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AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Bowl Of Cherries With Lavender & Cayenne


How to Make Bowl of Cherries with Lavender & Cayenne

INGREDIENTS

2 c
1/2 tsp
1 pinch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Begin with a fresh bag of seasonal cherries. Rinse and then halve the cherries down the center after removing the stems and seeds. Place cherries in a large bowl and set aside. Grind lavender into minuscule specks of light purple using a mortar and pestle. Then, mix with a small amount of cayenne pepper. Once the two flavors have met, sprinkle the spice mix over the cherries perhaps gently tossing the small fruit in an attempt to cover them equally. Wait for a couple of minutes before serving so that the cherries can fully absorb the aroma of the lavender and the heat inducing qualities of cayenne.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Cherries and cayenne are heating and dominate the energetics of this dish. Pitta provoking.

WHAT IS BOWL OF CHERRIES WITH LAVENDER & CAYENNE?

Opt for a delicious desert that brings you fully into every bite. Sensual cherries with red hot cayenne and purple, cooling lavender. Discovered at Pickard's Mountain Eco-Institute of Chapel Hill, NC (https://www.pickardsmountain.org/)

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 Bowl of Cherries with Lavender & Cayenne Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Bowl of Cherries with Lavender & Cayenne' 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 Bowl of Cherries with Lavender & Cayenne

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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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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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
Kapha pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
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 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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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 irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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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 Bowl of Cherries with Lavender & Cayenne
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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Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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Nervine

NERVINE

Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.

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Anxiolytic

ANXIOLYTIC

Herbs that help people suffering from anxiety or panic. They promote a state of calm and often improve sleep. Most anxiolytic herbs are also nervines.

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Sedative

SEDATIVE

Sedative herbs create a sense of calm in the mind and body by specifically calming or quieting the nervous system. Excellent for anxiety, stress and chronic pain.

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Blood Tonic

BLOOD-TONIC

An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency.

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Antioxidant

ANTIOXIDANT

An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.

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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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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:
Catechins

CATECHINS

Antioxidant that reduces cancer and blood clots, dilates blood vessels, and is antimicrobial.

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Flavonoids

FLAVONOIDS

Flavonoids are a colorful type of polyphenol. As all polyphenols, they have a strong antioxidant effect. Many flavonoids have an anti-inflammatory, and/or antiallergen effect.

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Coumarin

COUMARIN

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

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, Quercitin,
Salicylates

SALICYLATES

Salicylates relieve inflammation, are anti-cancer, and antidiabetic, but some are allergic to it.

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Polyphenols

POLYPHENOLS

Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants seen in many fruits and vegetables. There are more than 8,000 types.

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, Melatonin,
Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Bowl of Cherries with Lavender & Cayenne

  • Lavender

    Lavender has these Actions in Common

    Makes-you-tired, Sedative, Muscle-relaxant, Anxiolytic, Nervine

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  • Cherry

    Cherry has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, Quenches-thirst, Livotonic, Antioxidant, Makes-you-tired

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  • Poppy Seed

    Poppy Seed has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, Muscle-relaxant, Anxiolytic, Sedative, Makes-you-tired

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  • Nutmeg

    Nutmeg has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Nervine, Makes-you-tired, Sedative, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Grape

    Grape has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, Quenches-thirst, Livotonic, Antioxidant, Nervine

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  • Saffron

    Saffron has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, Sedative, Livotonic, Anxiolytic, Nervine

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  • Chocolate (Cacao)

    Chocolate (Cacao) has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Antioxidant, Nervine, Anxiolytic

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  • Pumpkin

    Pumpkin has these Actions in Common

    Makes-you-tired, Muscle-relaxant, Livotonic, Sedative

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  • Hemp Seed

    Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Sedative, Makes-you-tired, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Oats / Oatmeal

    Oats / Oatmeal has these Actions in Common

    Sedative, Makes-you-tired, Nervine, Anxiolytic

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  • Chamomile

    Chamomile has these Actions in Common

    Makes-you-tired, Nervine, Anxiolytic, Sedative

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Bowl of Cherries with Lavender & Cayenne

  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, Anxiolytic, Blood-tonic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative

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  • Lavender Essential Oil

    Lavender Essential Oil has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative, Anxiolytic, Makes-you-tired

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  • California Poppy

    California Poppy has these Actions in Common

    Antioxidant, Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative

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  • Kava Kava

    Kava Kava has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Makes-you-tired, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative

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  • Oats, Fresh Milky Seed

    Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Blood-tonic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Blood-tonic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative

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  • Bhringaraj Oil (4 fl oz)

    Bhringaraj Oil (4 fl oz) has these Actions in Common

    Makes-you-tired, Nervine, Sedative, Livotonic

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  • Vata Massage Oil

    Vata Massage Oil has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative

    LEARN MORE

  • Tagar (Indian Valerian)

    Tagar (Indian Valerian) has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative, Anxiolytic

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  • Valerian

    Valerian has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative

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  • Self Massage

    Self Massage has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Sedative

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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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Ysha Oakes Albuquerque, NM
2009-11-26
“Deep red bing cherries are unctuous, heavy, and a Kapha increasing fruit. Ripe in Pitta season, this recipe will most benefit Kapha. Lavender blossoms can have a diuretic effect balancing Kapha's tendency to also hold water."
Nicole Rabel Atlanta, GA
2010-06-01
“Spectacular! A symphony of flavor."
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