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Botanical name: Cucumis utilissimus linn
English name: Cucumber
Sanskrit name: karkati
Hindi name: kakdi
Tamil name: vellerikka

Indications

Cancer
Heart diseases
Relieves Eczemas
Vaginal itching
Difficulty in passing urine
Loss of appetite

Properties

The tender cucumber balances all the three doshas.
Cools the body
Beneficial to consume it in summer
Diuretic
Tasty
Heavy to digest
Binds the stools
Restores body fluids
Quenches the thirst
Rich in Vitamin C, Folate, dietary fiber & potassium
Anti-poisonous
Antidote.

Ingredients:

Cucumber
Buttermilk
Rock Salt
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves

Preparation:

1. Extract juice from the cucumber in a blender.

2. Grind & squeeze the juice of coriander leaves & curry leaves.

3. Add buttermilk. Add cucumber to the buttermilk. Add a pinch of rock salt & mix them together.

4. The cucumber cooler is ready to drink.

Glossary:

Vata – It refers to one of the three doshas. This is made of air and ether. This functional unit is characterized by movement, coldness, lightness and dryness in the body. When imbalanced it produces pain in various parts of the body.

Pitta – It refers to one of the three doshas. This is made of fire and water. This functional unit is characterized by heat, temperature and digestion in the body. When imbalanced it produces heat and burning sensation in the body.

Kapha – It refers to one of the three doshas. This is made of earth and water in our body. It is characterized by fluidity, strength and nourishment. When imbalanced it produces heaviness and phlegm in the body.

Doshas – Literally that which can go out of balance. Bodily humor

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Member Comments ( 1 )

cucumber juice is terrific! take a fresh-picked, homegrown cuke, juice it, pour it over ice and enjoy! add fresh jalapeno juice, muy picosa! a green drink for a green planet...we are all one! cukes-not-nukes! peace and love, doug highfield (Posted by cukes-not-nukes, United States Date : 8/6/2009 )

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