Both ginger and cinnamon are warming spices that bring heat into the body and chase away the cold. They are perfect for Spleen Yang Deficient folks or anyone with chills who might be catching a cold (wind-cold, not wind-heat). Ingredients: 1 bag of apple 2 tablespoons of shredded ginger ‘Sheng Jiang’ and ginger peel ‘Sheng [...]
April 10, 2012
March 20, 2012
Mung Bean Dessert – Healing with Sweets
Mung Beans clear and prevent ‘summerheat’ or sunstroke, for any of the following symptoms: aversion to heat, headache, thrist, dry lips, sweating, skin break-outs, scanty-dark urination and rapid pulse. Mung beans also are a good antidote to reduce food or drug poisoning and therefore can be used to detoxify the body. In terms of Western [...]
March 10, 2012
‘Bai Bian Dou’ Hyacinth Bean Sauce
‘Bai Bian Dou’ clears summerheat, especially for patterns with significant diarrhea or nausea/vomiting. This bean can also strengthen the digestive energy and can be used for chronic diarrhea with loud stomach growling or leukorrhea from Spleen Qi Deficiency. This Hyacinth Bean Sauce is delicious and can be made into a dip, much like Middle Eastern [...]
March 1, 2012
‘Yi Yi Ren’ Job’s Tears Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup sorghum flour 1/4 cup sweet rice flour 1/2 cup toasted + finely ground yi yi ren 1 cup sucanat/raw sugar 2 sticks butter – softened 2 eggs 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 bag Ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate chips/disks Directions: Preheat oven to 375º F [...]
February 29, 2012
Spicy Warm & Cool Mung Bean Dish
Mung Beans are a medicinal food. They can detoxify the body and reduce pathogenic heat contracted in the summertime. Ingredients: ∙ 2 cups organic wild blend brown rice ∙ 2 cups of organic mung bean ∙ 1 modest tablespoon each of powdered: turmeric, coriander, cumin, and ginger ∙ 2 medium sized organic carrots, chopped ∙ [...]
February 10, 2012
English Roasted Marrow Bone Recipe
Bone Marrow is rich in nutrients, including iron, phosphorus and vitamin A. Depending on the source, bone marrow is also likely rich in vitamin K and other fat-soluble nutrients. Makes: 4 servings Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 8-12 center-cut beef or veal marrow bones, 3 inches long, 3-4 lbs. total 1 cup roughly chopped fresh parsley [...]
February 2, 2012
Green Tea Cookies
Green Tea, Camellia sinensis, is a cold and bitter leaf that can be used for cooking in powdered form. It’s medicinal benefits include: 1. Clearing Heat & Harmonizing the stomach (digestive issues, hiccups, etc.) 2. Dispeling Dampness 3. Clears the head (headache) 4. Modern Research show an antineoplastic effect 5. Modern Research demonstrates its ability [...]
August 13, 2011
Healthy ‘Spleen Qi’ Soup
This recipe comes from Rebecca and is especially good for maintaining a strong digestive system (healthy Spleen Qi) and reducing dampness (water & mucus retention). Strong Spleen Qi is the basis of ‘post-natal Qi’ and health. Keeping your spleen strong ensures that your digestive system will have the ability to extract all the nutrients from [...]
August 8, 2011
Treating Warts with ‘Ya Dan Zi’ Herbal Plaster and Acupuncture
The slightly toxic ‘Ya Dan Zi’ seed can be used externally to treat a variety of warts and corns. For one application, take 5-8 seeds and carefully remove the black seed coating. This can be done with a mortar & pestle – just be careful not to crack the seed with too much force or [...]
July 14, 2011
Stephen’s Indian Kitchardi
Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice 1/2 cup yellow split mung dal 3 tablespoons ghee 1 tablespoon black mustard seeds 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 2 pinches hing 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 cups water Wash rice and mug dal well by scrubbing them under water in a fine mesh strainer. If you have time, [...]