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Plant energetics is a way to understand how a plant can affect the body through our senses and how it feels in the body. Energetics is subtle, but so helpful when choosing herbs. The difference between warming and cooling plant energetics is like feeling the warmth of the sun versus a cool plunge into the ocean. In this episode, we delve deep into warming energetics and match these with a group of trees that provide great examples: evergreens. These trees have great potential for kitchen uses and herbal remedies. We talk all about juniper, fir, hemlock and spruce trees.
Some examples of herbs with warming energetic qualities:
ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cayenne pepper, turmeric, garlic, rosemary, cumin, black pepper.
Sending you the warmest thoughts and thank you for joining me!
---Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.
Original music by Dylan Rice
Please send me your comments, requests, or feedback. Send me a message, voice or write an email, my email is [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you!
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ABOUT DINA
Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three humans - two daughters and one son all now living their young adult lives - and one sweet Pomeranian named Maci.
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Pine trees are trees that are very familiar especially because of their long thin needles and pine cones. But they seem overlooked for their culinary and herbal remedy benefits. In this episode, I am back in my kitchen with elegant pine needles brewing a tea blended with warming spices and preparing a skin healing salve. I’ll talk you through all the steps.
Thank you for joining me!
Pine Needle Chai:
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon dried ginger
2 teaspoons dried orange peel or zest of 1 orange
1 allspice berry
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons chopped fresh pine needles or 2 teaspoons dried
1½ cups (12 ounces) water
Combine all spices (not pine needles) and water in a small saucepan covered with a lid.. Bring water to a gentle boil on medium heat. Turn down to the lowest setting, simmer for 20-25 minutes. Remove from heat, add pine needles, continue to steep covered with lid for at least 30 minutes. Strain into a tea mug, add milk and honey to taste. Reheat as desired.
Pine Needle Infused Oil:
2 tablespoons dried, powdered pine needles
8 ounces olive oil
Heat 2 inches of water in the bottom of a double boiler to simmer. Combine dried pine needles and olive oil in the top of the double boiler and place on the bottom portion of simmering water. Place a paper towel on top of the pot and then cover with a lid. Heat oil and pine needles just to warm for 30 minutes, do not allow to simmer. Remove from heat and infuse for 30-60 minutes. Repeat the warming and infusing process three times. Strain through a double layer of cheesecloth and squeeze out as much oil as possible.
Pine Needle Salve:
1 ounce (28 grams or ⅛ cup) beeswax pastilles
4 ounces (120ml) pine needle infused oil
20-30 drops pine essential oil
Stainless steel tins with lids or other heat proof containers.
Heat 2 inches of water in the bottom of a double boiler to simmer. If using beeswax in the form a a block, grate or pound with a hammer to break into small pieces. Add beeswax pastilles or small pieces from a block into the top of the double boiler with hot water in the bottom portion. Continue to heat on lowest setting until beeswax is melted. Add infused pine needle oil, this will cause beeswax to slightly solidify again, stir with oil until melted again. Remove from heat, add essential oil. Ladle mixture into the tins and leave at room temperature until salve has hardened. Cover with lids and label.
Source for Dried Pine Needles and Beeswax:
Beeswax pastilles: Mountain Rose Herbs
Beeswax block: Mountain Rose Herbs
Pine needles: Foraged
---Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.
Original music by Dylan Rice
Please send me your comments, requests, or feedback. Send me a message, voice or write an email, my email is [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you!
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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three humans - two daughters and one son all now living their young adult lives - and one sweet Pomeranian named Maci.
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Herbal teas are a lovely way to be creative and experience herbs on a daily basis. Brewing herbal teas can take on different forms and tastes, including juice-like creations when dried berries are used as the main ingredients. These berry teas are a wonderful way to gain nutrient benefits from herbs. In this episode I am sharing my current favorite method for brewing herbal tea that feels more like a juice. Thank you for joining me.
Tea “Juice” Decoction
¼ cup dried elderberries
¼ cup dried hawthorn berries
¼ cup dried sea buckthorn berries
⅛ cup dried goji berries
⅛ cup dried rose hips
1 tablespoon hibiscus
1 tablespoon dried ginger
1 cinnamon stick
2 pieces turkey tail mushrooms
6 peppercorns
8-9 cups water
Combine herbs and water in 4 quart stock pot. Cover and bring to gentle boil on medium heat. Turn to lowest setting, simmer for 40 minutes. Remove from heat, continue to steep covered until cool. Strain into Mason jars and refrigerate.
