During cleanse, you can eat anything you want. As long as it’s kitchari. So that’s this week’s recipe!
Tag: ayurveda
Herbal Stimulants Part 1: Coffee and Coffee Alternatives
When a client comes to consult for the first time and I ask for a dietary profile, more often than not the first thing I hear is, ‘’I’m not giving up my coffee.’’ People are personal about their coffee and there’s an assumption that the first thing an herbalist is going to do is ban…
Herbal Candy – Techniques and Uses
Disclaimer: the following information is provided purely as brain candy to the herbal geek. Consult with a skilled herbalist prior to taking any plant-based medicine since it’s just that – medicine. Herbal candies are a wonderful way to make herbs something to look forward to and an easy way to get medicine into picky eaters and children. …
Making an Awesome Herbal Oil
In the article on Topical Herbal Preparations, I promised that there would be a detailed account of how to make really amazing herbal oils; so here we are. In Western Herbalism, herbal oil on its own is usually used to rub into sore muscles, to hydrate and/or repair the skin, or as a surface pack…
Becoming a Garam Masala Gourmet
Depending on your source, garam masala is a typically North Indian blend of spices, a blend hailing from the Punjab region of India (which is in the North), or a blend of spices varying from region to region of India. Other spice combinations going by the name ‘’garam masala’’ are also made, modified by the…
Crunchy Cooking 