Nutrition & Herbs from Ayurveda & Greek Medicine

Nutrition & Herbs from Ayurveda & Greek Medicine

 

AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Ginger Dal


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"Warming and tasty. I love this over a little rice or as a soup. Will definitely make again."
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How to Make Ginger Dal

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
16 g
2 tbsp
3 inch
1 tsp
1 tsp
1 whole
1 c
1/2 tsp
1/2 tsp
1/2 tsp
1/4 tsp
2 pinch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

1. Soak your toor dal overnight.

2. In a large saucepan with a thick, heavy bottom bring toor dal and green chilies to a boil in 1 quart of water. Cook for 30 minutes to an hour when they are completely soft. Mash dal and green chilies.

3. Heat oil in a frying pan and sautee cumin, mustard, and fennel seeds with dry red chili, cilantro and chopped ginger.

4. Add spices and turmeric to above mashed dal. Squeeze tomatoes with hand directly over dal. Add some water to create a thin soup consistency. Adjust salt to taste and simmer for 15 minutes.

5. Serve hot with any cooked vegetable dish and rice.

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How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL & METABOLIC INSIGHTS

Bright and colorful, Ginger Dal adds a festive highlight to any meal. With its spices, Ginger Dal warms your body from core to limbs. This savory, heartwarming Indian favorite is belly filling. It provides comfort and calm as it satisfies a big appetite, but without the calories and heavy carbs of other comfort foods.

No South Indian traditional Thali plate is complete without dal. Almost every Indian meal includes dal in some form. Dal soups, like our spicy ginger and chili version, are the protein component of a hearty vegetarian diet. It is usually accompanied by roti (whole wheat flat bread), rice, a vegetable dish, sour chutney and something sweet.

Gets Your Blood Moving

Ginger, the major component of this spicy dal recipe, increases circulation. After a few bites, you will feel warmth in your chest and tummy. After about ten minutes, this welcome heat spreads all the way out to your fingers and toes. The hot, sharp qualities of many ingredients in dal- ginger, chili, mustard seeds and turmeric get your heart pumping and thin your blood, improving circulation and flushing out your lymphatic system. In the spring, while your body is working hard to move fluids and melt stagnation for a light summer ahead, this spicy blood moving soup helps you sweat out toxins and quickly melt winter stagnation.

Detoxifying

Bean soups are an essential genre for detoxification. The high fiber content of beans cleans the colon, but only if you can digest them well.

How do South Asians cook beans for better digestibility? Instead of thick hearty soups, the preference is for thin soups, just as satiating but easier on the stomach. So the first and most important tip is to add fewer beans. Think minestrone instead of chili. Yellow lentils, like all legumes, are difficult to digest for those with weak digestion. To improve digestibility, soak lentils overnight and pour off the water to leach out difficult to digest saponins. Boil for twenty minutes and pour the water off again.

Why do spices work?

Spices are the difference between a tasty meal and a bland one, and also the difference between healthy and poor digestion. Just as spices stimulate the tongue, spices also stimulate the stomach. So, a well-spiced dish digests better than a bland one, giving you maximum benefits of eating this dish.
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Metabolic Impact of Ginger Dal

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: Mustard Seed, Ginger (Fresh), Cumin, Green Chilis, Salt (Mineral Salt), Turmeric, Fennel Seeds, Red Chilis

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Mustard Seed, Green Chilis, Turmeric, Red Chilis

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed, Ginger (Fresh), Cumin, Cilantro, Green Chilis, Red Chilis, Turmeric, Fennel Seeds

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed, Ginger (Fresh), Cumin, Ghee, Green Chilis, Cilantro, Red Chilis, Fennel Seeds

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Cumin, Mustard Seed, Green Chilis, Salt (Mineral Salt), Red Chilis

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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: Yellow Lentil (Toor Dal), Cumin, Turmeric, Cilantro, 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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PUNGENT

ABOUT PUNGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Mustard Seed, Cumin, Green Chilis, Red Chilis, Salt (Mineral Salt), Tomato, Cilantro, Fennel Seeds

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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: Mustard Seed, Cumin, Turmeric, Cilantro

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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: Ginger (Fresh), Mustard Seed, Cumin, Fennel Seeds

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Acrid

ACRID

Harsh and unpleasant with a biting quality. Frequently hot & bitter. Examples include radish, turnip, and coffee.

Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Ginger Dal
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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Nauseating

NAUSEATING

Brings about feelings of unease and discomfort in the stomach, often accompanied with the involuntary urge to vomit.

Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed

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Warms Abdomen

WARMS-ABDOMEN

Warms the muscles and organs of the abdomen, stimulating digestion and metabolism.

Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed

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Quenches Thirst

MILD QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

Active Ingredients: Tomato

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Digestive

STRONG DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Cumin, Mustard Seed, Cilantro, Green Chilis, Turmeric, Fennel Seeds, Salt (Mineral Salt), Red Chilis

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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: Ginger (Fresh), Cumin, Mustard Seed, Turmeric, Cilantro, Fennel Seeds

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Stomachic

STRONG 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: Ginger (Fresh), Cilantro, Fennel Seeds

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Sialogogue

STRONG 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.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Tomato, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Relieves Burning

MILD RELIEVES-BURNING

Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.

Active Ingredients: Ghee

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High Fiber Laxative

HIGH-FIBER-LAXATIVE

A class of laxative that adds bulk and water to stools. The large size of the stool stimulates peristalsis so the stool can pass more easily through the colon. It is important to drink plenty of water when using high fiber laxatives, as they can be dehydr

Active Ingredients: Yellow Lentil (Toor Dal), Tomato

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Internal Detoxicant

STRONG INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

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

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Cumin, Mustard Seed, Green Chilis, Turmeric, Cilantro, Ghee, Salt (Mineral Salt), Fennel Seeds, Red Chilis

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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: Ginger (Fresh), Mustard Seed, Cumin, Turmeric, Cilantro, Green Chilis, Red Chilis, Fennel Seeds

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Wakes You Up

STRONG WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Mustard Seed

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Strengthens Resolve

STRENGTHENS-RESOLVE

Increases determination and courage by reducing stress and building strength.

Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Stimulates Front Of Brain

STIMULATES-FRONT-OF-BRAIN

Creates a feeling of awareness or tension in the area in the forehead. Activates the frontal lobe - the area responsible for motor function, emotional expression, thinking, and decision making.

Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed

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Stimulates Energy

STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Mustard Seed, Cilantro, Fennel Seeds

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Refreshing

STRONG REFRESHING

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

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Cilantro

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Satisfies Stomach

MILD SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

Active Ingredients: Yellow Lentil (Toor Dal)

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed

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Irritates Throat

STRONG IRRITATES-THROAT

Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Mustard Seed, Green Chilis, Red Chilis

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Warms Chest

STRONG WARMS-CHEST

Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.

Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed, Turmeric

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Flushes Sinuses

STRONG FLUSHES-SINUSES

An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.

Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed, Turmeric, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Clears Sinuses

CLEARS-SINUSES

Cleanses sinuses by draining excess mucus, allowing for clear, easy breathing.

Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed

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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: Mustard Seed, Cumin, Turmeric, Salt (Mineral Salt), Fennel Seeds

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Anti Inflammatory

STRONG ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

Reduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Turmeric, Cilantro

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Anthelminthic

STRONG ANTHELMINTHIC

Kills parasitic worms (hookworms, tapeworms, roundworms, etc).

Active Ingredients: Cumin, Turmeric

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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: Ginger (Fresh), Mustard Seed, Green Chilis, Red Chilis, Fennel Seeds

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Warms Ears

WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed

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Warms Head

WARMS-HEAD

An herb that increases sensations of heat and warmth in the head.

Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed

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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: Ginger (Fresh), Mustard Seed, Turmeric

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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: Cumin, Mustard Seed, Cilantro, Fennel Seeds

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Cholagogue

STRONG CHOLAGOGUE

Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Cilantro, Ghee, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Galactagogue

STRONG GALACTAGOGUE

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

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Cumin, Fennel Seeds

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Antiarthritic

STRONG ANTIARTHRITIC

Herbs that ease arthritic pain and promote joint health.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Mustard Seed, Turmeric

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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.

Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed

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Relieves Tension

RELIEVES-TENSION

An herb that releases tightness, constriction, and rigidity in a muscle.

Active Ingredients: Mustard Seed

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Constituents:
Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Green Chilis, Red Chilis

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Nitric Oxide

NITRIC-OXIDE

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

Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Fennel Seeds

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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: Turmeric

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5a Reductase Inhibitor

MILD 5A-REDUCTASE-INHIBITOR

Active Ingredients: Turmeric

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Coumarin

MILD COUMARIN

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

Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Fennel Seeds

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Inositol

MILD INOSITOL

Inositol is an alcohol sugar made naturally in the human body from glucose. It is lipotropic (aiding fat metabilism in the liver). It affects a variety of hormones, neurotransmitters, steroid, growth factors and water.

Active Ingredients: Yellow Lentil (Toor Dal)

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Fats

MILD FATS

Active Ingredients: Ghee

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Vitamin C

MILD VITAMIN-C

Active Ingredients: Tomato

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Vitamin K

MILD VITAMIN-K

Active Ingredients: Tomato

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Quercitin

MILD QUERCITIN

Active Ingredients: Tomato

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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: Yellow Lentil (Toor Dal)

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Protein

MILD PROTEIN

Active Ingredients: Yellow Lentil (Toor Dal)

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Potassium

MILD POTASSIUM

Active Ingredients: Tomato

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Phytates

MILD PHYTATES

Phytates prevent absorption of nutrients. They are commonly found in all seeds, including nuts, grains, and beans. Sprouting greatly reduces phytate content, as well as long, slow cooking with vinegar.

Active Ingredients: Yellow Lentil (Toor Dal)

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Sodium

MILD SODIUM

Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Melatonin

MILD MELATONIN

Active Ingredients: Tomato

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Ginger Dal 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

Ginger Dal 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 Ginger Dal. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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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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Sara Lynne Moser The Woodlands, TX
2017-04-22
“Haven't tried this yet, have just one question. Do you just squeeze the tomato and use the juice and discard the rest, or put all the tomato? Thanks!"
Kimberly Kubicke Asbury park, NJ
2017-04-24
“Yes, squeeze the tomato and discard the rest."
Jane Warwick, RI
2019-08-13
“What can I use instead of red and green chilies?"
Kimberly Kubicke Asbury park, NJ
2019-08-19
“You can use 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper instead of the chilis or simply leave the chilis out to make it more Pitta pacifying."
Kimberly Kubicke Asbury park, NJ
2019-08-19
“You can use 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper instead of the chilis or simply leave the chilis out to make it more Pitta pacifying."
Kimberly Kubicke Asbury park, NJ
2019-08-19
“You can use 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper instead of the chilis or simply leave the chilis out to make it more Pitta pacifying."
Crystal Garland Tucson, AZ
2020-02-01
“Warming and tasty. I love this over a little rice or as a soup. Will definitely make again."
Karpani Devi Arcata
2026-02-14
“Can I use red lentils, since it's what I have, instead of yellow?"
Hayley Austin Pahoa, HI
2026-02-14
“Yellow mung lentils are preferred in Ayurveda because they are lighter and easier to digest, but you can absolutely use red lentils if they are well cooked with digestive spices and suit your digestion."
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