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How to Make Turmeric & Cumin Rescue Tea

SERVINGS: 1
PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 3 MINUTES
SKILL LEVEL: EASY

MEAL: DRINK
STYLE: AYURVEDIC
PREPARATION: BOILED, TEA
FOR OCCASION: CLEANSE

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
1/4 tsp
1/4 tsp

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

For best results, grind whole cumin seed in coffee grinder or mortar and pestle. Place spices in tea cup. Pour 1/2c boiling water over spices and let steep, covered, for thirty seconds. Fill remainder of cup with room temperature water, or until liquid is cool enough to drink.

Alternate Preparation:
Grind whole cumin seeds with mortar and pestle or coffee grinder as above. Instead of turmeric powder, use 1 inch of fresh turmeric root. Chop finely. Place in a pot of 12oz water and bring to a boil. Allow to boil for 10 minutes, until the liquid becomes a vibrant orange. Turn off the heat, add ground cumin seeds, cover and let steep for 2 minutes. Fresh turmeric has a lighter, more fresh taste while ground turmeric is more pungent. Enjoy!

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

As your body enters a natural cleanse cycle, the early days of Spring may be critical for your health. The heavy snowfall & dampness characteristic of February is a sure sign that spring is approaching. Winter fat starts to melt, clogging your circulatory system, and making blood rich and oily. Without proper diet and herbal support, symptoms like a runny nose, watery eyes, dark circles, sneezing, coughing, itchy nose/eyes, asthma, and headaches run rampant. As dampness builds, you'll suffer from other ailments as well, like sore throats, puffiness in your skin, and heaviness in your chest. These are all important warning signs that your body's natural detox cycle is causing a buildup of congestion in your body. Take caution, as this is a peak season for serious ailments like congestive heart failure and heart attacks. Sip Turmeric & Cumin Rescue Tea to ease February & March ailments. Cumin's warmth and rustic dryness soaks up the excess of spring moisture. It's pungency dilates blood vessels, helping blood flow smoothly through your veins and restoring your skin's healthy glow. Turmeric invigorates your blood and gets it moving again, dispelling winter stagnation. Turmeric helps to directly thin the blood, digest proteins, and metabolize fats efficiently. Together, these spices provide some relief from the imbalances of winter and the coming spring.

Clean Your Blood

Turmeric's powerful health effects are more beneficial in the spring than any other time of year. You may have heard turmeric toted as a cure-all herb: it's antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-toxicity, anti-diabetic, antioxidant, anti-cancer, and anti-Alzheimer. Turmeric is "anti" all things! Many of its contributions to your health are due to it's powerful liver and blood-cleansing ability. As your body naturally thickens your blood in the springtime, turmeric keeps it thins and light, helps to neutralize blood sugar, and destroys toxicity. It aids in digestive and respiratory conditions which run rampant in spring. In fact, turmeric acts as an antibacterial while restoring intestinal flora for excellent digestion.

With thick, heavy blood clogging your circulation in springtime, it's common to lose your appetite and feel sluggish. Cumin is an excellent digestive & stomach aid to restore your appetite. Its pungent warmth dries excess fluid from your circulation so that your limbs feel light and mind clear.

Fix Spring Allergies in Winter

If you already have allergies in the spring, it's too late; you missed the detox window. That's why blood detoxifying teas like Turmeric Cumin Rescue Tea are so important to incorporate while it's still winter. By improving fat metabolism and keeping your blood light, thin, and mobile, you set the stage for a healthy spring.

Turmeric Cumin Tea by Constitution

Thanks to its ability to calm stress, turmeric is a cleansing herb that in mild doses doesn't disturb vata. Cumin is also supportive of deficient vata dosha. Hot pitta constitutions, however, will benefit from using fresh turmeric instead of dried while making this recipe (dried is just too hot for pitta). Turmeric Cumin Rescue Tea is fully beneficial for heavy kapha dosha, who tends to suffer the most in springtime from congestion and stagnation.

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 Turmeric & Cumin Rescue Tea Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Turmeric & Cumin Rescue Tea' is a good fit. Complete the basic quiz in 1 minute, or go deeper with additional quizzes at your own leisure to learn more about your body.
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INCREASES
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Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)

Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick. Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic.

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

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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.

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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TASTES
Taste Help

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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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes, laxative, and drying.

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DOSHAS
Dosha Help

The Three Doshas / Body Types

According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine, people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person. Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness. Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency. Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses. The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.

The 3 functional body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha). Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry. Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed. Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.

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PACIFIES
Kapha pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Pitta aggravating
HAS THE FOLLOWING
Subtaste:
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.

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HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Turmeric & Cumin Rescue Tea
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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.

Spleen Tonic

SPLEEN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens spleen function by improving strength of the blood. Spleen tonics Builds agni, brighten the person's appearances & firms up tissues.

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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

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

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Burns Toxins

BURNS-TOXINS

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

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Skin Tonic

SKIN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens and nourishes skin, improving tone, color, moisture and complexion.

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Flushes Sinuses

FLUSHES-SINUSES

An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.

