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Herbs

Date Palm: Hildegard states that this tree signifies happiness and if you cook and eat the fruit of the date palm tree, it brings much happiness. She warns that too much will congest one and weigh them down.

Mullein: Hildegard writes that mullein will strengthen a heart that is weak and sad. To frequently eat it with meat, fish, or small tarts and this will strengthen and make the heart happy. She states that this herb is not to be mixed with other herbs when doing this.

Wild Thyme: This herb is balanced. As one who has an ill brain, as if it was empty, make little cakes and eat them often and his brain becomes better, states Hildegard.

Hyssop: Hildegard warns of the ways not to consume hyssop as well as the ways it is useful to consume hyssop. She says that is useful in all foods and it is more beneficial to crush it and cook it than to eat it raw.

Feverfew: Hildegard writes that feverfew restores health to an ill person and is also good for a healthy person to consume. It benefits digestion in whatever way it is eaten.

Sage: It is good to eat raw or cooked for the noxious humors that are troubling one. Hildegard recommends eating the crushed powder with bread. She has detailed other uses for sage.

The continued use of Sage is used in Indian Herbology.
The following information is referenced from the book:
Indian Herbology of North America by, Alma R. Hutchens.

Sage: The Middle ages gave much credit and power to the use of sage for food and as a medicine. Verses and many couplets were written about the herb and  BABS Bakery’s English translation is provided.

Translated by Catherine Moran Ph.D.

“Contra vim mortis, Crescit salvia in hortis.
Contrary to the power of death, Sage springs forth from the garden.
Cur moriatur homo, cui salvia crescit in hortis.
How is it that man dies, as Sage springs forth from the garden.”

Energetic Properties- herbs

Date palm or Dates (Kharjura)-  sweet/cold/sweet VP- K+ in excess V+ if dry. Added to herbal formulas as tonic, as it is good for wasting diseases and injuries. Drives out Cold; Supports Blood; Supports Qi.
Action- nutritive, tonic, aphrodisiac, one of the best fruit strengtheners, demulcent, laxative, refrigerant, febrifuge, expectorant.

Route- liver, lung, spleen:  tonifies, Qi, Blood. 

Mullein-
Temperature- Cool;  Flavor- sweet;  Route-  Lung, stomach, large intestine, bladder; Tonifies- Yin; Regulates- Damp Heat, resolves phlegm.  

Thyme (Ipar
)- Pungent/hot/pungent  VK- P+  Indigestion, sever cough, menstrual disorders, gas, bad breath. Drives out invasion of Wind Damp; Resolves Phlegm; Supports Yang.
Action- Stimulant, diaphoretic, anticough, anthelmintic, antiseptic.
Route- Lung, spleen, kidney, bladder, heart, uterus; tonifies- Qi; regulates- resolves phlegm, counteracts cold, Qi circulation, Wind Cold.
 

Hyssop- Temperature- Warm; Route- Lung, stomach, large intestine, bladder. Useful for bruises, dropsy, gas, and promotes healing of wounds. Action- Stimulant, carminative, astringent, diaphoretic, expectorant, stomachic.
 

 
Feverfew- Temperature- Cool; Flavor- Bitter;  Route- Liver;  Regulates- heat, Wind Heat.

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Sage (Salbia-sefakuss)-  Astringent/hot/pungent  VK- P+ in excess. Clears srotas, opens head an dlungs, calms heart, dries excess mucus, calms brain. Drives out invasion of Wind Heat. Drives out invasion of Wind Cold; Supports Qi; Supports Yang.
Action- Stimulant, diuretic, nervine, astringent.
Route- Heart, lung, kidney, liver, uterus; tonifies- Qi; regulates- Wind Heat, Wind Cold, Heat, Damp, Resolves Phlegm. 

 

Coriander (Dhyanaka)- Good for blood, plasma, tissue, digestion, main herb for digestive and skin rash problems, indigestion, internal heat, skin rashes. Not to be used in excess Vayu nerve tissue deficiency. Antidotes hot pungent foods. Good for Qi Stagnation; Resolves Damp.
Action- Alterative, antibilious, aphrodisiac, aromatic, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, stimulant, stomachic, tonic. 

Route- Stomach; regulates- Cold, Qi circulation.
Coriander leaf drives out invasion of Wind Cold.
Coriander seed drives out Cold
 
Fennel (Methica, Sonph)- Sweet/cold/sweet  VPK=  Abdominal pain, colic, gas, indigestion, nausea, digestion for children and elderly, raises agni (digestive fire). Most Sattwic (purity) spice. 
Action- Stimulant, diuretic, carminative, stomachic, antispasmodic, lactogogue. Good for Qi Stagnation.
Route- Kidney, bladder, spleen, stomach, liver;  tonifies- Qi, Yang;  regulates- counteracts cold, resolves phlegm, Qi circulation. 

Fennel seed drives out Cold; Supports Yang.

 
  
Listed are some categories of the Energetic Properties of the various grains/foods/spices/herbs used in BABS Bakery products. The choice is yours to better understand the energetic properties in order to use these and many other foods in knowing your constitution/season in order to better balance your body. Most terminology is from Ayurveda and Chinese medicine. BABS Bakery has tried its best to counterbalance many of the foods we serve to suit the season and various constitutions. Please read BABS Bakery disclaimer/disclosure page for more information, as BABS Bakery makes no claims to your choice of foods or dietary lifestyle. The references are listed and the choice to pursue food and the lifestyle you want to live is based on your own personal needs and health. http://www.babsbakery.com/disclosure.html 
 
 

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