Barley With Cinnamon & Raisins |
| 1/4 c | |
| 1 tsp | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 1/2 c | |
| 1/3 c | |
| 1/4 tsp |
1. Warm the ghee in a pot, swirling it as it melts to coat the bottom.
2. Lightly roast the barley, walnuts and raisins in the ghee.
3. Then stir in the spices and 1.5 cups of water. Boil, cover, simmer about 25 min or until barley grains are soft. Note - pearled barley cooks in about 25 min, hulled barley cooks in about 40 min.
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Active Ingredients: Barley, Walnuts, Cardamom
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Barley, Ghee
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Barley
Active Ingredients: Barley, Cardamom
Active Ingredients: Cardamom
Active Ingredients: Raisins, Barley, Cinnamon, Ghee
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Walnuts
Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.
Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.
Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.
The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.
Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Cardamom
Active Ingredients: Walnuts
Active Ingredients: Raisins
Active Ingredients: Barley, Walnuts, Ghee
MILD APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.
Active Ingredients: Barley
MILD STOOL-SOFTENER Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.
Active Ingredients: Ghee
Active Ingredients: Raisins, Barley
STRONG INTERNAL-DETOXICANT Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Cardamom, Barley, Ghee
STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Cardamom, Raisins
STRONG SATISFIES-STOMACH Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.
Active Ingredients: Barley, Walnuts
Active Ingredients: Walnuts
STRONG NUTRITIVE An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.
Active Ingredients: Barley, Raisins, Walnuts, Ghee
STRONG DIAPHORETIC An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Cardamom
STRONG DEMULCENT Herbs that coat or form a soothing film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation of the membrane.
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Barley
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon
MILD BLOOD-TONIC An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency.
Active Ingredients: Raisins
STRONG DIURETIC Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.
Active Ingredients: Barley, Cardamom, Cinnamon
MILD LIVOTONIC An herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. Generally, liver tonics are oily, cool, sweet, mildly sour, or contain beta-carotene.
Active Ingredients: Raisins, Ghee
STRONG PHYTATES Phytates prevent absorption of nutrients. They are commonly found in all seeds, including nuts, grains, and beans. Sprouting greatly reduces phytate content, as well as long, slow cooking with vinegar.
Active Ingredients: Barley, Walnuts
STRONG MELATONIN Active Ingredients: Barley, Walnuts
STRONG COUMARIN Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon
STRONG ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID Active Ingredients: Walnuts
STRONG TANNINS Active Ingredients: Walnuts
Active Ingredients: Walnuts
MILD INOSITOL Inositol is an alcohol sugar made naturally in the human body from glucose. It is lipotropic (aiding fat metabilism in the liver). It affects a variety of hormones, neurotransmitters, steroid, growth factors and water.
Active Ingredients: Barley
MILD CARBOHYDRATE Active Ingredients: Barley
MILD SOLUBLE-FIBER Active Ingredients: Raisins
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