you-up, Refreshing, Expectorant, Sialogogue

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Expectorant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Flushes-membranes, Wakes-you-up

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Expectorant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Flushes-membranes, Wakes-you-up

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Flushes-membranes, Wakes-you-up, Stimulates-energy, Expectorant, Stimulates-front-of-brain

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  • Orange

    Orange has these Actions in Common

    Sialogogue, Stimulates-energy, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up

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  • Pineapple

    Pineapple has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Sialogogue, Stimulates-energy

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  • Green Tea

    Green Tea has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-front-of-brain, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Stimulates-energy

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  • Mint

    Mint has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-front-of-brain, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Stimulates-energy

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Sialogogue

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Metabolic Nature to Reduced lemon juice

  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Expectorant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Wakes-you-up

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  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

    Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Expectorant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain

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  • Nasya Oil

    Nasya Oil has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Expectorant, Refreshing

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  • Sniff raw onions, chopped

    Sniff raw onions, chopped has these Actions in Common

    Flushes-membranes, Refreshing, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Wakes-you-up

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  • Vacha (Calamus, Sweet Flag)

    Vacha (Calamus, Sweet Flag) has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Wakes-you-up

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  • External Breath (Bahya Pranayama)

    External Breath (Bahya Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Wakes-you-up, Refreshing

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  • Breathing Exercises

    Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Expectorant, Refreshing

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Sialogogue, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Expectorant, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain

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  • Long inhale, short exhale

    Long inhale, short exhale has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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Joyful Belly is a recognized college of biocharacteristics medicine.

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Reduced lemon juice may temper these symptoms. The suitability of any herb supplement for a condition is highly dependent on the individual and constitution. Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.

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