Nutrition & Herbs from Ayurveda & Greek Medicine

Nutrition & Herbs from Ayurveda & Greek Medicine

 

AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Sliced Grapes With Cilantro & Cayenne


How to Make Sliced Grapes with Cilantro & Cayenne

INGREDIENTS

8 g
2 c
1 pinch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Slice grapes in half. Garnish with cilantro and cayenne.

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Metabolic Impact of Sliced Grapes with Cilantro & Cayenne

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: Grape, Cilantro, Cayenne Pepper

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Grape

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Cayenne Pepper

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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: Cilantro

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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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Sliced Grapes with Cilantro & Cayenne
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: Grape

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High Fiber Laxative

HIGH-FIBER-LAXATIVE

A class of laxative that adds bulk and water to stools. The large size of the stool stimulates peristalsis so the stool can pass more easily through the colon. It is important to drink plenty of water when using high fiber laxatives, as they can be dehydr

Active Ingredients: Grape

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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.

Active Ingredients: Grape

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Stool Softener

STOOL-SOFTENER

Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.

Active Ingredients: Grape

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Internal Detoxicant

MILD INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.

Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Cayenne Pepper

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Burns Toxins

MILD BURNS-TOXINS

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

Active Ingredients: Cilantro, Cayenne Pepper

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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.

Active Ingredients: Grape

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Brain Tonic

BRAIN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens the brain and thereby enhances memory or other cognitive functions and improves mental stamina or stability.

Active Ingredients: Grape

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Stimulates Energy

MILD STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Cilantro

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Refreshing

MILD REFRESHING

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

Active Ingredients: Cilantro

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Tonic

TONIC

A tonic herb restores function through strengthening tissue. This can happen through a combination of nourishing the tissue, and invigorating tissue metabolism. The tonic should not be withering, as in caffeine.

Active Ingredients: Grape

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Anti Inflammatory

STRONG ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

Reduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems.

Active Ingredients: Grape, Cilantro, Cayenne Pepper

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Alterative

STRONG ALTERATIVE

Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.

Active Ingredients: Grape, Cilantro

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Opthalmic

OPTHALMIC

Benefits the eyes, vision tonic.

Active Ingredients: Grape

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Rebuilds Fluids

REBUILDS-FLUIDS

Herbs or substances that create moisture in the body and increase fluids.

Active Ingredients: Grape

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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.

Active Ingredients: Grape

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Diuretic

STRONG 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: Grape, Cilantro

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Livotonic

LIVOTONIC

An herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. Generally, liver tonics are oily, cool, sweet, mildly sour, or contain beta-carotene.

Active Ingredients: Grape

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Uterine Tonic

UTERINE-TONIC

An herb that tonifies and strengthens the uterus. Helpful for menstrual difficulties and fertility. Often herbs that increase ojas, but also circulation to reproductive system.

Active Ingredients: Grape

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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.

Active Ingredients: Grape

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Constituents:
Tannins

STRONG TANNINS

Active Ingredients: Grape

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Resveratrol

RESVERATROL

Antioxidant frequently used for anti-aging. Protects airways and blood vessels. Anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic.

Active Ingredients: Grape

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Salicylates

SALICYLATES

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

Active Ingredients: Grape

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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: Grape

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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: Cilantro

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Coumarin

MILD COUMARIN

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

Active Ingredients: Cilantro

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Aromatase Inhibitor

MILD AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

Active Ingredients: Cilantro

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Foods with a Similar Metabolic Impact to Sliced Grapes with Cilantro & Cayenne

  • Grape

    Grape has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Brain-tonic, High-fiber-laxative, Opthalmic, Stool-softener, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Livotonic, Quenches-thirst, Tonic, Alterative, Blood-tonic, General-laxative, Nervine, Rebuilds-fluids, Uterine-tonic

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  • Dates (dried)

    Dates (dried) has these Actions in Common

    Opthalmic, Blood-tonic, High-fiber-laxative, Tonic, Alterative, Diuretic, Livotonic, Uterine-tonic, Aphrodisiac, General-laxative

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  • Honey Dew

    Honey Dew has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Stool-softener, Livotonic, Rebuilds-fluids, Tonic, Diuretic, Opthalmic, Refreshing, High-fiber-laxative

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  • Carrot

    Carrot has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, High-fiber-laxative, Opthalmic, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Tonic, Alterative, General-laxative, Livotonic

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  • Acai

    Acai has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, High-fiber-laxative, Rebuilds-fluids, Brain-tonic, Livotonic, Refreshing, Alterative, General-laxative, Quenches-thirst

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  • Beets

    Beets has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, General-laxative, Opthalmic, Anti-inflammatory, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, Livotonic, Stool-softener

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  • Almonds

    Almonds has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, High-fiber-laxative, Tonic, Brain-tonic, Nervine, Aphrodisiac, General-laxative, Stimulates-energy

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  • Saffron

    Saffron has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Burns-toxins, Livotonic, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Nervine

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  • Mango

    Mango has these Actions in Common

    Aphrodisiac, High-fiber-laxative, Stool-softener, Diuretic, Opthalmic, General-laxative, Rebuilds-fluids

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  • Coconut Milk

    Coconut Milk has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Livotonic, Tonic, Brain-tonic, Rebuilds-fluids, General-laxative, Stimulates-energy

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  • Strawberries

    Strawberries has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Livotonic, Refreshing, Anti-inflammatory, Quenches-thirst, General-laxative, Rebuilds-fluids

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Metabolic Impact to Sliced Grapes with Cilantro & Cayenne

  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Quenches-thirst, Anti-inflammatory, Rebuilds-fluids, Aphrodisiac, Refreshing, Blood-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Brain-tonic, Stool-softener, General-laxative, Tonic, Internal-detoxicant, Opthalmic

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  • Anantamul

    Anantamul has these Actions in Common

    Blood-tonic, Brain-tonic, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Livotonic, Tonic, Alterative, Uterine-tonic, Anti-inflammatory

    LEARN MORE

  • Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

    Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Rebuilds-fluids, Stimulates-energy, Stool-softener, Alterative, Tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Blood-tonic, General-laxative

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nervine, Tonic, Alterative, Uterine-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Blood-tonic, Brain-tonic

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  • Haritaki

    Haritaki has these Actions in Common

    Opthalmic, Stool-softener, Alterative, Anti-inflammatory, Diuretic, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Nervine

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Anti-inflammatory, Blood-tonic, Burns-toxins, Diuretic

    LEARN MORE

  • Chitrak

    Chitrak has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Burns-toxins, Diuretic, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Stool-softener

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  • Draksha Digestive Tonic

    Draksha Digestive Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Rebuilds-fluids, Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Uterine-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Blood-tonic, Livotonic

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  • Guduchi

    Guduchi has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Anti-inflammatory, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Livotonic, Nervine, Tonic

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  • Amritarishta (Amrutharishtam)

    Amritarishta (Amrutharishtam) has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nervine, Quenches-thirst, Tonic, Alterative, Anti-inflammatory, Burns-toxins

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  • Breathing Exercises

    Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Blood-tonic, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Nervine, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

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TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Sliced Grapes with Cilantro & Cayenne 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.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Sliced Grapes with Cilantro & Cayenne may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications. Please see your doctor before using this recipe to treat a medical condition.

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Sliced Grapes with Cilantro & Cayenne. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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About the Author

John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly & Magnolia Hill College, 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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