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Pickle (cucumber) Benefits (According to Ayurveda)

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Is Pickle (Cucumber) Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Pickle (Cucumber)' 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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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.
SERVING SIZE: 1/4 c
SPECIES: Cucumis sativus

PREPARATION: PICKLED-FERMENTED

Metabolic Nature of Pickle (Cucumber)

See a complete list of all biocharacteristics.
INCREASES
Guna Help

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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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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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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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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SOUR

ABOUT SOUR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sour refers to anything fermented or acidic.

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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
Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating Pitta aggravating
HAS THE FOLLOWING
Family: Cucurbitaceae
HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Pickle (Cucumber)
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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.

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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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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Foods with a Similar Nature to Pickle (Cucumber)

Tobacco / Nicotine

Tobacco / Nicotine has these Actions in Common

Diuretic, Sialogogue

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Mango

Mango has these Actions in Common

Sialogogue, Diuretic

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Grape

Grape has these Actions in Common

Diuretic, Sialogogue

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Popcorn

Popcorn has these Actions in Common

Diuretic

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Collard Greens

Collard Greens has these Actions in Common

Diuretic

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Zucchini

Zucchini has these Actions in Common

Diuretic

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Sauerkraut

Sauerkraut has these Actions in Common

Sialogogue

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Chard

Chard has these Actions in Common

Diuretic

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Plum

Plum has these Actions in Common

Diuretic

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Masa

Masa has these Actions in Common

Diuretic

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Pickle (Cucumber)

Triphala

Triphala has these Actions in Common

Sialogogue, Diuretic

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Haritaki

Haritaki has these Actions in Common

Diuretic, Sialogogue

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Yucca

Yucca has these Actions in Common

Diuretic

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Varanadi Kashaya

Varanadi Kashaya has these Actions in Common

Diuretic

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Chitrak

Chitrak has these Actions in Common

Diuretic

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Butcher's Broom

Butcher's Broom has these Actions in Common

Diuretic

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Mayapple

Mayapple has these Actions in Common

Diuretic

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Asparagus root

Asparagus root has these Actions in Common

Diuretic

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Cereus, Night Blooming Cactus

Cereus, Night Blooming Cactus has these Actions in Common

Diuretic

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Elder flower

Elder flower has these Actions in Common

Diuretic

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Garcinia Cambogia Fruit

Garcinia Cambogia Fruit has these Actions in Common

Sialogogue

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Impact of Pickle (Cucumber)

In each clinical research trial below, students from the Joyful Belly School of Ayurveda ate the selected food for 3 days and reported the pharmacological effects. See other clinical research trials for diet & herbs at Joyful Belly.

TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your temperature?

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5
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Much colderSlightly colderSameSlightly warmerMuch warmer
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your sweat quantity?

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23
16
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your appetite/hunger?

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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your digestion speed?

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16
4
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Much fasterSlightly fasterSameSlightly slowerMuch slower
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

TOXINS

How did Pickle Cucumber affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your stool smell?

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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

Tongue: How did Pickle Cucumber affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

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Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect the color of your tongue coating?

5
1
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5
25
YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your urine smell?

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12
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

1
2
30
7
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMany more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your sweat smell?

1
1
25
13
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

HYDRATION

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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4
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15
2
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

NERVOUS-SYSTEM

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your energy levels?

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3
Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your muscle tension?

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4
25
11
0
Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your anxiety?

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7
1
Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

DIGESTION

How did Pickle Cucumber affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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8
16
16
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your appetite/hunger?

1
11
8
15
5
Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your digestion speed?

3
17
16
4
0
Much fasterSlightly fasterSameSlightly slowerMuch slower
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

TONGUE

Tongue: How did Pickle Cucumber affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

0
13
19
6
2
Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect the color of your tongue coating?

5
1
4
5
25
YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

STOOL

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your stool smell?

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1
26
13
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your stool consistency?

4
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4
1
Much softerSlightly softerSameSlightly harderMuch harder
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your stool frequency/quantity?

1
2
19
17
1
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your stool color?

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1
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25
More yellowMore grayMore greenMore orangeSame
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your stool lightness?

2
13
21
4
0
Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly darkerMuch darker
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

URINE

How did Pickle Cucumber affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

1
2
30
7
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMany more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your urine clarity?

7
24
9
More cloudySameMore clear
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your urine smell?

0
0
28
12
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your urine lightness?

1
7
24
8
0
Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly DarkerMuch Darker
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your urine frequency/quantity?

0
4
19
15
2
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

SWEAT

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your sweat smell?

1
1
25
13
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your sweat quantity?

1
0
23
16
0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

SYSTEMIC

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your muscle tension?

0
4
25
11
0
Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your anxiety?

0
6
26
7
1
Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your temperature?

0
5
13
19
3
Much colderSlightly colderSameSlightly warmerMuch warmer
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)

How did Pickle Cucumber affect your energy levels?

0
1
21
15
3
Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 40 Study ID:31 (2020-10-27 - 2020-11-21)


Joyful Belly is a recognized school of biocharacteristics medicine.

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

Pickle (Cucumber) may be beneficial for these symptoms. The suitability of any food for a condition is highly dependent on the individual. Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.

HOW DOES EATING AYURVEDICALLY MAKE YOU FEEL?

Eating Ayurvedically makes you feel nourished and energized. Food digests with ease when right for your body type (dosha). Healthy digestion is seen as the cornerstone of well-being in Ayurveda. Healthy digestion generally prevents illness. If you do get sick, a strong digestive fire reduces the severity of illness and increases your resilience. It also improves your mood. Once you begin eating Ayurvedically, you will feel refreshed, vital and strong.

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About John Joseph Immel

About the Author

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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