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Milk With Almonds, Rose Petal & Saffron (thandai)


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How to Make Milk with Almonds, Rose Petal & Saffron (Thandai)

INGREDIENTS

1/4 c
1 tbsp
1 c
1/4 tsp
2 pinch
2 pinch
2 pinch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Grind fennel seeds and cardamom in coffee grinder. Add all ingredients to a blender and puree until completely smooth. Serve cold.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Delicate rose intertwines with aromatic saffron, suspended in cool, soothing milk. Almonds offer their smooth, nutty flavor to your glass. This delicious recipe is a variation of thandai, a classic Indian cooling drink with khus (vetiver). Imagine lounging on a wide porch somewhere steamy and hot like New Orleans, South India, or Georgia, doing what you can to escape the blazing midday sun. Pour yourself a glass of cool Milk with Saffron, Almonds & Rose, sip quietly, and feel your body temperature simmer down to comfort.

Anti-Inflammatory

One sip of Milk with Saffron, Almonds, & Rose gives the relief of moving from the blazing sun to protective shade of a tree. This immediate cooling effect lets you know that this recipe is anti-inflammatory. Milk soothes an irritated GI tract while rose, saffron, and fennel are all cooling to you tissues.

Rare Cooling Spices

Although many spices are heating, fennel is tempered by a cool quality the calms the mind and increases clarity. As a diuretic it relieves Pitta, flushing and soothing burning sensations in the urinary tract and detoxifying the blood. Fennel has been shown to protect the liver of experimental animals from chemical toxicity.
Rose and saffron are also a cooling aromatic that soothes overheated pitta types any day of the week.

Cooling Blood Purifier

Saffron is a nourishing purifier that invigorates and moves the blood while cooling it. Saffron breaks up blood clots and clears liver stagnation. While most blood movers are heating, saffron is unique among blood movers for its cooling properties. This makes saffron a useful herb for Pitta disorders with blood stagnation, including inflammation, arthritis, acne, and hepatitis.

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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 Milk with Almonds, Rose Petal & Saffron (Thandai) Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Milk with Almonds, Rose Petal & Saffron (Thandai)' is a good fit. Complete the basic quiz in 1 minute, or go deeper with additional quizzes at your own leisure to learn more about your body.

Metabolic Nature of Milk with Almonds, Rose Petal & Saffron (Thandai)

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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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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

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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
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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Other

Crunchy

CRUNCHY

Makes an audible noise when you eat them. Can provide fun texture variation.

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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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Milk with Almonds, Rose Petal & Saffron (Thandai)
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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Appetite Suppressant

APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT

Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.

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Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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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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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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, Makes Jittery,
Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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Relaxes Eyes

RELAXES-EYES

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

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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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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

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Builds Stamina

BUILDS-STAMINA

Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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Soothing

SOOTHING

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

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Skin Tonic

SKIN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens and nourishes skin, improving tone, color, moisture and complexion.

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Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

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

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Blood Tonic

BLOOD-TONIC

An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency.

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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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Aphrodisiac

APHRODISIAC

Herbs that increase sexual arousal through various actions including increased circulation, relaxation, stimulation, or tonics that strengthen glandular health.

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Bone Tonic

BONE-TONIC

An herb that strengthens the bones and joints.

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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.

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Constituents:
Carbohydrate, Tannins, Fats, Melatonin, Phosphorous, Vitamin E,
Phytates

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.

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, Protein,
Magnesium

MAGNESIUM

Helps muscles relax. Laxative.

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Saponins

SAPONINS

Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).

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Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

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, Vitamin D,
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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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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Foods with a Similar Nature to Milk with Almonds, Rose Petal & Saffron (Thandai)

  • Almonds

    Almonds has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, General-laxative, Nervine, Skin-tonic, Bone-tonic, Muscle-relaxant, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Aphrodisiac, Builds-stamina, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Sesame Seeds

    Sesame Seeds has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Skin-tonic, Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, General-laxative, Satisfies-stomach, Bone-tonic

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  • Tahini

    Tahini has these Actions in Common

    Bone-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Skin-tonic, Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, General-laxative, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Amaranth

    Amaranth has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nutritive, Soothing, Appetite-suppressant, Muscle-relaxant, Relaxes-eyes, Blood-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Popped Amaranth

    Popped Amaranth has these Actions in Common

    Appetite-suppressant, Muscle-relaxant, Relaxes-eyes, Blood-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Diuretic, Nutritive, Soothing

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  • Beets

    Beets has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Relaxes-eyes, Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, General-laxative, Nutritive, Skin-tonic

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  • Milk

    Milk has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Quenches-thirst, Soothing, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Bone-tonic, Nutritive, Soothes-throat

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  • Hemp Seed

    Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Makes-you-tired, Nutritive, Builds-stamina, Muscle-relaxant, Relaxes-eyes

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  • Tofu

    Tofu has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nutritive, Soothing, Makes-you-tired, Satisfies-stomach, Appetite-suppressant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Skin-tonic

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  • Saffron

    Saffron has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Nutritive, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Skin-tonic, Blood-tonic, Nervine, Stimulates-energy

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  • Buffalo Milk

    Buffalo Milk has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Soothes-throat, Makes-you-tired, Quenches-thirst

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Milk with Almonds, Rose Petal & Saffron (Thandai)

  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Quenches-thirst, Relaxes-eyes, Skin-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Aphrodisiac, Wakes-you-up, Blood-tonic, General-laxative

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, Bone-tonic, Builds-stamina, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Aphrodisiac, Nutritive

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  • Gokshura

    Gokshura has these Actions in Common

    Soothing, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Nutritive, Skin-tonic

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  • Breathing Exercises

    Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Blood-tonic, Builds-stamina, General-laxative, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Stimulates-energy

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, Builds-stamina, General-laxative, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

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

    Blood-tonic, Builds-stamina, General-laxative, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Eleuthero Ginseng

    Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, Builds-stamina, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Balarishta- Vitality Tonic

    Balarishta- Vitality Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Aphrodisiac, Builds-stamina, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Stimulates-energy

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  • Self Massage

    Self Massage has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes, Soothing, Muscle-relaxant

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  • KapiKacchu

    KapiKacchu has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, General-laxative, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine

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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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