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Sauteed Plantain With Lime & Basil


How to Make Sauteed Plantain with Lime & Basil

  • SERVINGS: 1
  • PREP TIME: 1 MINUTES
  • COOK TIME: 8 MINUTES
  • SKILL LEVEL:
    EASY

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
1 tbsp
1 tbsp
1 c
1/2 whole
2 pinch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE


  1. Chop plantain and sautee in oil. Try to keep plantains from sticking to the pan by moving them. Sprinkle salt on the plantains. Flip once to brown both sides.
  2. Juice lime. Chop fresh basil, Garnish plantain with lime and basil.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL & METABOLIC INSIGHTS

The astringency of plantain and aromatic spiciness of basil is ideal for soft stool due to cold digestion / low agni.

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Metabolic Effects of Sauteed Plantain with Lime & Basil

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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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Basil, Lime, Salt (Mineral Salt)

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LIQUEFIED

ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.

Active Ingredients: Basil, Lime

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Lime, Green Plantain, Sunflower Oil

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Basil, 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: Green Plantain, Basil

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Basil

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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 Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying

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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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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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
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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Other Health Virtues

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: Basil

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Sauteed Plantain with Lime & Basil
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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Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

Active Ingredients: Lime

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Appetite Suppressant

APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT

Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.

Active Ingredients: Green Plantain

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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.

Active Ingredients: Green Plantain

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

Active Ingredients: Lime

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Satisfies Stomach

STRONG SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

Active Ingredients: Green Plantain

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Refreshing

REFRESHING

Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.

Active Ingredients: Lime

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Diaphoretic

STRONG DIAPHORETIC

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

Active Ingredients: Basil, Lime

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Reduces Sweating

REDUCES-SWEATING

Suppresses sweating, often by cooling the metabolism, reducing blood flow to the skin, or closing pores.

Active Ingredients: Green Plantain

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Calms Heart

CALMS-HEART

An herb that literally calms the heart. These herbs are helpful in the treatment of anxiety, sadness, depression, or other emotional imbalances in the heart. Related to the Chinese Herbal Category 'calms spirit.'

Active Ingredients: Green Plantain

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Warms Ears

MILD WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

Active Ingredients: Basil

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Warms Head

MILD WARMS-HEAD

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

Active Ingredients: Basil

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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: Basil

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Diuretic

MILD 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.

Active Ingredients: Basil

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Constituents:
Rutin

STRONG 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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Tannins

STRONG TANNINS

Active Ingredients: Green Plantain

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Resistant Starch

RESISTANT-STARCH

Active Ingredients: Green Plantain

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Polyphenols

POLYPHENOLS

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

Active Ingredients: Lime

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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.

Active Ingredients: Lime

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Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

Active Ingredients: Lime

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Potassium

POTASSIUM

Active Ingredients: Green Plantain

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Carbohydrate

CARBOHYDRATE

Active Ingredients: Green Plantain

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Nitric Oxide

MILD NITRIC-OXIDE

Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.

Active Ingredients: Basil

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Beta Carotene

MILD BETA-CAROTENE

Active Ingredients: Basil

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Rosmarinic Acid

MILD ROSMARINIC-ACID

Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid.

Active Ingredients: Basil

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Fats

MILD FATS

Active Ingredients: Sunflower Oil

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Sodium

MILD SODIUM

Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Foods with a Similar Metabolic Nature to Sauteed Plantain with Lime & Basil

  • Cloves

    Cloves has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Warms-ears, Diuretic, Warms-head, Cardiac-stimulant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Warms-head, Cardiac-stimulant, Wakes-you-up, Diaphoretic, Warms-ears

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Wakes-you-up, Diaphoretic, Warms-ears, Diuretic, Warms-head

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Warms-ears, Diuretic, Warms-head, Cardiac-stimulant, Wakes-you-up

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  • Green Plantain

    Green Plantain has these Actions in Common

    Calms-heart, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Appetite-suppressant, Reduces-sweating

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  • Jackfruit

    Jackfruit has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Refreshing, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Acai

    Acai has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Appetite-suppressant, Refreshing, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Wakes-you-up

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  • Wasabi

    Wasabi has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Wakes-you-up, Diuretic, Cardiac-stimulant, Refreshing

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  • Daikon Radish

    Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Cardiac-stimulant, Refreshing, Diaphoretic, Warms-head

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  • Horseradish

    Horseradish has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Cardiac-stimulant, Refreshing, Diaphoretic, Wakes-you-up

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  • Lemon

    Lemon has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Wakes-you-up, Quenches-thirst, Calms-heart, Refreshing

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Metabolic Nature to Sauteed Plantain with Lime & Basil

  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Refreshing, Warms-ears, Warms-head

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

    Wakes-you-up, Warms-ears, Warms-head, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Refreshing

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  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic

    LEARN MORE

  • Shilajit Tonic

    Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Refreshing

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  • Hyssop Powder

    Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Refreshing

    LEARN MORE

  • Motherwort

    Motherwort has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Calms-heart, Diaphoretic

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  • Long inhale, short exhale

    Long inhale, short exhale has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up

    LEARN MORE

  • Laughter / Humor

    Laughter / Humor has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up

    LEARN MORE

  • Cold Shower / Bath

    Cold Shower / Bath has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up

    LEARN MORE

  • Kapha Shirodhara Oil

    Kapha Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Warms-head

    LEARN MORE

  • Vomit Therapy (Vamana)

    Vomit Therapy (Vamana) has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Refreshing

    LEARN MORE


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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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