Source for Dried Herbs and Berries:
Mountain Rose Herbs
Oshala Farm
Northwest Wild Foods
Favorite Herbal Podcasts:
HerbRally
Herbmentor Radio
---Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.
Original music by Dylan Rice
Please send me your comments, requests, or feedback. Send me a message, voice or write an email, my email is [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you!
To get herb inspired recipes, plant profiles and read more about herbal medicine, visit my website at: theherbalbakeshoppe.com
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ABOUT DINA
Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three humans - two daughters and one son all now living their young adult lives - and one sweet Pomeranian named Maci.
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The Little Herb Saver:
Lemon balm is like a blanket of peace, calming a nervous stomach, reducing anxiety, elevating a gloomy feeling, and providing relief for sleepless nights. That’s a lot, but that’s also not all.
Lemon balm is easy to grow, lovely to eat or drink as tea, powerful in its own right but not in a way that lends caution to using it. To get more lemon balm into our lives, can only be a good thing. And this is why I deem it a little herbal saver.
Thank you for joining me for this part 2 lemon balm monograph. (Episode 52 is part 1)
Lemon Balm Vinaigrette:
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1 teaspoon chopped lemon balm
Salt and pepper to taste
Combine olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar and dijon mustard. Whisk together until blended well. Stir in chopped lemon balm and salt and pepper.
Store in the refrigerator. Serve with fennel and radish salads.
Photo of Lemon Balm from Henriette’s Herbal Homepage
Sources for Lemon Balm Starter Plants:
Companion Plants
Strictly Medicinal Seeds
---Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.
Original music by Dylan Rice
Please send me your comments, requests, or feedback. Send me a message, voice or write an email, my email is [email protected].
I look forward to hearing from you!
To get herb inspired recipes, plant profiles and read more about herbal medicine, visit my website at: theherbalbakeshoppe.com
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ABOUT DINA
Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three humans - two daughters and one son all now living their young adult lives - and one sweet Pomeranian named Maci.
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Lemon balm is soothing, calming and uplifting, whether fresh or dried its a pleasure to have and use. Lemon balm is such a gem that it deserves a a two part herbal monograph. Here in part 1, Dina focuses on lemon balm's origin and the benefits it can offer for us now. Also offering favorite sources for dried lemon balm and some recipes for making teas and tinctures. Thank you for joining me.
Recipes in Episode:
Lemon Balm Tea: 1-2 tsp dried lemon balm with 8 ounces hot water, steep 15-20 minutes.
Lemon Balm Tincture: 50g lemon balm + 250ml Vodka
Lemon Balm Cordial:
1 cup chopped apples (Granny Smith or other tart variety)
¼ cup dried lemon balm
3 tablespoons lemon peel, cut into strips
1 tablespoon raisins
1 cinnamon stick
3 cloves
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
2 cups of Brandy
1/2 cup maple syrup
Sources for Dried Lemon Balm
Mountain Rose Herbs
Avena Botanicals
Herbalist & Alchemist
---Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.
Original music by Dylan Rice
Please send me your comments, requests, or feedback. Send me a message, voice or write an email, my email is [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you!
To get herb inspired recipes, plant profiles and read more about herbal medicine, visit my website at: theherbalbakeshoppe.com
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ABOUT DINA
Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three humans - two daughters and one son all now living their young adult lives - and one sweet Pomeranian named Maci.
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Baking and herbs both calm my heart and mind. In today’s episode, I am back in my kitchen baking scones with lemon balm infused heavy cream blended into the batter. Lemon balm is a delight to grow and the fresh leaves offer a beautiful perfumey aroma that can uplift a heavy heart and offer a peaceful moment. In the kitchen, it’s medicine for the baker.
