Nutrition & Herbs from Ayurveda & Greek Medicine

Nutrition & Herbs from Ayurveda & Greek Medicine

 

AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Cumin With Milk & Honey


How to Make Cumin with Milk & Honey

INGREDIENTS

1 c
1 tsp
1/4 tsp

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Boil milk with cumin. Let cool till lukewarm. Add honey.

About This Recipe

CONSTITUTIONAL & METABOLIC INSIGHTS

Helps secretion of breast milk.

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Metabolic Impact of Cumin with Milk & Honey

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

METABOLIC IMPACT / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Impact / 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: Honey, Cumin

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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: Cumin, Honey

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Honey

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.

Active Ingredients: Honey, Cumin

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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 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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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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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

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: Cumin

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Cumin with Milk & Honey
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

MILD QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

Active Ingredients: Milk

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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.

Active Ingredients: Cumin

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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

Active Ingredients: Cumin

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General Laxative

GENERAL-LAXATIVE

Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.

Active Ingredients: Milk, Honey

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Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

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

Active Ingredients: Cumin

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Burns Toxins

BURNS-TOXINS

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

Active Ingredients: Cumin

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Nerve Relaxant Grounding

MILD 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.

Active Ingredients: Milk

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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: Cumin

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Stimulates Energy

MILD STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Honey

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Satisfies Stomach

MILD SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

Active Ingredients: Milk

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

Active Ingredients: Milk, Honey

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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.

Active Ingredients: Milk, Honey

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Soothing

MILD SOOTHING

Calms and alleviates irritation, discomfort or pain in a particular region.

Active Ingredients: Milk

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Demulcent

MILD DEMULCENT

Herbs that coat or form a soothing film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation of the membrane.

Active Ingredients: Milk, Honey

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Vulnerary

MILD VULNERARY

An herb used for the treatment of wounds (antiulcer, connective tissue tonic).

Active Ingredients: Honey

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Soothes Throat

MILD SOOTHES-THROAT

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

Active Ingredients: Milk, Honey

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Antitussive

MILD ANTITUSSIVE

Cough suppressant, particularly for dry coughs or a tickle in your throat.

Active Ingredients: Honey

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Antimicrobial

STRONG ANTIMICROBIAL

An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial is an umbrella term that can be broken down into specific categories of target microorganism, such as anti-bacterials, fungals, and virals.

Active Ingredients: Cumin, Honey

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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: Honey

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Hemostatic

MILD HEMOSTATIC

An herb that stops bleeding.

Active Ingredients: Honey

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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.

Active Ingredients: Cumin

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Galactagogue

GALACTAGOGUE

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

Active Ingredients: Cumin

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Testosteronic

MILD TESTOSTERONIC

Androgenic. Stimulates testosterone.

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Promotes Virility

MILD PROMOTES-VIRILITY

Encourages virility and potency.

Active Ingredients: Honey

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Bone Tonic

MILD BONE-TONIC

An herb that strengthens the bones and joints.

Active Ingredients: Milk

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Antispasmodic

ANTISPASMODIC

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

Active Ingredients: Cumin

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Muscle Tonic

MILD MUSCLE-TONIC

Herbs that strengthen and tone muscle tissue. Helpful for people recovering from long term illness and debility, or after a sprain.

Active Ingredients: Honey

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Constituents:
Coumarin

MILD COUMARIN

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

Active Ingredients: Honey

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Vitamin D

MILD VITAMIN-D

Active Ingredients: Milk

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Melatonin

MILD MELATONIN

Active Ingredients: Milk

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Phosphorous

MILD PHOSPHOROUS

Active Ingredients: Milk

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Fats

MILD FATS

Active Ingredients: Milk

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Aromatase Inhibitor

MILD AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

Active Ingredients: Honey

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Calcium

MILD CALCIUM

Calcium nourishes bones and muscles. A muscle cell is activated when calcium enters the cell. It relaxes when the calcium is secreted.

