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Today I'm making chaga, turmeric, ginger and black pepper honey!
For effectiveness turmeric needs black pepper for absorption/effectiveness. That ration is about 100:1 turmeric:black pepper. (reference here: https://lyfebotanicals.com/health/turmeric-black-pepper/) For whole herbs it's a bit different. The reco seems to be 1/4 tsp black pepper to 1/2 cup turmeric. https://www.umassmed.edu/nutrition/blog/blog-posts/2019/6/using-black-pepper-to-enhance-the-anti-inflammatory-effects-of-turmeric/
What we ended up doing: about
1.5 c of turmeric
3 TBlspoons black pepper
3/4c chaga
2/3rd c ginger
All of these herbs were dried and powered. All but the ginger came from Mountain Rose Herbs. The Ginger was McCormicks that I happened to have on hand. (I also have fresh ginger and turmeric but that was too much to deal with today.
That went into about 10 lbs of honey (about 1 gallon).
You can use it in tea or just eat it. It's a powerful immune support, anti viral, anti inflammatory , anti nausea, etc.
To make:
Warm the honey in a crockpot on low. Do not boil. Just get it warm enough to ladle into jars.
Mix your dry herbs in a bowl and spoon into jars or into the honey if you're making just one concoction. I have only done jars and then putting the warm honey on top.
With a stick or knife stir each jar a bit until the honey is mixed and then cap the jars. Let them sit for 3-4 weeks before using. With powdered herb you can use quite quickly. The longer this sits, the more potent it gets.
<3,
For effectiveness turmeric needs black pepper for absorption/effectiveness. That ration is about 100:1 turmeric:black pepper. (reference here: https://lyfebotanicals.com/health/turmeric-black-pepper/) For whole herbs it's a bit different. The reco seems to be 1/4 tsp black pepper to 1/2 cup turmeric. https://www.umassmed.edu/nutrition/blog/blog-posts/2019/6/using-black-pepper-to-enhance-the-anti-inflammatory-effects-of-turmeric/
What we ended up doing: about
1.5 c of turmeric
3 TBlspoons black pepper
3/4c chaga
2/3rd c ginger
All of these herbs were dried and powered. All but the ginger came from Mountain Rose Herbs. The Ginger was McCormicks that I happened to have on hand. (I also have fresh ginger and turmeric but that was too much to deal with today.
That went into about 10 lbs of honey (about 1 gallon).
You can use it in tea or just eat it. It's a powerful immune support, anti viral, anti inflammatory , anti nausea, etc.
To make:
Warm the honey in a crockpot on low. Do not boil. Just get it warm enough to ladle into jars.
Mix your dry herbs in a bowl and spoon into jars or into the honey if you're making just one concoction. I have only done jars and then putting the warm honey on top.
With a stick or knife stir each jar a bit until the honey is mixed and then cap the jars. Let them sit for 3-4 weeks before using. With powdered herb you can use quite quickly. The longer this sits, the more potent it gets.
<3,