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Cardamom, Fennel, Saffron, Coriander, Poppy Seed Spice Mix


How to Make Cardamom, Fennel, Saffron, Coriander, Poppy Seed Spice Mix

INGREDIENTS

1 1/3 tbsp
1 1/3 tbsp
1 tsp
1 tsp
1 tsp

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Mix.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL & METABOLIC INSIGHTS

Spices aid digestion but usually provoke Pitta. Here's an exception: Cooling is the unique quality of these spices. Poppy seeds help sleep and cardamom breaks up mucous and clears food cravings of Bodhaka Kapha.

WHAT IS CARDAMOM, FENNEL, SAFFRON, CORIANDER, POPPY SEED SPICE MIX?

Experiment with poppy seed and saffron spice mixes. Refreshing cardamom and savory saffron meet dark, rich poppy seeds. Discovered by Michele Schulz of Alchemy of Tastes, Albuquerque, NM.

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Metabolic Effects of Cardamom, Fennel, Saffron, Coriander, Poppy Seed Spice Mix

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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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Saffron, Fennel Seeds, Coriander Seed, Cardamom

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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.

Active Ingredients: Saffron, Cardamom

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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Coriander Seed, Fennel Seeds, Saffron, Cardamom

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

Active Ingredients: Coriander Seed, Saffron, Fennel Seeds, Cardamom

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Saffron, Cardamom

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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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PUNGENT

ABOUT PUNGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper.

Active Ingredients: Coriander Seed, Fennel Seeds, Saffron, Cardamom

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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying.

Active Ingredients: Saffron, Poppy Seed

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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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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
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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Other Health Virtues

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.

Active Ingredients: Coriander Seed, Saffron, Fennel Seeds, Cardamom

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Cardamom, Fennel, Saffron, Coriander, Poppy Seed Spice Mix
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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Carminative

STRONG CARMINATIVE

Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines.

Active Ingredients: Fennel Seeds, Coriander Seed, Saffron, Cardamom

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Digestive

STRONG DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

Active Ingredients: Coriander Seed, Fennel Seeds, Saffron, Cardamom

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Appetizer

APPETIZER

Herbs that cleanse the palate & stimulate hunger or desire to eat.

Active Ingredients: Coriander Seed, Fennel Seeds, Cardamom

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Stomachic

STOMACHIC

An herb that increases appetite or settles a nauseas or nervous stomach. These generally increase the digestive fire, therefore relieving symptoms of sluggish or difficult digestion.

Active Ingredients: Fennel Seeds, Saffron

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Burns Toxins

STRONG BURNS-TOXINS

An herb that detoxifies by helping your body metabolize toxins, as opposed to eliminating them.

Active Ingredients: Fennel Seeds, Coriander Seed, Saffron, Cardamom

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Brain Tonic

BRAIN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens the brain and thereby enhances memory or other cognitive functions and improves mental stamina or stability.

Active Ingredients: Fennel Seeds, Coriander Seed

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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.

Active Ingredients: Fennel Seeds, Saffron, Cardamom

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Fennel Seeds, Saffron, Cardamom

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

Active Ingredients: Saffron, Coriander Seed, Cardamom

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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.

Active Ingredients: Fennel Seeds, Coriander Seed, Cardamom

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Decongestant

MILD DECONGESTANT

An herb that reduces mucus production often by restricting blood flow to mucus membranes.

Active Ingredients: Fennel Seeds, Cardamom

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Cardiac Stimulant

MILD CARDIAC-STIMULANT

Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.

Active Ingredients: Fennel Seeds

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Styptic

MILD STYPTIC

A herb that contracts tissue or blood vessels. Generally styptics are astringent. They are often used topically as a hemostatic to stop bleeding, or to reduce secretions.

Active Ingredients: Saffron, Poppy Seed

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Diuretic

STRONG 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.

Active Ingredients: Coriander Seed, Fennel Seeds, Saffron, Cardamom

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Galactagogue

GALACTAGOGUE

Increases production of breast milk, often by raising prolactin and diaphoresis.

