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Ginger Rice With Carrots & Zucchini


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How to Make Ginger Rice with Carrots & Zucchini

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
3 c
1 tbsp
2 whole
1 clove
1/2 whole
1/3 c
1/4 tsp
1/4 tsp
1/4 inch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Bring water to a boil. Meanwhile, dice zucchini and carrots. Grate the ginger. Add all ingredients to the water and return to a boil. Turn down heat and simmer until rice is tender.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Extra water, zucchini and lime have liquid quality balancing out slightly drying effects of rice. For debility, seed the zucchini, making it easier to digest.

WHAT IS GINGER RICE WITH CARROTS & ZUCCHINI?

A simple favorite with the intention of helping Vata.

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 Ginger Rice with Carrots & Zucchini Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

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Metabolic Nature of Ginger Rice with Carrots & Zucchini

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METABOLIC NATURE

Metabolic Nature

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). 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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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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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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SOUR

ABOUT SOUR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sour refers to anything fermented or acidic.

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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
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha 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
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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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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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot & moist. Full-blooded, vigorous. Vivacious, social, and epicurean. Bullish.

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AGGRAVATES
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Wet & cold. When out of balance becomes congested, stagnant, and overweight. Loving, trusting, and patient.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Ginger Rice with Carrots & Zucchini
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

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy 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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Relieves Burning

RELIEVES-BURNING

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

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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.

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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Strengthens Resolve

STRENGTHENS-RESOLVE

Increases determination and courage by reducing stress and building strength.

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Refreshing

REFRESHING

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

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Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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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.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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Flushes Sinuses

FLUSHES-SINUSES

An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.

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Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

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

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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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Alterative

ALTERATIVE

Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.

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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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Cholagogue

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.

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Constituents:
Rutin

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.

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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.

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, Carbohydrate,
Coumarin

COUMARIN

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

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, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Beta Carotene,
Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

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, Soluble Fiber, Sodium,
Polyphenols

POLYPHENOLS

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

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Magnesium

MAGNESIUM

Helps muscles relax. Laxative.

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, Insoluble Fiber,
Flavonoids

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.

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Salicylates

SALICYLATES

Salicylates relieve inflammation, are anti-cancer, and antidiabetic, but some are allergic to it.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Ginger Rice with Carrots & Zucchini

  • Lime

    Lime has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, General-laxative, Sialogogue, Diaphoretic, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Alterative, Digestive, Refreshing

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  • Wasabi

    Wasabi has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Diuretic, Refreshing, Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, General-laxative

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  • Horseradish

    Horseradish has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, General-laxative, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Refreshing, Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Wakes-you-up

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  • Lemon

    Lemon has these Actions in Common

    Sialogogue, Diaphoretic, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Alterative, Digestive, Refreshing, Cholagogue, General-laxative

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  • Daikon Radish

    Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, General-laxative, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Refreshing, Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Pineapple

    Pineapple has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Refreshing, Nutritive, Sialogogue, Digestive, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up

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  • Salt (Mineral Salt)

    Salt (Mineral Salt) has these Actions in Common

    Sialogogue, Flushes-sinuses, Soothes-throat, Cholagogue, General-laxative, Strengthens-resolve, Digestive

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  • Strawberries

    Strawberries has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, Refreshing, General-laxative, Sialogogue

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  • Acai

    Acai has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Quenches-thirst, General-laxative, Refreshing, Alterative, Nutritive, Wakes-you-up

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  • Jackfruit

    Jackfruit has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Satisfies-stomach, Refreshing, Tonic, Nutritive, Relieves-burning, Wakes-you-up

    LEARN MORE

  • Grape

    Grape has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Sialogogue, Alterative, Nutritive, Tonic, Diuretic, Quenches-thirst

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Ginger Rice with Carrots & Zucchini

  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Quenches-thirst, Refreshing, Sialogogue, Tonic, Alterative, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, General-laxative

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  • Amritarishta (Amrutharishtam)

    Amritarishta (Amrutharishtam) has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Quenches-thirst, Relieves-burning, Tonic

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  • Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

    Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, General-laxative, Nutritive, Tonic

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  • Breathing Exercises

    Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, General-laxative, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Alterative, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

    Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, General-laxative, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, General-laxative, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic, Alterative, Cardiac-stimulant

    LEARN MORE

  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Refreshing, Strengthens-resolve, Wakes-you-up

    LEARN MORE

  • Triphala

    Triphala has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Digestive, Diuretic, General-laxative, Sialogogue

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  • Bhumyamalaki

    Bhumyamalaki has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Cholagogue, Digestive, Diuretic, General-laxative

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  • External Breath (Bahya Pranayama)

    External Breath (Bahya Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Alterative, Digestive

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About the Author

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

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, medieval Catholic philosophy, & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. His wife and family of 7 kids live in Asheville, NC.

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