Ayurvedic Juices

Cucumber Juice

 

 

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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