In large pot sauté until only partially cooked: 2 cups Green Onions, chopped 1 cup Celery, chopped 1 cup Parsley Leaves, fresh 1 tsp. Sea Salt 1/4 tsp. Thyme, dried 4 Bay Leaves 4 Tablespoons Olive Oil Add and lightly cook but keep firm: 1 cup Green Pepper, cut to any desired […]
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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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
SUMMER MILLET – Italian Flavor
In large pot sauté until purslane is only partially cooked: 2 cups Purslane, chopped 1/2 cup Green Onions, chopped 1 1/2 tsp. Sea Salt 1/4 tsp. Black Pepper, ground 1/2 tsp. Rosemary, dried, ground 1/2 cup Olive Oil Add and lightly cook but keep firm: 1 cup Summer Squash, cut to any desired size […]
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 […]
Herbal Information Sheet: Nettle, Leaf, Root, & Seed
NETTLE LEAF, ROOT, AND SEED (Urtica dioica) Excerpted from: Healing Wise By Susun Weed NETTLE LEAF “Nettle leaves are gentle enough for an everyday nourishing brew and powerful enough to heal damaged tissue. Kidneys, lungs, intestines, and arteries are tonified, strengthened, and gradually altered toward optimum functioning with consistent use of Nettle, freshly cooked […]
Herbal Information Sheet: Licorice Root
LICORICE ROOT (Glycyrrhiza glabra) 11/2/14 CHERYL’S HERBS OFFERS: Licorice Root cut Licorice Root powder Licorice Root liquid extract Licorice Root glycerin extract Excerpted from: Herbal Tonic Therapies By Daniel B. Mowrey “To the Chinese, there is no other herb that acts on such a grand scale except, perhaps, Ginseng. But the Chinese include Licorice […]