Lemon Balm Scones
(if lemon balm balm is not something you have, give these a try using basil or thyme in its place)
For lemon balm infused cream:
approx ¾ cup (12g) fresh lemon balm leaves or ¼ cup dried lemon balm
1 cup plus ⅛ cup heavy cream
In a medium saucepan, bring cream to scald over medium high heat, don’t boil, just heat until small bubbles form at edges of pan and cream begins to steam. Add chopped lemon balm leaves, stir to submerge. Remove from heat, cover with lid and steep for 25 minutes. Pour cream and lemon balm leaves into a blender and pulse to blend. Strain, reserving cream and measure 1 cup or 250g. Set aside for batter. Discard lemon balm leaves.
Ingredients:
4 cups (500g) bread flour
2 tbsp (25g) baking powder
6 tbsp (80g) unsalted butter, cut to cubes, chilled
2 large eggs
⅓ cup (80g) granulated sugar
2 tsp lemon zest
1 cup (250g) lemon balm infused heavy cream
Egg wash: 1 large egg beat with a pinch of salt
Instructions:
Sift together flour and baking powder into a large mixing bowl.
Using a pastry blender or hands, blend in chilled butter until mixture resembles fine bread crumbs.
In a separate medium sized bowl, mix wet ingredients with sugar.
Whisk eggs, add sugar and lemon zest, whisk.
Add lemon balm infused heavy cream and whisk to blend
Pour wet ingredients into flour and butter mixture and gently stir together until begins to form a ball of dough. L
Let rest for 5 minutes.
Turn out onto a floured surface, knead gently until smooth. Press to flatten with a floured rolling pin and roll to a 1 inch high disc.
Cut scones with a 2 inch round biscuit or cookie cutter, press down and lift, do not twist.
Place on parchment lined baking sheet.
Refrigerate scones for at least 30 minutes before baking.
Preheat oven to 425F.
Brush tops and sides of scones liberally with egg wash. Sprinkle with a bit of granulated sugar.
Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Cool on wire racks. Enjoy!
Mentions:
HerbRally Podcast
HealHaus Yoga Studio & Wellness Center
---Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.
Original music by Dylan Rice
Please send me your comments, requests, or feedback. Send me a message, voice or write an email, my email is [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you!
To get herb inspired recipes, plant profiles and read more about herbal medicine, visit my website at: theherbalbakeshoppe.com
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ABOUT DINA
Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three humans - two daughters and one son all now living their young adult lives - and one sweet Pomeranian named Maci.
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Rounding out my broth episodes with ginger provides the perfect example of how lovely tasting herbal tea can second as herbal broth which then infuses the food we eat with an extra layer of nourishment. Ginger is a great example, because it is such a foundational culinary herb with multitudes of methods and recipes incorporating ginger both fresh and dried.. As for soup, ginger itself may be added as an ingredient, it goes especially well with chicken soup or creamy carrot soup or a garlic lemongrass broth with noodles, But it can also be layered in as the actual broth or stock base to make a sublime and aromatic soup or stew creation. Listen in while I make a pungent ginger stock and then use it in mushroom soup. I hope you will simmer along with me.
*Ginger Broth* makes 3-4 cups
4 cups (1 quart) water
4 inch piece fresh ginger root, chopped
1 teaspoon peppercorns
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 bay leaf
3 kafir lime leaf
Salt to taste (optional, perhaps do not add if going to drink as tea)
No need to peel the ginger because we will be staining it out.
Combine water, ginger, garlic, peppercorns, fennel seeds lemon juice and lemon zest in medium saucepan. Bring to boil over high heat, reduce to low and simmer, covered for 30-45 minutes. Strain.
To make mushroom soup - saute onions, leeks and garlic, combine 4 cups ginger stock with 3-4 cups water and simmer any mushrooms with potatoes, carrots and peas or any other vegetables you like. Season with salt and pepper.
---Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.
Original music by Dylan Rice
Please send me your comments, requests, or feedback. Send me a message, voice or write an email, my email is [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you!
To get herb inspired recipes, plant profiles and read more about herbal medicine, visit my website at: theherbalbakeshoppe.com
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ABOUT DINA
Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three humans - two daughters and one son all now living their young adult lives - and one sweet Pomeranian named Maci.
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Could chicken soup be medicinal because of the plant and herbal ingredients?. Chicken adds nourishment but I propose the healing qualities are due to onions, thyme, bay leaves and pepper.
