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Bottle Gourd Halwa With Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom, Cinnamon & Nutmeg


How to Make Bottle Gourd Halwa with Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom, Cinnamon & Nutmeg

INGREDIENTS

1/4 c
1/4 c
4 c
1 c
1/4 tsp
1/4 tsp
1/4 tsp

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Sautee the bottle gourd in the ghee first.Then add remaining ingredient and simmer on low heat twenty minutes.

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CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Bottle gourd builds ojas.

WHAT IS BOTTLE GOURD HALWA WITH MILK, SUGAR, GHEE, CARDAMOM, CINNAMON & NUTMEG?

Soft, jelly-like, translucent like cooked cucumber. Sweet and milk white. An unusual vegetable for this hemisphere. Halwas mean sweets. They are generally made with the sweet indian spices cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg. Discovered in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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.

Is Bottle Gourd Halwa with Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom, Cinnamon & Nutmeg Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Bottle Gourd Halwa with Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom, Cinnamon & Nutmeg' 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.

Metabolic Nature of Bottle Gourd Halwa with Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom, Cinnamon & Nutmeg

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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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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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GOOEY

ABOUT GOOEY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Gooey is identified by anything gelatinous (such as oatmeal), or by mucus congestion.

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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

Aromatic

AROMATIC

Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Bottle Gourd Halwa with Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom, Cinnamon & Nutmeg
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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Relieves Burning

RELIEVES-BURNING

Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.

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Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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, Makes Jittery,
Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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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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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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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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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.

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Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.

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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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Muscle Relaxant

MUSCLE-RELAXANT

Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma.

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Constituents:
Carbohydrate, Fats,
Coumarin

COUMARIN

Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Bottle Gourd Halwa with Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom, Cinnamon & Nutmeg

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    Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Makes-you-tired, Nutritive, Muscle-relaxant, Tonic

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  • Buffalo Milk

    Buffalo Milk has these Actions in Common

    Makes-you-tired, Soothes-throat, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic, Nutritive

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  • Pumpkin

    Pumpkin has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Muscle-relaxant, Relieves-burning, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Makes-you-tired

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  • Almonds

    Almonds has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic, Nutritive, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Coffee

    Coffee has these Actions in Common

    Makes-jittery, Wakes-you-up, Makes-you-tired, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Jackfruit

    Jackfruit has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Wakes-you-up, Relieves-burning, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Wakes-you-up, Muscle-relaxant, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Wakes-you-up, Muscle-relaxant, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic, Wakes-you-up

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  • Raw Sugar

    Raw Sugar has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Makes-jittery, Wakes-you-up, Makes-you-tired

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  • Beer

    Beer has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Diuretic, Nutritive, Makes-you-tired

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Bottle Gourd Halwa with Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom, Cinnamon & Nutmeg

  • Oats, Fresh Milky Seed

    Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common

    Tonic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Relieves-burning

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  • Shatavari

    Shatavari has these Actions in Common

    Relieves-burning, Soothes-throat, Tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive

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  • Gokshura

    Gokshura has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Eleuthero Ginseng

    Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Wakes-you-up, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Vidari

    Vidari has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Soothes-throat, Tonic, Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy

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  • Kapha Shirodhara Oil

    Kapha Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Tonic, Diaphoretic

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  • Bala Taila

    Bala Taila has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Tonic

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  • Balarishta- Vitality Tonic

    Balarishta- Vitality Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Tonic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy

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  • Kava Kava

    Kava Kava has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Makes-you-tired, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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About the Author

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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