Active Ingredients: Milk

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Foods with a Similar Metabolic Impact to Cumin with Milk & Honey

  • Honey

    Honey has these Actions in Common

    Antimicrobial, General-laxative, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Vulnerary, Antitussive, Hemostatic, Promotes-virility, Styptic, Demulcent, Muscle-tonic, Soothes-throat, Tonic

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  • Fennel Seeds

    Fennel Seeds has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Carminative, Galactagogue, Stimulates-energy, Antitussive, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Vulnerary, Antimicrobial, Burns-toxins, Diuretic, Nervine

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  • Fenugreek

    Fenugreek has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Carminative, Diuretic, Nervine, Testosteronic, Demulcent, Galactagogue, Nutritive, Vulnerary, Burns-toxins, Digestive

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  • Cinnamon

    Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Styptic, Antimicrobial, Demulcent, Galactagogue, Soothes-throat, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Hemostatic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Tahini

    Tahini has these Actions in Common

    Galactagogue, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Antimicrobial, General-laxative, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Bone-tonic, Muscle-tonic, Promotes-virility, Tonic

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  • Stinging Nettles

    Stinging Nettles has these Actions in Common

    Bone-tonic, Hemostatic, Promotes-virility, Tonic, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Satisfies-stomach, Vulnerary, Galactagogue, Nutritive, Testosteronic

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  • Saffron

    Saffron has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Carminative, Galactagogue, Nervine, Styptic, Digestive, Hemostatic, Nutritive, Burns-toxins

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  • Milk

    Milk has these Actions in Common

    Satisfies-stomach, Tonic, Demulcent, Nutritive, Soothes-throat, General-laxative, Quenches-thirst, Soothing, Bone-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Sesame Seeds

    Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Bone-tonic, Muscle-tonic, Promotes-virility, Tonic, Galactagogue, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Dill (Dried)

    Dill (Dried) has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Diuretic, Nervine, Antimicrobial, Carminative, Galactagogue, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Dill (Fresh)

    Dill (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Diuretic, Nervine, Antimicrobial, Carminative, Galactagogue, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Metabolic Impact to Cumin with Milk & Honey

  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Nutritive, Antispasmodic, Promotes-virility, Bone-tonic, Testosteronic, Diuretic, Tonic, Galactagogue, Vulnerary, Muscle-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Haritaki

    Haritaki has these Actions in Common

    Antimicrobial, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Styptic, Carminative, Vulnerary, Digestive, Diuretic, General-laxative, Hemostatic, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Gokshura

    Gokshura has these Actions in Common

    Antitussive, Testosteronic, Demulcent, Tonic, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Nutritive, Antispasmodic, Soothing

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  • Vidari

    Vidari has these Actions in Common

    Demulcent, Soothing, Diuretic, Testosteronic, Galactagogue, Tonic, Hemostatic, Muscle-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Soothes-throat

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Carminative, Stimulates-energy, Digestive, Styptic, General-laxative, Tonic, Hemostatic, Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Promotes-virility

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  • Saw Palmetto

    Saw Palmetto has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Tonic, Galactagogue, Muscle-tonic, Nervine, Nutritive, Soothes-throat, Soothing, Digestive, Testosteronic

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  • Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

    Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

    Carminative, Tonic, Digestive, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Muscle-tonic, Nutritive, Promotes-virility, Antitussive, Stimulates-energy

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Promotes-virility, Antimicrobial, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Tonic

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  • Dashamoola Powder

    Dashamoola Powder has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Muscle-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Nutritive, Antispasmodic, Tonic, Bone-tonic

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  • Oats, Fresh Milky Seed

    Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Promotes-virility, Soothing, Tonic, Antispasmodic, Vulnerary, Muscle-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine

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  • Shatavari

    Shatavari has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Soothes-throat, Tonic, Antimicrobial, Vulnerary, Demulcent, Galactagogue, Muscle-tonic

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Cumin with Milk & Honey may temper these symptoms. The suitability of any recipe for a condition is highly dependent on the individual and constitution. Please see your doctor before using this recipe to treat a medical condition.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Cumin with Milk & Honey may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications. Please see your doctor before using this recipe to treat a medical condition.

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Cumin with Milk & Honey. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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About the Author

John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, offers professional clinical training in 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's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, classical Christian philosophy for mental wellness, languages (French, Arabic, Bengali), 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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