Chicken Stock (from my kitchen)
½ gallon water (2 quarts)
3 pounds chicken bones (joints - wings, backs)
2 cups chopped onion
1 cup chopped carrot
1 cup chopped celery
1 Tablespoon thyme
½ Tablespoon pepper
2 bay leaves
Run bones under cold water for 5 minutes, drain. Add bones to stock pot with water, bring to gentle simmer. Skim off impurities and fat that rises to the surface. Add mirepoix and herbs. Gently simmer uncovered, replenishing water as needed for 3-4 hours. Strain and cool quickly. Store in refrigerator or freezer.
Mentions:
MFK Fisher How to Cook Like a Wolf
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Original music by Dylan Rice
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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters and one son all now in college. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.
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Another form of kitchen alchemy and extraction: Kvass. This fermented beverage is refreshing and tangy. Using Kvass as broth may be unconventional but it is also uncommonly good, especially beet kvass used in borscht, either cold or hot. Give it a try.
Kvass Recipe
12 slices dark rye bread
2-3 quarts hot water
¼ cup sugar or honey
1 ¼ teaspoon dry active yeast
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
12 raisins
For Beet Kvass
2-4 beets, peeled and cubed
2-3 quarts water
Mentions:
Beyond the North Wind by Darra Goldstein
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Borodinsky Rye Bread
---Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.
Original music by Dylan Rice
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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters and one son all now in college. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.
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Join me in my kitchen apothecary as I make the easiest stock ever. Just garlic and water simmered together results in a versatile, flavorful and densely nourishing stock. It’s perfect for making vegetable soup, rice, marinara sauce or beans.
Garlic Stock
makes 2 quarts
2 whole heads garlic
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 quarts water
Gently wash garlic head under running water, pat dry with a paper towel.
Slice garlic head in half horizontally.
In a large stockpot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add halved garlic cut side down, cooked stirring occasionally about 3 minutes until garlic begins to smell aromatic. Take care not to burn garlic.
Add water, bring to boil, then lower heat to just maintain a simmer. Continue to simmer for 1 hour. Strain, discard garlic and peels. May season to taste.
Original music by Dylan Rice
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ABOUT DINA
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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters and one son all now in college. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.
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Chocolate begins as the seeds of Theobroma cacao, a tropical tree. After much processing, we are gifted cocoa powder which is in itself an herbal remedy, a delicious one at that. Come join me in this pop-up tea salon episode where we brew a warm comfort cup of cocoa.
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Mentions:
Jim McDonald: Herbcraft.org
Jim’s Virtual Classes
Cocoa Tea Recipe
12 ounces herbal tea (chamomile, mint or any favorite)
1 teaspoon 100% dark cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ cup coconut milk
Simmer together 10 minutes.
Stir in 1 tablespoon honey.
Inulin-Rich Cocoa
3 cups water
1 teaspoon burdock root powder
1 teaspoon dandelion root powder
2 teaspoons 100% dark cocoa powder
Simmer together 20 minutes
Stir in 2 tablespoons honey.
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Original music by Dylan Rice
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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters and one son all now in college. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.
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The more I work with weedy plants from my yard and in my kitchen, the greater my confidence in them grows. Plantain is the perfect bridge for embracing the idea that plants growing around us are remedies readily available. Plantain is a rockstar for healing the skin and mucous membranes where it can soothe pain, cleanse and promote wound healing.
What plantain heals externally it can also do internally.
Photo of Plantain major
Photo of Plantain lanceolata
For more on plantain poultices listen to episode 44 of An Herbal Diary
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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters and one son all now in college. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges that this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.
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This is not the tropical fruit plantain, so yummy cooked in butter. This plantain is the leafy green weed growing in any grassy yard, field or meadow. This plantain tops the list for herbal first aid remedies, especially for rashes and insect bites. In this episode, we explore topical uses including the amazing plantain poultice.