Active Ingredients: Saffron, Fennel Seeds

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Antispasmodic

STRONG ANTISPASMODIC

Herbs that reduce or inhibit muscle spasms or cramping, such as in asthma, menstruation, heart palpitations, migraine, or IBS.

Active Ingredients: Fennel Seeds, Coriander Seed, Cardamom, Poppy Seed

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Constituents:
Nitric Oxide

MILD NITRIC-OXIDE

Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.

Active Ingredients: Fennel Seeds

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Aromatase Inhibitor

MILD AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

Active Ingredients: Saffron

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Coumarin

MILD COUMARIN

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

Active Ingredients: Fennel Seeds

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Saponins

MILD SAPONINS

Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).

Active Ingredients: Saffron

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Foods with a Similar Metabolic Nature to Cardamom, Fennel, Saffron, Coriander, Poppy Seed Spice Mix

  • Fennel Seeds

    Fennel Seeds has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy, Appetizer, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Galactagogue, Stomachic, Brain-tonic, Carminative, Diuretic, Nervine

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  • Dill (Fresh)

    Dill (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Appetizer, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Galactagogue, Stomachic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Diuretic, Nervine

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  • Dill (Dried)

    Dill (Dried) has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Galactagogue, Stomachic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Diuretic, Nervine, Appetizer, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy, Burns-toxins

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  • Cinnamon

    Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Styptic, Appetizer, Carminative, Digestive, Galactagogue, Burns-toxins, Decongestant

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Brain-tonic, Carminative, Galactagogue, Stomachic, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Nervine, Appetizer, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Stimulates-energy

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  • Cardamom

    Cardamom has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Digestive, Nervine, Appetizer, Decongestant, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Basil (Fresh)

    Basil (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Diuretic, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Galactagogue, Appetizer, Carminative, Digestive, Nervine

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  • Nigella (black cumin)

    Nigella (black cumin) has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Carminative, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Galactagogue, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Nervine

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  • Saffron

    Saffron has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Nervine, Styptic, Carminative, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Galactagogue, Stomachic, Burns-toxins

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  • Fenugreek

    Fenugreek has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Galactagogue, Stomachic, Carminative, Diuretic

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  • Allspice

    Allspice has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Stomachic, Appetizer, Carminative

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Metabolic Nature to Cardamom, Fennel, Saffron, Coriander, Poppy Seed Spice Mix

  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Expectorant, Antispasmodic, Nervine, Appetizer, Stimulates-energy, Burns-toxins, Stomachic, Cardiac-stimulant, Decongestant, Diaphoretic

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  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Expectorant, Antispasmodic, Stimulates-energy, Appetizer, Burns-toxins

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  • Pennyroyal

    Pennyroyal has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Diuretic, Expectorant, Antispasmodic, Nervine, Appetizer

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  • Thyme White Essential Oil - 1/3 oz

    Thyme White Essential Oil - 1/3 oz has these Actions in Common

    Decongestant, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Expectorant, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Stimulates-energy, Appetizer, Burns-toxins

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  • Angelica

    Angelica has these Actions in Common

    Expectorant, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Stomachic, Cardiac-stimulant, Decongestant, Diaphoretic, Digestive

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  • Bitter Orange Peel

    Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Decongestant, Digestive, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Stomachic, Appetizer, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

    Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Decongestant, Digestive, Diuretic, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Elecampane

    Elecampane has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Styptic, Brain-tonic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Diuretic, Expectorant

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  • Mugwort

    Mugwort has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Diuretic, Nervine, Stomachic, Antispasmodic, Appetizer

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  • Haritaki

    Haritaki has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Styptic, Antispasmodic, Appetizer, Carminative, Digestive, Diuretic, Expectorant

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  • Cumin, Coriander, Fennel Tea

    Cumin, Coriander, Fennel Tea has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Galactagogue, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Digestive

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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people personalized diet, lifestyle and herbs through Classical Metabolic Theory (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College, offering professional clinical training for over 15 years.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, virtue psychology through classical & Christian philosophy, languages, cooking & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. John, his wife Natalie, and their 8 kids live in Asheville, NC.

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