Lemongrass Milk Chai with Mint

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Metabolic Nature of Lemongrass Milk Chai with Mint

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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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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying.

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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

AGGRAVATES

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

PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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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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Other

Subtaste:

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.

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, Bland,

Acrid

ACRID

Acrid taste is a combination of bitter and pungent tastes. Example include radish, turnip, and coffee.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Lemongrass Milk Chai with Mint
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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.

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Digestion:

Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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Warms Abdomen

WARMS-ABDOMEN

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

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Appetizer

APPETIZER

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

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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.

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Bowel Health:

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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Cleanse & Detox:

Burns Toxins

BURNS-TOXINS

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

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Mind, Stress & Sleep:

Nerve Relaxant Grounding

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.

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Numbs Anasthetic

NUMBS-ANASTHETIC

Inhibits sensation in a particular area.

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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Stimulates Crown

STIMULATES-CROWN

Creates a feeling of awareness or tension in the area at the top of the head.

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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.

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Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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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.

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Dopaminergic

DOPAMINERGIC

Dopamine lifts mood, but also reduces prolactin, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and lutenizing hormone (LH).

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Nerve Stimulant

NERVE-STIMULANT

Provide short lived stimulation of the nervous system.

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Energy Vitality:

Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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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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Skin Care & Beauty:

Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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Refreshes Skin

REFRESHES-SKIN

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

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Soothing

SOOTHING

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

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Respiratory-Health:

Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

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

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Warms Chest

WARMS-CHEST

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

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Expectorant

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.

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Bronchodilator

BRONCHODILATOR

An herb that encourages the widening or opening of the lung airways. They are helpful in wheezing and asthma.

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Heart & Circulation:

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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Warms Head

WARMS-HEAD

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

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Warms Ears

WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

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Vasodilator

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.

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Kidney & Urinary:

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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Constituents:

Coumarin

COUMARIN

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

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, Vitamin D, Phosphorous,

Rosmarinic Acid

ROSMARINIC-ACID

Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid.

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Calcium

CALCIUM

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

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Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

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, Fats, Melatonin,

Iron

IRON

Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen in red blood cells.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Lemongrass Milk Chai with Mint

Mustard

Mustard has these Actions in Common
Vasodilator, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Warms-ears, Bronchodilator, Carminative, Expectorant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant
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Mustard Powder

Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Warms-ears, Bronchodilator, Carminative, Expectorant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant, Vasodilator, Warms-chest
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Mustard Seed

Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common
Bronchodilator, Carminative, Expectorant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant, Vasodilator, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Warms-ears
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Mint

Mint has these Actions in Common
Appetizer, Diaphoretic, Refreshes-skin, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Burns-toxins, Dopaminergic, Refreshing, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Carminative, Nervine, Stimulates-crown, Vasodilator
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Cloves

Cloves has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Numbs-anasthetic, Warms-chest, Carminative, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Vasodilator, Warms-ears, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head
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Daikon Radish

Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common
Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Stimulates-energy, Warms-head, Bronchodilator, Diuretic, Refreshing, Warms-abdomen, Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Stimulates-crown, Warms-chest
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Basil

Basil has these Actions in Common
Diuretic, Vasodilator, Bronchodilator, Carminative, Nerve-stimulant, Warms-ears, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Warms-head, Appetizer, Cardiac-stimulant
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Allspice

Allspice has these Actions in Common
Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Nervine, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Warms-head, Appetizer, Carminative, Numbs-anasthetic, Vasodilator, Burns-toxins, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy
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Horseradish

Horseradish has these Actions in Common
Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Wakes-you-up, Diuretic, Refreshing, Warms-abdomen, Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Vasodilator, Warms-chest
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Wasabi

Wasabi has these Actions in Common
Diuretic, Refreshing, Warms-abdomen, Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Vasodilator, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Wakes-you-up
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Cinnamon

Cinnamon has these Actions in Common
Appetizer, Carminative, Expectorant, Warms-chest, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Soothes-throat, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy
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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Lemongrass Milk Chai with Mint

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common
Muscle-relaxant, Warms-chest, Appetizer, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Warms-ears, Bronchodilator, Nervine, Warms-head, Burns-toxins, Refreshing, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-crown, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Expectorant, Vasodilator
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Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common
Muscle-relaxant, Warms-head, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Bronchodilator, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Wakes-you-up, Carminative, Warms-chest, Diuretic, Warms-ears
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Hyssop Powder

Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common
Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Carminative, Vasodilator, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Nerve-stimulant, Nervine, Bronchodilator, Refreshing
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Pennyroyal

Pennyroyal has these Actions in Common
Carminative, Vasodilator, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Appetizer, Numbs-anasthetic, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-crown
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Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common
General-laxative, Wakes-you-up, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-stimulant, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-crown, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Expectorant, Stimulates-front-of-brain
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Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common
Stimulates-crown, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Expectorant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, General-laxative, Wakes-you-up, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-stimulant, Nervine, Refreshing
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Wild Ginger

Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common
Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Warms-chest, Appetizer, Warms-ears, Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative
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Trikatu

Trikatu has these Actions in Common
Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Warms-abdomen, Appetizer, Bronchodilator, Burns-toxins, Cardiac-stimulant, Carminative
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Hot Shower

Hot Shower has these Actions in Common
Bronchodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Muscle-relaxant, Vasodilator, Warms-chest, Warms-head
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Hot Bath

Hot Bath has these Actions in Common
Bronchodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Muscle-relaxant, Vasodilator, Warms-chest, Warms-head
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Epsom Salt Bath

Epsom Salt Bath has these Actions in Common
Bronchodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Muscle-relaxant, Vasodilator, Warms-chest, Warms-head
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2 tsp	LEMONGRASS
1 c	MILK
1 tsp	MINT
1 tsp	HONEY
1 pinch	CINNAMON
1 pinch	CARDAMOM
1 pinch	NUTMEG
1 pinch	CLOVES

College of Ayurvedic Diet & Digestion

AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Lemongrass Milk Chai With Mint

Table of Contents

How to Make Lemongrass Milk Chai with Mint

INGREDIENTS

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

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