Plantain Poultice Recipe:
Big handful fresh plantain leaves OR ½ cup dried plantain leaf
Hot water, just to moisten
1 Tablespoon calendula oil
2 drops lavender essential oil
Blend either in mortar and pestle or blender
Thicken as needed to form paste using
1 teaspoon to 1 Tablespoon flour, ground flaxseed or bentonite clay powder
Image of Plantain (Plantago major)
Image of Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
Sources for Dried Plantain
Aunty Peaches Apothecary
Rosemary’s Garden
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Original music by Dylan Rice
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Herbs offer all kinds of remedy. Tending a kitchen garden may provide culinary delights and stock for an herbal medicine cabinet, but with additional benefit of peace, solace and hope. Join me in this episode to tour through my 2020 kitchen garden for some delicious and medicinal discoveries.
Mentions:
Donna J. Haraway: Staying with the Trouble, Making Kin in the Chthulucene
Aaron Bertelson: Grow Fruit and Vegetables in Pots
Companion Plants
Strictly Medicinal Seeds
Rootwork Herbals and the People’s Medicine Project Reclamation
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Together we can transform our kitchens into a unique apothecary.**
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Original music by Dylan Rice
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ABOUT DINA
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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters and one son all now in college. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges that this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.
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Medicine from plants can’t replace pharmaceuticals, but botanical remedies can contribute to prevention and recovery from illness. In this episode, I explore building the kitchen herbal pantry to include cough remedies.
Categories and Examples of Herbs with therapeutic use for coughing
Demulcents are herbs that soothe and protect mucous membranes from irritation and inflammation and thin mucus
Examples are flax seed, chia seed, oats, okra, marshmallow, licorice, fenugreek, fennel, slippery elm, mullein, violet, butterfly weed
Expectorants are herbs that help move excessive mucus out of the respiratory system
Examples include wild cherry bark, plantain, hyssop, fenugreek, thyme, fennel, licorice, ginger, marshmallow, anise, onion, garlic, eucalyptus, pine, elecampane, lobelia, horehound
Decongestants reduce and/or eliminate the formation of mucus or phlegm
Examples are anise, black pepper, cayenne, ginger, fenugreek, mullein, marshmallow, licorice, horehound, sumac, wild cherry, elecampane, lobelia
Astringents dry up mucus, be careful with astringents, use only if copious mucus
Examples include peppermint, spearmint, bayberry, sumach, raspberry leaf, wild cherry, cleavers, lobelia
Antispasmodics relax muscles, decrease constriction and tightness, help coughing spasms
Examples are Fenugreek, fennel, lavender, peppermint, lemon balm, mullein, Angelica, bayberry, red clover, elecampane and lobelia
Mentions:
American Herbalist Guild COVID19 Resource page
Respiratory System and Respiratory Immunity: Course offered by the Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism
Recipe for Onion Poultice:
1-2 onions, steamed
½ cup flour or cornmeal
2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar (or any vinegar except distilled white vinegar)
Mix together to form paste, spread onto a cheesecloth, wrap in plastic. Place on chest and cover with a towel to keep warm. Keep on chest for at least 30 minutes.
---Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.
Original music by Dylan Rice
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Please send me your comments, requests, or feedback. Send me a message, voice or write an email, my email is [email protected].
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ABOUT DINA
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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters and one son all now in college. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges that this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.
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Sharing three inspirations of courage from my kitchen apothecary. A calming chai, ideas for a little remedy kit that you probably have already at home and thoughts for future herbal kitchen planning.
Ashwaganda Chai Herb/Spice Blend
¼ cup ashwaganda root powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon powder
¼ teaspoon nutmeg powder
¼ teaspoon clove powder
⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
To Prepare Chai
1 cup milk - cow, soy, coconut, nut, oat
¼ cup water
2 teaspoons herb/spice blend
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon maple syrup or honey
Blend and warm milk and water, add herb/spice powder, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove lid, add vanilla and maple syrup, simmer for 5 additional minutes
Mentions:
Ashwaganda Root powder
Herbalist & Alchemist Immune Support Tincture
Herbalist & Alchemist Stress Support Tinctures
Strictly Medicinal Seeds
Plantrama Podcast - make your own pots
Original music by Dylan Rice
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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters and one son all now in college. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges that this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.
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Finally a kitchen medicine baking episode! This one starring herbal infused culinary oils. Not to be confused with essential oils, herb infused oils are easy to prepare at home and versatile. Always use dried herbs for infusing into an oil like olive oil. The creative options are endless. Perhaps begin by baking this biscotti with me!
