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CHINESE HERBS: Chinese Herbs: Kava kava
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Chinese Herbs: Kava kava. Chinese Herbs: Kava kava. Kava kava is a traditional herb for preparing beverage, known and used by the inhabitants of the Pacific islands since ancient times. People in other parts of the world got acquainted with this herb long time ago as well, still, we know very little about the power and effect of this mysterious plant. The juice from the plant was also used as a tranquilizer, which helped people gain access to the spirits world and communicate with gods and ancestors duri...
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PERSIAN RECIPES: January 2011
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Persian Recipes- Shirin Polo (Sweet Rice). Persian Recipes- Shirin Polo (Sweet Rice). Persian Recipes Ingredients :. 4 to 5 cups rice. Chicken — I used 2 chicken breasts. You can also use meat if you don’t want to use chicken. Chopped almonds — 3/4 cup. Chopped pistachios — a little less than half a cup. Orange zest (khalal porteghal) — 3 to 4 cups freshly cut. Sugar — 8-9 cups (yes I know it uses a lot of sugar! Saffron — 1/2 teaspoon. When your chicken is finished cooking use a strainer and pour the br...
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PERSIAN RECIPES: "Beef Abgoosht" Dizi
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3 lbs (1360 g) Beef Shank. 1 Can 15 oz (425 g) Chickpeas. 1 Can 15 oz (425 g) White Beans. Turmeric, Black Pepper Powder, Salt. 1- Mince the Cilantro. 2- Soak the dried limes for 10 minutes. 1- Place the beef shank/s in a pot. Add water (boiling water) until covers the beef. 2- Bring the water to a boil. 3- Remove the foam using a spoon, , continue removing the foam until clear and no foam is produced. 4- Add the garlic cloves to the pot, chop the onion in 4 pieces and add to the pot. Bandari Ingredient ...
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CHINESE HERBS: June 2014
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Chinese Herbs : Dong Quai. Chinese Herbs : Dong Quai. The name of the herb that is mostly popular in Eastern herbal medicine for treating gynecological ailments, fatigue, mild anemia and high blood pressure, is translated as “return to order” and speaks of the plant’s properties to act as general tonic. Dong quai (Angelica sinensis) is also known as “female ginseng”, Chinese angelica and tang kuei (Korean). Moreover, hormone-like actions of the plant balance woman's hormones and cycles and help restore m...
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CHINESE HERBS: Chinese Herbs :Feverfew
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Feverfew is the herb that has been given eleven different names. References to the plant were found in the works of ancient Greek physicians. The botanical name of flower group to which feverfew belongs is the derivation from Greek “pur” (fire) which is the metaphoric characteristic of the hot taste of the feverfew root. The active elements containing in feverfew decrease the release of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in joints that cause arthritis and inflammation and are effective in treating migraine pro...
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CHINESE HERBS: Chinese Herbs: Goji Berry
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Chinese Herbs: Goji Berry. Chinese Herbs: Goji Berry. Asian people tend to live longer than the rest of the human kind and their life-time is often 100 years and more. Herbalist Li Qing Yuen lived to the age of 225. They say that the secret is in the daily intake of goji berries – a powerful anti-aging herb. The Latin name for goji plant is Lycium Eleagnus Barbarum. It is a member of the genus of multiple species - more than 40 in Tibet alone! A very specific feature of the berries is that they must not ...
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CHINESE HERBS: Chinese Herbs: Golden Seal
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Chinese Herbs: Golden Seal. Chinese Herbs: Golden Seal. Optimal conditions for its growth are shade and rich moist soil, so shady woods and edge of wooden lands are common places for Goldenseal. This native North American plant is the most abundant in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana and New York states and in Ontario, Canada. Long-term use (more than 2 weeks) and high doses of Golden Seal are not recommended. The safe amount for use internally is 250 – 500 mg daily. Pregnant women, c...Chinese Her...
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CHINESE HERBS: Chinese Herbs: Maca
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Maca, (also known as Lepidim meyinii or Lepidium perianium Chacon ), radish-like root that grows in the Andes Mountains, and is highly appreciated by Andean Indians and indigenous peoples not only for its nourishing properties, but also for use in medicinal purposes. In traditional Peruvian herbal medicine maca is used as an immunostimulant, known remedy for a variety of medical conditions: tuberculosis, anemia, menstrual disorders, menopause symptoms, sterility (and other reproductive and sexual disorde...
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CHINESE HERBS: Chinese Herbs : Milk Thistle
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Chinese Herbs : Milk Thistle. Chinese Herbs : Milk Thistle. Silybum marianum (the botanical name for milk thistle) is native to the Mediterranean region of Europe. It is a sort of thistles from the genus Silybum Adans. Sometimes people treat the plant as a weed, which, however, is the potent medicinal herb. The flowers of milk thistle are red-purple and spiky; the small black shiny seeds are crowned with feathery tufts, which make it easy for the plant to spread in a field or a garden. Each flower-he...