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Sugar Cane Juice With Lime


How to Make Sugar Cane Juice with Lime

INGREDIENTS

2 tsp
1 whole

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

You'll need several stalks of sugar cane and a press to get the juice out. Run an armful of stalks through a press. Fold and repeat until you get a full glass. I've heard that some people use blenders but I haven't confirmed this. My knowledge of sugar cane juice comes from the ubiquitous street vendors in India. Add ginger to pacify Kapha!

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Freshly squeezed, unrefined, raw sugar can juice is full of electrolytes, vitamins and minerals. Many members of the grass family have sweetness in the stalk. Try one in your backyard! Lime aids digestion, lightens and is a perfect complement.

WHAT IS SUGAR CANE JUICE WITH LIME?

Sweet, sticky, sour and cooling. Fresh cane juice is popular with street vendors on every corner overseas in Asia but oddly invisible in the west.

AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT

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 Sugar Cane Juice with Lime Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

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Health Virtues of Sugar Cane Juice with Lime

Personalized medicine systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, hebs, lifestyle choices, indivdual constitutions, 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.

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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SOUR

ABOUT SOUR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sour refers to anything fermented or acidic.

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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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Sugar Cane Juice with 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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Quenches Thirst

QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

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Appetizer

APPETIZER

Herbs that cleanse the palate & stimulate hunger or desire to eat.

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Sialogogue

SIALOGOGUE

A sialogogue increases saliva. Sour foods are often great sialogogues, and increase output of all exocrine glands. Salty taste is very moistening as well. Bitter, pungent and sweettastes also increase salivary output but to a lesser degree. Astringents.

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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.

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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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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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, Makes Jittery,
Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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Refreshing

REFRESHING

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

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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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Emollient

EMOLLIENT

Soothes & softens the skin. Often a topical demulcent or oil.

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Flushes Membranes

FLUSHES-MEMBRANES

Herbs in this category stimulate mucus membranes to release fluids, flushing them out.

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Refrigerant

REFRIGERANT

An herb or substance that strongly cools the body. Can be helpful in cases of heat conditions.

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Alterative

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.

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Rebuild Electrolytes

REBUILD-ELECTROLYTES

Substances that increase your electrolyte balance. Electrolytes help you retain water, keep your palate moist, and truly quench your thirst.

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Cholagogue

CHOLAGOGUE

Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.

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Constituents:
Rutin

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.

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Polyphenols

POLYPHENOLS

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

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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.

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Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

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, Carbohydrate

Foods with a Similar Nature to Sugar Cane Juice with Lime

  • Lime

    Lime has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Refrigerant, Wakes-you-up, Appetizer, Emollient, Quenches-thirst, Sialogogue, Cholagogue, Flushes-membranes, Refreshing, Stool-softener

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  • Lemon

    Lemon has these Actions in Common

    Emollient, Quenches-thirst, Sialogogue, Cholagogue, Flushes-membranes, Refreshing, Stool-softener, Alterative, Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Refrigerant, Wakes-you-up, Appetizer

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  • Acai

    Acai has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Nutritive, Refrigerant, Cholagogue, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, General-laxative, Refreshing

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  • White Vinegar

    White Vinegar has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Emollient, Sialogogue, Cholagogue, Flushes-membranes, Diaphoretic, General-laxative

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  • Apple Cider Vinegar

    Apple Cider Vinegar has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Flushes-membranes, Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Alterative, Emollient, Sialogogue

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  • Red Wine Vinegar

    Red Wine Vinegar has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Flushes-membranes, Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Alterative, Emollient, Sialogogue

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  • Orange

    Orange has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Cholagogue, Refreshing, Nutritive, Sialogogue

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  • Pineapple

    Pineapple has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Refreshing, Nutritive, Sialogogue, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up

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  • Salt (Mineral Salt)

    Salt (Mineral Salt) has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Rebuild-electrolytes, Flushes-membranes, Sialogogue, General-laxative, Stool-softener

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  • Strawberries

    Strawberries has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Alterative, Refreshing, General-laxative, Sialogogue

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  • Jackfruit

    Jackfruit has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Refrigerant, Rebuild-electrolytes, Wakes-you-up, Nutritive, Refreshing

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Sugar Cane Juice with Lime

  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    General-laxative, Nutritive, Quenches-thirst, Refreshing, Refrigerant, Sialogogue, Stool-softener, Alterative, Wakes-you-up

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  • Haritaki

    Haritaki has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Appetizer, Flushes-membranes, General-laxative, Sialogogue, Stool-softener

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  • Triphala

    Triphala has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Flushes-membranes, General-laxative, Sialogogue, Stool-softener

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  • Reduced lemon juice

    Reduced lemon juice has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Flushes-membranes, Refreshing, Sialogogue

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  • Pitta Massage Oil

    Pitta Massage Oil has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Emollient, Nutritive, Refrigerant

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  • Wormwood

    Wormwood has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Refrigerant

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  • Yellow Dock

    Yellow Dock has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Cholagogue, General-laxative, Refrigerant

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  • Sniff raw onions, chopped

    Sniff raw onions, chopped has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Flushes-membranes, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up

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  • Nagaradi Kashaya (Amruthotharam)

    Nagaradi Kashaya (Amruthotharam) has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Cholagogue, General-laxative, Stool-softener

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  • External Breath (Bahya Pranayama)

    External Breath (Bahya Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, General-laxative, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up

    LEARN MORE

  • Cornsilk

    Cornsilk has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Cholagogue, Nutritive, Refrigerant

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About the Author

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. John, his wife Natalie and their 7 kids live in Asheville, NC

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