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The following information is referenced from the following books:
HILDEGARDS HEALING PLANTS, From Her Medieval Classic PHYSICA, Translated by Bruce W. Hozeski.
Indian Herbology of North America by, Alma R. Hutchens. Please read the whole book and full descriptions
for a wonderful learning experience.

Sugar: Hildegard says that when sugar is raw it is not useful to a person. She explains to dry the sugar in the sun or on a fiery stone and when used it refreshes a person who eats or drinks it.

Milk: Hildegard explains when the best time to drink milk of cows, goats, and sheep is healthy and not healthy. She also describes the use of stinging nettle in the use of milk if a healthy or sick person wishes to consume milk.

Butter: Hildegard references the ways butter affect a healthy person with a moderate amount of flesh and the affect it has on a fatty flesh person. She mentions that the butter of cow is better than the butter of a goat or sheep.

Eggs: BABS Bakery finds Hildegard’s explanation of eggs to be of great value. She explains the harm they can cause when eaten, but explains the possibility how to eat the eggs of a domestic hen.

Vinegar: Hildegard says that vinegar is beneficial to all foods. Add it in a way that it does not overpower the taste of the food it is added to. The full explanation of this is fascinating.

Energetic Properties

Sugar- In excess deranges all humors. A certain amount is needed of the sweet taste to maintain tissue development, because the basic of our body is sweet.
White- sweet/cold/sweet  VPK+ increases ama. In moderation can build tissue, but better to use whole sugars listed. 
Route- spleen, stomach, lung.
Brown Sugar- white sugar with syrup added. Slightly less deleterious effect. Good for Blood Stagnation; Drives out Cold.
Route- liver, spleen, stomach, lung.

Rock Candy- (Mishri) made from sugar it gives energy. Good after dinner for digestion! Useful in summer drinks and is better than molasses. Used in pujas or rituals to deities and then eaten as prasad or blessed food.  
Action: demulcent.


Maple Sugar- sweet/cold/sweet VP- K+ Natural sugar
Action: demulcent.
 

Molasses- V- PK+ Builds blood and muscles. Supports Qi.
Action: iron, nutritive, tonic.
Route- kidney, liver, stomach, spleen, lung.
 

Lactose- Milk sugar. Empowers herbs.
Action: tonic.

 
Maltose/Malt syrup- sweet/cold/sweet abdominal and intestinal spasms, colic. Malt sugar drives out Cold.
Action: tonic, demulcent, analgesic.

Route- lung, spleen, stomach.

Rice syrup- route- stomach, spleen.

Jaggery (Guda)- sweet/hot/sweet V- PK+ contains vitamins/minerals, raw. Whole cane, such as sucant, are similar to jaggery, but are cooler for pitta doshas in digestion. Helps eliminate feces and urine. Good tasting and easily prepared!
Action: rejuvenative, tonic.
 

Fruit Sugar-  sweet/cold/sweet VP- K+ weaken digestion and promote ama in excess. Date sugar & gape sugar are better, know the source of sugar.

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Honey (Madhu)- best sweetener, used raw. Sweet/hot/sweet  VK- P+ There are many healing properties (vehicle- anupana- to bring herbs to deepest tissue layers) as there are contraindications for honey, such as it is a subtle toxin taken in equal proportions of Ghee in which it will breed ama (toxins). Supports Yin.
Action: demulcent, emollient, expectorant, laxative, nutritive, tonic, rejuvenative, external- demulcent, astringent, antibiotic.
Route- large intestine, lung, spleen; Tonifies- Yin, Qi.
 

Beet sugar- This type of sugar is derived from the refining of sugar beets. It contains 99.9% pure sucrose, while it is also a suitable substitute for cane sugar in all recipes. There are some people who are allergic to table sugar, yet may be able to use beet sugar. Make sure your sources are from NON-GMO sugar beets. Cane sugar- sweet/cold/sweet VP- K+ laxative, hard to digest without proper spices, builds body tissue. 

