Nutrition & Herbs from Ayurveda & Greek Medicine

Nutrition & Herbs from Ayurveda & Greek Medicine

 

AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Papaya Sprinkled With Ginger & Lime


How to Make Papaya Sprinkled with Ginger & Lime

INGREDIENTS

2 c
1/4 tsp
1/8 whole

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Slice Papaya lengthwise. Squeeze a wedge of lime juice on top. Garnish with dried ginger & server.

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Metabolic Impact of Papaya Sprinkled with Ginger & Lime

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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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried), Papaya, Lime

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried)

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Papaya, Ginger (Dried)

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried), Lime

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried), Lime

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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: Ginger (Dried)

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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.

Active Ingredients: Papaya

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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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Papaya Sprinkled with Ginger & Lime
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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Stimulates Energy

STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Papaya, Ginger (Dried)

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Diaphoretic

STRONG DIAPHORETIC

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

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried), Lime

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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: Ginger (Dried)

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Irritates Throat

STRONG IRRITATES-THROAT

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

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried)

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Warms Ears

STRONG WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

Active Ingredients: Ginger (Dried)

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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 (Dried)

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Opthalmic

STRONG OPTHALMIC

Benefits the eyes, vision tonic.

Active Ingredients: Papaya

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Constituents:
Vitamin C

STRONG VITAMIN-C

Active Ingredients: Papaya

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Vitamin A

STRONG VITAMIN-A

Active Ingredients: Papaya

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Soluble Fiber

STRONG SOLUBLE-FIBER

Active Ingredients: Papaya

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Folate

STRONG FOLATE

Active Ingredients: Papaya

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Rutin

MILD 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.

Active Ingredients: Lime

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Foods with a Similar Metabolic Impact to Papaya Sprinkled with Ginger & Lime

  • Ginger (Dried)

    Ginger (Dried) has these Actions in Common

    Irritates-throat, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Warms-chest, Irritates-throat, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest, Irritates-throat, Warms-ears

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest, Irritates-throat, Warms-ears

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  • Crystallized Ginger

    Crystallized Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Warms-ears, Stimulates-energy

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  • Cinnamon

    Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

    Irritates-throat, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest

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  • Nigella (black cumin)

    Nigella (black cumin) has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Irritates-throat, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Cayenne Pepper

    Cayenne Pepper has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Irritates-throat, Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-chest

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  • Daikon Radish

    Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Horseradish

    Horseradish has these Actions in Common

    Irritates-throat, Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic

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  • Wasabi

    Wasabi has these Actions in Common

    Irritates-throat, Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Metabolic Impact to Papaya Sprinkled with Ginger & Lime

  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Warms-chest, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

    Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Trikatu

    Trikatu has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Irritates-throat

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  • Osha

    Osha has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest

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  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Hot Shower

    Hot Shower has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest

    LEARN MORE

  • Hot Bath

    Hot Bath has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest

    LEARN MORE

  • Bitter Orange Peel

    Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common

    Irritates-throat, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant

    LEARN MORE

  • Epsom Salt Bath

    Epsom Salt Bath has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant

    LEARN MORE

  • Hyssop Powder

    Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Papaya Sprinkled with Ginger & Lime 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.

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About the Author

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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