Why’s Ash Gourd Juice so cool? + 3 Ash Gourd Juice Recipes

All about Ash Gourd juice: why is Ash gourd juice so cool; Why’re all the yogis after the Ash gourd? Ash gourd health benefits. How to make Ash gourd juice and comfortably combine Ash gourd with other fruits, vegetables, and spices. How to use Ash gourd to manage excess heat or excess coolness in the body. How would you know if you’re too HOT to handle or too COOL for school? List of symptoms + cooling and heating foods to keep you in balance + 3 Ash gourd juice recipes. ALL of this is right here 🤗

The thing about Ash gourd juice that sounded too good to be true is that it gives you quite a bit of energy. But not like coffee, which jolts you with jittery, agitated energy, ash gourd provides you with a lot of energy and keeps you calm and stable. Maybe that is why it is becoming so popular among those who are practicing yoga and meditation.

So when I discovered all these beautiful things about Ash gourd, I had to see it for myself. I found Ashgourd in the local Indian grocery store, fell in love with it, and have had it in my kitchen ever since.

Ash gourd is filled with life energy and is cooling by nature. It is very neutral in taste, so it can be juiced in combination with a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.

Whether to have Ash gourd juice alone or combine it with cooling or heating fruits or vegetables depends on the time of the year, your constitution, and your current health condition.

Generally speaking, Ash gourd juice is perfect during hot summer days and for those who have excessive heat in the body. According to Ayurveda, Summer is the season where a lot of heat (pitta dosha) accumulates in the body. If not eliminated, the increase in excess heat can settle in the body and manifest as an imbalance.

According to Ayurveda, if you feel that excess heat is an issue, you can enjoy plain Ash Gourd juice or, to keep the cooling effect going in juices and smoothies, you can combine it with other fruits and vegetables that are cooling by nature.

During cold weather days or if you experience excess coolness in your body, that can manifest s following:

To balance cooling effects in juices and smoothies, Ash gourd can be combined with fruits, vegetables, and spices that are warming or heating in nature:

Sadhguru recommends adding honey and black pepper to the juice to balance the cooling effects of Ash gourd.

Making Ash gourd juice is very simple. Because Ash gourd is 96% liquid, juice extracts very easily. You can juice it using a juicer or a blender.

If you don’t have a juicer, you can add all ingredients into a blender (no water needed).
Blend on high speed until smooth.
Strain it and enjoy as a juice or have it straight up as a smoothie.

Here are some examples of Ash Gourd juice recipes.

I love to use Ash gourd as a whole by adding them into my smoothies. You can check my favorite Ash gourd smoothies 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