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Warms Chest

WARMS-CHEST

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

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Decongestant

DECONGESTANT

An herb that reduces mucus production often by restricting blood flow to mucus membranes.

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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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Blood Thinner

BLOOD-THINNER

Herbs that thin the blood. Helpful for people with heart disease or clogged circulation.

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Diuretic

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.

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Hypolipidemic

HYPOLIPIDEMIC

Scrapes fats / cleanses blood vessels by 1) purging bile, 2) strengthening the liver's ability to metabolize fats, 3) by increasing uptake of cholesterol in the liver, and 4) by inhibiting fat cells.

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Galactagogue

GALACTAGOGUE

Increases production of breast milk, often by raising prolactin and diaphoresis.

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Emmenagogue

EMMENAGOGUE

Herbs which stimulate menstruation. Emmenagogues are used for scanty menstruation, to relieve menstrual pain, and improve blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus.

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Antispasmodic

ANTISPASMODIC

Herbs that reduce or inhibit muscle spasms or cramping, such as in asthma, menstruation, hear palpitations, migraine, or IBS.

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Constituents:
5a Reductase Inhibitor,
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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Foods with a Similar Nature to Turmeric & Cumin Rescue Tea

Turmeric

Turmeric has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Digestive, Hypolipidemic, Spleen-tonic, Blood-thinner, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Warms-chest, Alterative, Burns-toxins, Flushes-sinuses, Skin-tonic

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Mustard

Mustard has these Actions in Common

Decongestant, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Flushes-sinuses, Warms-chest, Burns-toxins, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant

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Mustard Seed

Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

Flushes-sinuses, Warms-chest, Burns-toxins, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Decongestant, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Antispasmodic, Digestive

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Mustard Powder

Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

Burns-toxins, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Decongestant, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Flushes-sinuses, Warms-chest

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Parsley (Fresh)

Parsley (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Alterative, Digestive, Hypolipidemic, Antispasmodic, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Burns-toxins

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Saffron

Saffron has these Actions in Common

Spleen-tonic, Blood-thinner, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Burns-toxins, Emmenagogue, Skin-tonic, Digestive, Galactagogue

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Cinnamon

Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

Galactagogue, Warms-chest, Burns-toxins, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Decongestant, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Digestive

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Ginger (Fresh)

Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Decongestant, Hypolipidemic, Blood-thinner, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Burns-toxins, Galactagogue, Spleen-tonic

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Turmeric Root (Fresh)

Turmeric Root (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Burns-toxins, Flushes-sinuses, Skin-tonic, Digestive, Hypolipidemic, Spleen-tonic, Alterative

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Cumin

Cumin has these Actions in Common

Burns-toxins, Diuretic, Spleen-tonic, Decongestant, Galactagogue, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant

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Scallions (Raw)

Scallions (Raw) has these Actions in Common

Decongestant, Internal-detoxicant, Blood-thinner, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Burns-toxins, Diuretic, Warms-chest

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Turmeric & Cumin Rescue Tea

Manjistha

Manjistha has these Actions in Common

Emmenagogue, Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant, Skin-tonic, Spleen-tonic, Alterative, Blood-thinner, Diuretic

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Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

Internal-detoxicant, Warms-chest, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Hypolipidemic

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Cumin, Coriander, Fennel Tea

Cumin, Coriander, Fennel Tea has these Actions in Common

Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Diuretic, Galactagogue

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Wild Ginger

Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

Warms-chest, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic

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Yogaraj Guggulu

Yogaraj Guggulu has these Actions in Common

Internal-detoxicant, Alterative, Antispasmodic, Blood-thinner, Burns-toxins, Emmenagogue, Hypolipidemic

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Triphala Guggulu

Triphala Guggulu has these Actions in Common

Blood-thinner, Digestive, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant

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Bhumyamalaki

Bhumyamalaki has these Actions in Common

Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant, Skin-tonic, Alterative, Digestive, Diuretic

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Dandelion Root

Dandelion Root has these Actions in Common

Alterative, Digestive, Diuretic, Galactagogue, Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant

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Guggulu

Guggulu has these Actions in Common

Emmenagogue, Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic, Alterative, Blood-thinner

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Echinacea

Echinacea has these Actions in Common

Alterative, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Digestive, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant

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Thyme White Essential Oil - 1/3 oz

Thyme White Essential Oil - 1/3 oz has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Decongestant, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic

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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda biocharacteristics. His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's interest in Ayurveda and specialization in digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel, as well as public service work in South Asia. John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem. His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion. John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing. In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.

John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots, and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church. Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick. That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well. Outside of work, John enjoys spending time with his wife and 7 kids, and pursuing his love of theology, philosophy, and language.

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Is there any way to adapt this tea for Pitta constitutions?
- claudia, San jose, CA , 02-26-15 (Reply)
Thank you for a very informative post. I had never heard, either, that dry turmeric is contraindicated for pitta. Guess I'll start buying the fresh root but use the dry occasionally.
- Anne, Beaverton, OR
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