Mentions:
Culinary Infused Oil Safety
Rosemary Gladstar
Patience Gray’s Honey from a Weed
To Make Herbal Infused Culinary Oil:
Use sterilized Mason Jars
Fill a jar approximately 1/3rd full with dried herbs
Pour in olive oil to cover herbs by one inch
OR
Weigh and measure dried herbs and oil using 1:5 ratio
Cover with lid; label
Infuse in cool, dark cabinet for 10-14 days
Recipe for Rosemary Chocolate Chip Biscotti
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Together we can transform our kitchens into a unique apothecary.**
---Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.
Original music by Dylan Rice
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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters and one son all now in college. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges that this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.
Strain and store refrigerated.
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Herbal tinctures are welcome and sustainable additions to your kitchen medicine cabinet - whether homemade or purchased. And they are so easy to prepare. Join me to delve into the basics of herbal extractions.
Herbal Tincture Weight to Volume Ratios
Fresh Herbs 1:2 (1 part herb to 2 parts menstruum)
Dried Herbs 1:4 or 1:5 (1 part herb to 4 or 5 parts menstruum)
Supplies:
Organic High Proof Neutral Alcohol Spirits
Tincture Storage Bottles
Mentions:
Michael Moore’s Herbal Tinctures in Clinical Practice
Herbalist & Alchemist
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Together we can transform our kitchens into a unique apothecary.**
---Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.
Original music by Dylan Rice
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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters and one son all now in college. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges that this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.
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Astragalus is one of the premier immune system nourishing and strengthening herbal medicines. The best way to use an immune system tonifying herb like astragalus is to begin taking it when you are not sick, beginning about six weeks prior to the height of cold and flu season. It’s ideal for incorporating into cooking on a daily basis. In this episode, I share a recipe for creamy chocolate nut truffles with a big dose of astragalus powder as an ingredient.
Ingredients for Creamy Chocolate Nut Astragalus Truffles
½ cup figs, chopped, 1 cup almonds, ½ cup cashews, 3 TBS cocoa powder (additional cocoa powder for coating), 3TBS honey, 2TBS astragalus powder, 1tsp vanilla extract, 1tsp cinnamon, ½ tsp ginger, pinch of salt
Preparation Instructions:
Soak figs in hot water for 30 minutes, then drain. Add both nuts to the food processor, process until forms a nut butter paste, about 2-3 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and process again until blended to a smooth consistency. Chill for 1-2 hours, then roll 1tsp batter into truffle balls, then coat with additional cocoa powder, coconut or chopped nuts.
Mentions:
Astragalus root and powder, Mountain Rose Herbs
Aphrodite Aroma Spray from Mountain Rose Herbs
Herbalist & Alchemist Astragalus Tincture
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---Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.
Original music by Dylan Rice
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ABOUT DINA
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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters and one son all now in college. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges that this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.
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Lovely red clover may be a weedy and grow wild, but it is not to be overlooked as a medicinal herb. This full monograph delves into all of its nuances from garden friend to delicious tea to profound remedy.
Mentions:
Mypronouns.org
Strictly Medicinal Seeds
David Winston’s Alterative Formula from Herbalist & Alchemist
Celebrated Herbalists:
David Winston
Michael Moore
David Hoffmann
Matthew Wood
Red Clover Fritter Batter Recipe:
- 1 Cup Flour
- 1 Tsp baking powder
- 2 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 Egg
- ¼ Cup melted butter
- ¾ Cup milk
** Please join me for my new monthly online group gathering, a kitchen medicine club, a place to grow confidence together!
Each month we will have a live discussion that will be hosted on Zoom.
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Together we can transform our kitchens into a unique apothecary.**
---Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.
Original music by Dylan Rice
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CONNECT WITH DINA
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Please send me you comments, requests, or feedback. Send me a message, voice or write an email, my email is [email protected].
I look forward to hearing from you!
To get herb inspired recipes, plant profiles and read more about herbal medicine, visit my website at: theherbalbakeshoppe.com
Join me on Patreon
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If you enjoyed this episode, please SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW where ever you like to listen to podcasts! And if you have time, kindly leave me a rating and review.
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ABOUT DINA
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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters and one son all now in college. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges that this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.
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