Ingredients: 32 oz warm water 1 teaspoon (5 ml) Neem Seed Oil (cold pressed vegetable oil, not essential oil) 1 teaspoon (5 ml) Cheryl’s Herbs All-Purpose Household Soap (or any mild eco-type, liquid dishwashing soap) Preparation: Mix soap with warm water (don’t stir too vigorously to avoid excess suds) Slowly add Neem Seed Oil and […]
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LATE SUMMER HERBAL SOUP – ASIAN FLAVOR
14 cups water or vegetable or meat stock 28 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped 1 oz Astragalus Root (comes either in little pieces or long slices which easily can be broken up with your fingers) 1 oz Codonopsis Root Place all of the above in large pot and simmer covered for 2 hours. Recipe […]
SPRING KICHAREE with Burdock, Nettle & Vegetables
Saute until onions are fully cooked. Add small amount of water or broth if more moisture is needed during cooking process. 2 cups Onion, chopped small 8 cloves Garlic, fresh, minced 3 Tablespoons Sesame Oil 1 Tablespoon + 1 1/2 teaspoons Turmeric powder 1 Tablespoon Garam Masala* powder 1 Tablespoon Holy Basil 2 Bay […]
ASTRAGALUS & CODONOPSIS SOUP FOR LATE SUMMER
14 cups water or vegetable or meat stock 28 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped 1 oz Astragalus Root (comes either in little pieces or long slices which easily can be broken up with your fingers) 1 oz Codonopsis Root Place all of the above in large pot and simmer covered for 2 hours. […]
AUTUMN HERBAL SOUP – ASIAN FLAVOR
16 cups water or vegetable or grain or meat stock 16 – 32 cloves Garlic, peeled, whole 2 inches fresh Ginger, peeled and roughly chopped 1 Tablespoon Black Peppercorn whole (or use Long Pepper, a Chinese herb called Bi Ba) ½ oz Astragalus Root (comes either in little pieces or long slices which easily can […]
WINTER HERBAL SOUP – HERBS DE PROVENCE FLAVOR Tomato based with Barley and Black Beans
8 cups water or vegetable or grain or meat stock 16 cloves Garlic, peeled, whole 1½ teaspoons Black Peppercorn whole (or use Long Pepper, a Chinese herb called Bi Ba) 2 Bay Leaves whole 1/2 oz Rehmannia Root (Shou Di Huang) 1/4 oz Astragalus Root (comes either in little pieces or long slices which easily […]
SPRING HERBAL SOUP – BURDOCK & NETTLE Fennel & Holy Basil Flavor with Mung Beans and Rice
8 cups water, vegetable, grain, meat or bone broth 16 cloves Garlic, fresh, peeled, whole 1/2 oz Burdock Root Place all of the above in large pot and simmer covered for 30 minutes. Turn off heat and add: 1/2 oz Nettle Leaf Stir in, cover and let sit for minimum 1 hour Strain […]
Herbal Information Sheet: Yarrow
YARROW (Achillea millifolium) Excerpted from: The Earthwise Herbal, A Complete Guide to New World Medicinal Plants By Matthew Wood “Yarrow is one of the primal remedies of the Western herbal tradition. It can be called the ‘master of the blood.’ Through numerous devices – clotting, unclotting, neurovascular control, flavonoids, etc. – it regulates the […]