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AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Dill, Fennel & Lemon Lung Tea


How to Make Dill, Fennel & Lemon Lung Tea

  • SERVINGS: 1
  • PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES
  • COOK TIME: 5 MINUTES
  • SKILL LEVEL:
    EASY

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
1 tsp
1 tsp
1 tsp
1/4 whole

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE


  1. Zest and juice 1/4 lemon (zest before cutting is easier). Add all ingredients to a mug.
  2. Pour 1c boiling water over the ingredients and let steep for 3 minutes.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL & METABOLIC INSIGHTS

Dill, Fennel and Lemon Zest are aromatic and open the lungs and dilate blood vessels.

Lemon and dill act as expectorants. Lemon is also a peripheral vasodilator, helping this formula open up peripheral circulation and revitalizing the skin.

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Metabolic Effects of Dill, Fennel & Lemon Lung Tea

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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LIQUEFIED

ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.

Active Ingredients: Dill (Dried), Lemon Zest, Lemon

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Dill (Dried), Lemon Zest

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Dill (Dried), Lemon Zest, Fennel Seeds, Lemon

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

Active Ingredients: Dill (Dried), Fennel Seeds, Lemon

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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: Dill (Dried), Fennel Seeds

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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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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes and is laxative, and drying.

Active Ingredients: Dill (Dried), Lemon Zest, Lemon

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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: Dill (Dried), Fennel Seeds

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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: Dill (Dried), Fennel Seeds, Lemon Zest

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Dill, Fennel & Lemon Lung Tea
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: Lemon

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Wakes You Up

STRONG WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

Active Ingredients: Lemon Zest, Lemon

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Relaxes Eyes

MILD RELAXES-EYES

Eases tension in eye muscles, so the eyes feel less strained, often by supporting the liver.

Active Ingredients: Lemon

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Nervine

STRONG 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: Dill (Dried), Lemon Zest, Fennel Seeds

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Stimulates Energy

STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Dill (Dried), Fennel Seeds, Lemon

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Refreshing

STRONG REFRESHING

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

Active Ingredients: Lemon Zest, Lemon

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Diaphoretic

STRONG DIAPHORETIC

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

Active Ingredients: Dill (Dried), Lemon

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Refreshes Skin

MILD REFRESHES-SKIN

Flushes the lymphatic system to cool, awaken, and revive the skin.

Active Ingredients: Lemon

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Expectorant

STRONG 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: Dill (Dried), Fennel Seeds, Lemon

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Cardiac Stimulant

STRONG 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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Calms Heart

MILD CALMS-HEART

An herb that literally calms the heart. These herbs are helpful in the treatment of anxiety, sadness, depression, or other emotional imbalances in the heart. Related to the Chinese Herbal Category 'calms spirit.'

Active Ingredients: Lemon

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Vasodilator

STRONG 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.

Active Ingredients: Dill (Dried), Lemon

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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: Dill (Dried), Fennel Seeds

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Constituents:
Nitric Oxide

STRONG NITRIC-OXIDE

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

Active Ingredients: Dill (Dried), Fennel Seeds

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Coumarin

STRONG COUMARIN

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

Active Ingredients: Fennel Seeds

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Rutin

MILD RUTIN

Rutin is a flavonoid with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Commonly used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and high blood pressure.

Active Ingredients: Lemon

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Aromatase Inhibitor

MILD AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

Active Ingredients: Lemon

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Polyphenols

MILD POLYPHENOLS

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

Active Ingredients: Lemon

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Flavonoids

MILD 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.

Active Ingredients: Lemon

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Foods with a Similar Metabolic Nature to Dill, Fennel & Lemon Lung Tea

  • Lemon

    Lemon has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Refreshes-skin, Stimulates-energy, Expectorant, Refreshing, Vasodilator, Calms-heart, Quenches-thirst, Relaxes-eyes, Wakes-you-up

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  • Ajwain

    Ajwain has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Nervine, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up

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  • Wasabi

    Wasabi has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Wakes-you-up, Diaphoretic, Refreshing

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  • Horseradish

    Horseradish has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Wakes-you-up, Diaphoretic, Refreshing, Diuretic, Vasodilator

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  • Mint (Fresh)

    Mint (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Refreshes-skin, Vasodilator

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Wakes-you-up, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Wakes-you-up, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic, Vasodilator

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Wakes-you-up, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Dill (Fresh)

    Dill (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Expectorant, Vasodilator, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Dill (Dried)

    Dill (Dried) has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Expectorant, Vasodilator, Diaphoretic, Nervine

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  • Nigella (black cumin)

    Nigella (black cumin) has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Nervine, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic, Vasodilator

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Metabolic Nature to Dill, Fennel & Lemon Lung Tea

  • Hyssop Powder

    Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

    Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic

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  • Homemade Nasya Oil

    Homemade Nasya Oil has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Wakes-you-up, Expectorant, Nervine

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  • Nasya Oil

    Nasya Oil has these Actions in Common

    Expectorant, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Wakes-you-up

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  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Refreshes-skin, Refreshing

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  • Eucalyptus Essential Oil

    Eucalyptus Essential Oil has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Nervine, Refreshing, Vasodilator, Wakes-you-up

    LEARN MORE

  • Pennyroyal

    Pennyroyal has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Nervine, Vasodilator

    LEARN MORE

  • Breathing Exercises

    Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Nervine, Refreshing

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

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  • Angelica

    Angelica has these Actions in Common

    Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Nervine, Stimulates-energy

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About the Author

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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