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People often ask me how to start using herbs safely. My answer is always the same: slowly, with a few gentle plants, and with your eyes open. Herbs are strong enough to be useful, which also means they are strong enough to cause trouble when used carelessly. This post includes affiliate links. Click here for my full…
Digestive bitters read through Galenic eyes: hot and cool bitters, which constitutions they suit, the herbs and aromatics to use, my own bitters recipe, and how to take them safely.
Herbes de Provence is a classic French seasoning blend that not only enhances the flavor of dishes but may also offer various health benefits. This aromatic mixture typically includes thyme, basil, rosemary, oregano, marjoram, and sometimes lavender. Let’s explore the potential health advantages of this herb blend and how to incorporate it into your cooking….
Za’atar, the herb and the seasoning: its link to the biblical hyssop, a Galenic reading of how its warming herbs, sour sumac and rich sesame balance one another, my recipe, and the best ways to eat it.
Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) read through Galenic eyes: a diffusive mint that feels cold but opens and disperses — the IBS evidence, indigestion, nausea, colds, preparations and cautions, from the Capitulare de villis to the modern clinic.
Seven classic digestive teas — ginger, fennel, peppermint, chamomile, lemon balm, marshmallow and licorice — sorted the Galenic way, by whether your stomach runs cold and slow, tense and cramping, or hot and burning.
Dukkah, Egypt’s toasted nut, seed and spice seasoning: its history from the Cairo spice markets, a Galenic reading of a warming, nourishing blend for the melancholic constitution, my recipe, and how to eat it.