Milk- (Dugdha, Kshira)  sweet/cold/sweet VP- K+ Highly sattwic/sattva, or energy of purity. Nourishes plasma, skin, all tissues, especially shukra dhatu.  Supports Yin.
Many wonderful properties of milk; especially when taken with Chayavan prash, a nutritive jam.

Cow- easily digested, best of milks. 
Goat-
warm energy- K- VP+  Easily digested and heals bleeding disorders, and difficulty in breathing; pulmonary.
Action: tonic, rejuvenative, nutritive, aphrodisiac, calmative, laxative. 

Note: Dairy allergies may be due to the inorganic substances and the heavy nature of milk- kapha- Antidotes such as ginger and cinnamon help alleviate this issue.
AM- aphrodisiac--- Noon- digestive stimulant --- PM- for children, calmative, laxative. 

Ghee (Ghrita)- sweet/cold/sweet  VP- K= mildly. Known/translated as clarified butter in the USA. Increases ojas (life sap; essence of immune system and spiritual energy), promotes longevity, and reproductive fluid, good for children and the elderly, good for Vayu and Pitts disorders, taken with herbs it transports their nutrition to all seven tissue layers, while other herbs area made into medicated ghees to enhance their healing effects. 
Actions- Tonic, emollient, rejuvenative, antacid, nutritive.
Route- Stomach, spleen; tonifies- Yin, Jing.
 

Butter- sweet/cold/pungent VP- K+ Strengthens and stabilizes in debility and convalescence, thought heavy and fattening and may cause constipation in excess. Good for Blood Stagnation; Drives out Cold. 

Eggs- sweet/hot/sweet white- VPK+: Yolk- V- PK+ less tamasic than meat and fish because they are not killed. Action: tonic, nutritive, demulcent, aphrodisiac. Egg White removes Heat. Supports Yin.
Route- Chicken- egg white- lung; regulates heat. Whole egg- heart, kidney, lung, stomach, spleen, liver; tonifies- yin, qi, blood; regulates- blood circulation. Good for Blood Stagnation; Supports Essence/Jing.
 

Vinegar (Vikankar)-
sour/hot/sour V- PK+ (K mild) Aids in secretion of hydrochloric acid. Never use in excess to taste, can be harmful to other elements in body.
Action: digestive, circulatory stimulant.  

Route- liver, stomach; regulates- Qi circulation, removes toxins, counter acts cold, promotes Blood circulation; Good for Blood Stagnation; Good for Qi Stagnation; Drives out Cold.


Walnuts (Akshota)- Sweet/hot/sweet  V- PK+   High in potassium, nagnesium, vitamin A, reduces serum cholesterol. Good for marrow, reproductive tissue, and skin conditions. Drives out Cold; Resolves Phlegm; Supports Essence/Jing; Supports Yang.
Action- Nutritive, aphrodisiac, laxative, nervine; unripe fruit and husk are antiparasitical.
Route- Kidney, lung, intestines; tonifies- Yang, Qi, Jing; regulates- cold, resolves phlegm.


Almonds (Badama) – bitter/hot/sweet VPK+ Increases marrow, godod for reproductive organs, convalescence, lowers bad cholesterol (LDL), raised good cholesterol (HDL), high in potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, protein, fiber, and the trace mineral boron that may regulate calcium metabolism. Resolves Phlegm; Supports Essence/Jing; Supports Qi.
Action- Nutritive, nervine, aphrodisiac, demulcent, laxative, rejuvenation.

Route- Lung, large intestine, spleen; tonifies- Qi, Jing; regulates- Qi circulation, resolves phlegm.
 

Coconut (Nariyal/Dirghavraksha)-
sweet/cold/sweet VP- K+  in excess. Nourishes and softens skin, increases shurka dhatu, and one of the easiest oils to digest! Supports Qi.
A
ction- tonic, emollient, refrigerant.

Route- heart, spleen, stomach, large intestine; tonifies- Qi, Blood.
Coconut water relieves Vayu and Pitta dosha concerns.

Further information- http://www.babsbakery.com/coconut.html
Also refer to Dr. Bruce Fife’s book- Coconut Cures.

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