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Green Mangoes & Mustard

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How to Make Green Mangoes & Mustard

SERVINGS: 1
PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 0 MINUTES

STYLE: INDIAN
PREPARATION: RAW
EAT IN: SUMMER

INGREDIENTS

1 tsp
1/2 c
1/4 whole
1 pinch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Slice mango. Mix the other ingredients into a sauce and garnish.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Green mangoes are astringent, slightly provoking Vata. The heat of the mustard and sour, liquifying properties of limes help to balance. Altogether tridoshic!

WHAT IS GREEN MANGOES & MUSTARD?

Expand beyond honey mustard horizons and experiment with spicy, savory fruits combinations. This recipe is taken from the streets of Bangladesh, where vendors slice green mangoes in april, months before mangoes are ripe. Discovered by Joseph in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Cuisine: Bengali, South Asian

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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 Green Mangoes & Mustard Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

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INCREASES
Guna Help

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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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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SOUR

ABOUT SOUR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sour refers to anything fermented or acidic.

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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
HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Green Mangoes & Mustard
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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.

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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Appetizer

APPETIZER

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

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Stool Softener

STOOL-SOFTENER

Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.

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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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Burns Toxins

BURNS-TOXINS

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

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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 Membranes

FLUSHES-MEMBRANES

Herbs in this category stimulate mucus membranes to release fluids, flushing them out.

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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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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:
Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

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, Tannins,
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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Polyphenols

POLYPHENOLS

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

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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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Foods with a Similar Nature to Green Mangoes & Mustard

Lime

Lime has these Actions in Common

Alterative, Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Stool-softener, Appetizer, Digestive, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Cholagogue, Flushes-membranes, Refreshing

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Lemon

Lemon has these Actions in Common

Alterative, Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Stool-softener, Appetizer, Digestive, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Cholagogue, Flushes-membranes, Refreshing

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Strawberries

Strawberries has these Actions in Common

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

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Tarragon

Tarragon has these Actions in Common

Burns-toxins, Digestive, Alterative, Cholagogue, Appetizer, Diaphoretic

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Acai

Acai has these Actions in Common

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

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Cilantro

Cilantro has these Actions in Common

Burns-toxins, Refreshing, Alterative, Cholagogue, Appetizer, Digestive

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Wasabi

Wasabi has these Actions in Common

Refreshing, Digestive, Wakes-you-up, Cholagogue, General-laxative, Diaphoretic

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Horseradish

Horseradish has these Actions in Common

Diaphoretic, Refreshing, Digestive, Wakes-you-up, Cholagogue, General-laxative

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Mint

Mint has these Actions in Common

Diaphoretic, Wakes-you-up, Appetizer, Digestive, Burns-toxins, Refreshing

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Orange Zest

Orange Zest has these Actions in Common

Appetizer, Refreshing, Burns-toxins, Wakes-you-up, Digestive

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Lemon Zest

Lemon Zest has these Actions in Common

Appetizer, Refreshing, Burns-toxins, Wakes-you-up, Digestive

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Green Mangoes & Mustard

Amalaki

Amalaki has these Actions in Common

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

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Nagaradi Kashaya (Amruthotharam)

Nagaradi Kashaya (Amruthotharam) has these Actions in Common

General-laxative, Stool-softener, Alterative, Burns-toxins, Cholagogue, Digestive

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Haritaki

Haritaki has these Actions in Common

Stool-softener, Alterative, Appetizer, Digestive, Flushes-membranes, General-laxative

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Triphala

Triphala has these Actions in Common

Alterative, Digestive, Flushes-membranes, General-laxative, Stool-softener

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External Breath (Bahya Pranayama)

External Breath (Bahya Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

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

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Amritarishta (Amrutharishtam)

Amritarishta (Amrutharishtam) has these Actions in Common

Appetizer, Burns-toxins, Cholagogue, Quenches-thirst, Alterative

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Breathing Exercises

Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

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

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Goldenseal

Goldenseal has these Actions in Common

Alterative, Burns-toxins, Cholagogue, Digestive, General-laxative

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Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

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

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

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Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

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

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Yellow Dock

Yellow Dock has these Actions in Common

Alterative, Cholagogue, Digestive, General-laxative

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About John Joseph Immel

About the Author

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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