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AYURVEDIC RECIPES

Vegetable Soup With Carrots & Limes


How to Make Vegetable Soup with Carrots & Limes

INGREDIENTS

16 g
1/4 c
1/2 c
4 whole
2 whole
2 clove
1 tsp
1 inch
1 clove
1/2 whole
1/4 tsp

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Fry the onions in the oil in a large pot. Add chopped garlic and ginger and fry for another thirty seconds. Add remaining ingredients and fill with water twice the height of the vegetables. Boil until soft. Garnish with cilantro.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Cut with turmeric for digestibility and depth. Garnished with pungent, cooling cilantro.

WHAT IS VEGETABLE SOUP WITH CARROTS & LIMES?

Experiment with soft root vegetables. Inspireded by Grover Stock of Iowa (founder of https://sustainablelivingcoalition.org).

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 Vegetable Soup with Carrots & Limes Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

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Metabolic Nature of Vegetable Soup with Carrots & Limes

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METABOLIC NATURE

Metabolic Nature

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). 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.

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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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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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

Bland Negative Calorie,
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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Vegetable Soup with Carrots & Limes
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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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Stomachic

STOMACHIC

An herb that increases appetite or settles a nauseas or nervous stomach. These generally increase the digestive fire, therefore relieving symptoms of sluggish or difficult digestion.

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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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Relieves Burning

RELIEVES-BURNING

Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.

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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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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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Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

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

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Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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Strengthens Resolve

STRENGTHENS-RESOLVE

Increases determination and courage by reducing stress and building strength.

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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.

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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Refreshing

REFRESHING

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

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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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.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

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

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Flushes Sinuses

FLUSHES-SINUSES

An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.

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Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.

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Irritates Throat

IRRITATES-THROAT

Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.

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Anti Inflammatory

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

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

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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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Cardiac Stimulant

CARDIAC-STIMULANT

Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.

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Vasodilator

VASODILATOR

A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.

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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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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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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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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.

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Galactagogue

GALACTAGOGUE

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

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Constituents:
Nitric Oxide

NITRIC-OXIDE

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

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, Carbohydrate,
Coumarin

COUMARIN

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

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, Phosphorous, Polysaccharides, Sulfated Polysaccharides, Soluble Fiber, Sodium,
Saponins

SAPONINS

Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).

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, Sulphur, Fats, Vitamin C,
Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

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

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, Beta Carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Potassium,
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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Foods with a Similar Nature to Vegetable Soup with Carrots & Limes

  • Beets

    Beets has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Livotonic, Satisfies-stomach, Vasodilator, Alterative, General-laxative, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Stimulates-energy, Anti-inflammatory, Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Stool-softener

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Flushes-sinuses, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Strengthens-resolve, Diaphoretic, Flushes-membranes, Irritates-throat, Vasodilator

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Strengthens-resolve, Diaphoretic, Flushes-membranes, Irritates-throat, Vasodilator, Digestive, Flushes-sinuses, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Flushes-sinuses, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Strengthens-resolve, Diaphoretic, Flushes-membranes, Irritates-throat, Vasodilator

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  • Lime

    Lime has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Stool-softener, Cholagogue, Flushes-membranes, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Sialogogue

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  • Horseradish

    Horseradish has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Diuretic, Irritates-throat, Wakes-you-up, Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Refreshing, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, General-laxative, Vasodilator

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  • Wasabi

    Wasabi has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Refreshing, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, General-laxative, Vasodilator, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Irritates-throat

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  • Lemon

    Lemon has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Stool-softener, Cholagogue, Flushes-membranes, Refreshing, Wakes-you-up, Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Sialogogue

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  • Garlic

    Garlic has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Makes-you-tired, Alterative, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Stomachic, Cholagogue, Galactagogue, Irritates-throat, Vasodilator

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Galactagogue, Sialogogue, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, Refreshing, Stomachic

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  • Salt (Mineral Salt)

    Salt (Mineral Salt) has these Actions in Common

    Soothes-throat, Flushes-membranes, Internal-detoxicant, Stool-softener, Cholagogue, Flushes-sinuses, Sialogogue, Strengthens-resolve, Digestive, General-laxative

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Vegetable Soup with Carrots & Limes

  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Stool-softener, Digestive, Tonic, General-laxative, Wakes-you-up, Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Refreshing, Sialogogue, Alterative, Stimulates-energy

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Vasodilator, Cholagogue, Digestive, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Alterative, Stimulates-energy, Anti-inflammatory, Tonic

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  • Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

    Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

    Anti-inflammatory, Tonic, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Alterative, Stool-softener

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Anti-inflammatory, Stomachic, Cardiac-stimulant, Vasodilator, Diaphoretic

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  • Haritaki

    Haritaki has these Actions in Common

    Sialogogue, Alterative, Stool-softener, Anti-inflammatory, Digestive, Diuretic, Flushes-membranes, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Yarrow

    Yarrow has these Actions in Common

    Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Livotonic, Stomachic, Alterative, Vasodilator, Anti-inflammatory

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  • Triphala

    Triphala has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Flushes-membranes, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Sialogogue, Stool-softener, Alterative, Digestive

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  • Anantamul

    Anantamul has these Actions in Common

    Livotonic, Tonic, Alterative, Anti-inflammatory, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Galactagogue, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Bhumyamalaki

    Bhumyamalaki has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Diuretic, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Livotonic, Alterative, Anti-inflammatory, Cholagogue

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  • Dandelion Root

    Dandelion Root has these Actions in Common

    Alterative, Anti-inflammatory, Cholagogue, Digestive, Diuretic, Galactagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Livotonic

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  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

    Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Diuretic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Vasodilator, Wakes-you-up, Anti-inflammatory

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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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