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How to Make Rosemary Fig Jam

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
1/4 c
1 tbsp
2 c
1 tbsp

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

1. Dice the figs. Place figs, ? cup of water, and sugar in a medium saucepan. Add the rosemary and red wine. Bring the mixture to a boil. Turn down the heat to medium-low and simmer for 25-30 minutes. It will slowly thicken. Turn off the heat and remove rosemary.


2. To achieve a smooth texture, blend all ingredients in a food processor. If you like more rustic, chunky jams with hunks of fruit, simply jar the jam as is. Allow flavors to meld by letting sit for one hour before serving. Jam will keep for several days in the fridge.

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How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL & METABOLIC INSIGHTS

Spread a thick layer rustic, sweet, aromatic Rosemary Fig Jam on your toast this morning. Enlivening and nourishing for the morning! This versatile jam can also be used as a sweet addition to savory meals like lamb chop. It also adds gourmet flare to your cheese plate. Enjoy!

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Metabolic Effects of Rosemary Fig Jam

Classical Metabolic Theory uses biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, herbs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC NATURE / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Nature / 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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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Rosemary

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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: Raw Sugar, Figs, Red Wine

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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
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

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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AGGRAVATES
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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Other Health Virtues

Resinous

RESINOUS

Resinous substances often contain sap in them, such as rosemary, or herbs such as cedar, frankincense, and guggulu.

Active Ingredients: Rosemary

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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.

Active Ingredients: Rosemary

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Outward

OUTWARD

Outward-moving substances stimulate circulation, push heat towards the skin, or are stimulating.

Active Ingredients: Rosemary, Red Wine

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Reproductive

REPRODUCTIVE

Reproductive tissue (Shukra/Artava Dhatu) includes male and female reproductive organs.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar

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Blood Plasma Lymph

BLOOD-PLASMA-LYMPH

Plasma (Rasa Dhatu) includes plasma, white blood cells, and lymph.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Rosemary Fig Jam
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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Wakes You Up

MILD WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar

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Makes You Tired

MILD MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar

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Makes Jittery

MILD MAKES-JITTERY

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar

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Stimulates Energy

MILD STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Rosemary

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Diaphoretic

MILD DIAPHORETIC

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

Active Ingredients: Rosemary, Red Wine

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Warms Chest

MILD WARMS-CHEST

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

Active Ingredients: Rosemary

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Cardiac Stimulant

MILD 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: Rosemary

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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.

Active Ingredients: Rosemary

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Constituents:
Potassium

MILD POTASSIUM

Active Ingredients: Figs

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Rosmarinic Acid

MILD ROSMARINIC-ACID

Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid.

Active Ingredients: Rosemary

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Salicylates

MILD SALICYLATES

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

Active Ingredients: Rosemary

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Soluble Fiber

MILD SOLUBLE-FIBER

Active Ingredients: Figs

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Carbohydrate

MILD CARBOHYDRATE

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar

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Foods with a Similar Metabolic Nature to Rosemary Fig Jam

  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Wakes-you-up, Muscle-relaxant, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Wakes-you-up, Muscle-relaxant, Warms-chest

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Wakes-you-up

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  • Rosemary

    Rosemary has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Alcohol

    Alcohol has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Diaphoretic, Warms-chest, Makes-you-tired

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  • Stevia

    Stevia has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Wakes-you-up, Makes-jittery

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  • Coffee

    Coffee has these Actions in Common

    Makes-you-tired, Stimulates-energy, Makes-jittery, Wakes-you-up

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  • Crystallized Ginger

    Crystallized Ginger has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Ginger (Dried)

    Ginger (Dried) has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Horseradish

    Horseradish has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Wakes-you-up

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  • Daikon Radish

    Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common

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

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Metabolic Nature to Rosemary Fig Jam

  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

    Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Warms-chest, Cardiac-stimulant

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy

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  • Hot Shower

    Hot Shower has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant, Warms-chest

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  • Tips for the Perfect Hot Bath

    Tips for the Perfect Hot Bath has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant, Warms-chest

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  • Epsom Salt Bath

    Epsom Salt Bath has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant, Warms-chest

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  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Elecampane

    Elecampane has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Breathing Exercises

    Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

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

    Cardiac-stimulant, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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About the Author

John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people 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 also directs the Joyful Belly College, offering professional clinical training for over 15 years.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, virtue psychology through classical & Christian philosophy, languages, 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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“You can use red wine vinegar instead. You may add spices, they will alter the effects."
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