Refreshing Cabbage, Cilantro & Aloe Juice - Calms Immune System & Spring Allergies

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Type: Greens Meal: Drink Occasion: Cleanse Preparation: Raw, Puree, Juice Style: Ayurvedic Effect: Prana, Sattvic, Alkalizing Servings: 1 Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes	Pharmacological Effects About Pharmacological Effects The list of actions below have not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition. Antipyretic Refrigerant Cholagogue Detoxicant Alterative Anti-Inflammatory Antihistamine

ayurvedic notes

 

This refreshing and light drink not only revitalizes you for spring, but it can also offer a reprieve from spring allergies.

Calms Immune System & Spring Allergies

 

In Ayurveda, auto-immune and other allergic conditions are aggravated by toxins and heat. Spring season creates a perfect storm for allergies and auto-immune disorders. As soon as the pollen starts to fall, the flood gates will open as your body is naturally congested, releasing toxins, and hot in mid Spring.

When your liver is too overwhelmed to process toxins, the immune system kicks in as a backup. If you have an auto-immune disorder, or are prone to allergies, toxins only make things worse for your body.

Heat aggravates the immune system because it also stresses out the liver. The immune system is inherently hot, being warlike in nature. An example of the immune system's relationship to heat is a fever.

Cabbage, cilantro, and aloe vera are strongly cooling. Aloe and cilantro cleanse the liver. Cilantro is an anti-histamine, meaning it directly calms the immune system. Bitter taste cleanses and refreshes the liver, improving its performance. Bitter taste also helps decongest the blood for improved lymphatic drainage.

Weights & measures

ingredients

2 tbsp	Aloe Vera Gel
1 c	Cabbage (raw)
1/2 c	Cilantro

preparation

1. Juice cabbage and cilantro in a vegetable juicer. If you don't have a juicer, chop cabbage and cilantro, then puree in a blender with 1c water. Strain the water into a glass.

2. Add aloe vera to vegetable juice. Add 1/2 water if necessary. Stir.

 

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