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Cardamom, Ginger & Fennel Tea

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How to Make Cardamom, Ginger & Fennel Tea

SERVINGS: 1
PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 5 MINUTES

MEAL: DRINK
STYLE: AYURVEDIC
PREPARATION: TEA, BOILED
FOR OCCASION: CLEANSE

INGREDIENTS

1/4 inch
2 pinch
2 pinch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Mash ginger in a mortar and pestle or chop. Grind cardamom and fennel using a mortar and pestle or coffee grinder. Place in cup. Pour boiling water over ingredients and steep, covered, for three minutes. Strain and serve.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Cardamom, ginger and fennel improve circulation, digestion and burn off morning mucous. This light and refreshing appetizer is great between meals to reset your palate. It makes an excellent spring tonic.

WHAT IS CARDAMOM, GINGER & FENNEL TEA?

Delicious and specially formulated as a morning tea for Kapha.

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 Cardamom, Ginger & Fennel Tea Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Cardamom, Ginger & Fennel Tea' 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.
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INCREASES
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Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)

Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick. Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic.

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

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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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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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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
Taste Help

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.

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DOSHAS
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The Three Doshas / Body Types

According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine, people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person. Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness. Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency. Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses. The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.

The 3 functional body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha). Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry. Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed. Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.

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PACIFIES
Kapha pacifying Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
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Subtaste:
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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HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Cardamom, Ginger & Fennel Tea
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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.

Carminative

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.

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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Antiemetic

ANTIEMETIC

Herbs that reduce nausea or stop vomiting. Generally refreshing, aromatic herbs.

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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.

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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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Appetizer

APPETIZER

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

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Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.

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Burns Toxins

BURNS-TOXINS

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

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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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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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Refreshing

REFRESHING

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

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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Decongestant

DECONGESTANT

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

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Bronchodilator

BRONCHODILATOR

An herb that encourages the widening or opening of the lung airways. They are helpful in wheezing and asthma.

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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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Cardiac Stimulant

CARDIAC-STIMULANT

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

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Vasodilator

VASODILATOR

A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.

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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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Galactagogue

GALACTAGOGUE

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

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Antiarthritic

ANTIARTHRITIC

Herbs that ease arthritic pain and promote joint health.

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Antispasmodic

ANTISPASMODIC

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

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Constituents:
Nitric Oxide

NITRIC-OXIDE

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

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Cardamom, Ginger & Fennel Tea

Ginger (Fresh)

Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Antiarthritic, Appetizer, Carminative, Galactagogue, Refreshing, Stomachic, Antiemetic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Internal-detoxicant, Sialogogue, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Nervine

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Mustard

Mustard has these Actions in Common

Bronchodilator, Carminative, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Wakes-you-up, Antiarthritic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Vasodilator

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Mustard Seed

Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

Bronchodilator, Carminative, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Wakes-you-up, Antiarthritic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Vasodilator

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Mustard Powder

Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Vasodilator, Bronchodilator, Carminative, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Wakes-you-up, Antiarthritic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy

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Cardamom

Cardamom has these Actions in Common

Antiemetic, Bronchodilator, Decongestant, Diuretic, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy, Appetizer, Carminative, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant

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Dill

Dill has these Actions in Common

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

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Fennel Seeds

Fennel Seeds has these Actions in Common

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

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Basil

Basil has these Actions in Common

Appetizer, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Galactagogue, Vasodilator, Bronchodilator, Carminative, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Diuretic, Nervine

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Mint

Mint has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Appetizer, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Stomachic, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Refreshing, Vasodilator

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Allspice

Allspice has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Appetizer, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant, Stomachic, Antiarthritic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Nervine, Vasodilator

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Cinnamon

Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

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

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Cardamom, Ginger & Fennel Tea

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Diuretic, Antispasmodic, Expectorant, Appetizer, Internal-detoxicant, Bronchodilator, Nervine, Burns-toxins, Refreshing, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Decongestant, Stomachic

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Wild Ginger

Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

Diaphoretic, Digestive, Antiemetic, Expectorant, Antispasmodic, Internal-detoxicant, Appetizer, Sialogogue, Burns-toxins, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Vasodilator, Carminative

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Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

Cardiac-stimulant, Vasodilator, Carminative, Wakes-you-up, Decongestant, Digestive, Diuretic, Antiarthritic, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Refreshing, Bronchodilator, Stimulates-energy

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Thyme White Essential Oil - 1/3 oz

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

Expectorant, Antispasmodic, Internal-detoxicant, Appetizer, Nervine, Bronchodilator, Stimulates-energy, Burns-toxins, Vasodilator, Decongestant, Diaphoretic, Digestive

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Hyssop Powder

Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common

Nervine, Bronchodilator, Refreshing, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Carminative, Vasodilator, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Internal-detoxicant

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Angelica

Angelica has these Actions in Common

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

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Trikatu

Trikatu has these Actions in Common

Appetizer, Internal-detoxicant, Bronchodilator, Vasodilator, Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Decongestant, Diaphoretic, Digestive

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Bitter Orange Peel

Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common

Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative, Decongestant, Digestive, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Stomachic, Appetizer

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Pennyroyal

Pennyroyal has these Actions in Common

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

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Breathing Exercises

Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

Digestive, Expectorant, Internal-detoxicant, Nervine, Refreshing, Antispasmodic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Wakes-you-up, Decongestant

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Mugwort

Mugwort has these Actions in Common

Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Antiemetic, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Stomachic, Appetizer, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Digestive

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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda biocharacteristics. His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's interest in Ayurveda and specialization in digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel, as well as public service work in South Asia. John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem. His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion. John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing. In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.

John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots, and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church. Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick. That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well. Outside of work, John enjoys spending time with his wife and 7 kids, and pursuing his love of theology, philosophy, and language.

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Following Ayurvedic and following my blood type has done wonders for me. Thank you.
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This tea tastes delicious and makes wonder!!!!Ayur-veda is the key to so many levels!!!! Thank you for this website!!! Elisabet Nikollini Stockholm Sweden
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