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How to Choose the Best Herb for YouAn Herbal Jumpstart Course

Workbook V: Sour

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Table of Contents

Fill-in-the-Blank.....................................................4

Going Deeper..........................................................5

Rosehip & Apple Muesli...........................................6

Rose Petal Honey....................................................7

About Rosalee.........................................................9

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Sour herbs wake up our ! They enliven and are often filled with antioxidants and flavonoids which can modulate .

Herbs within the sour taste often are strong . For example, elderberries, bilberries and blueberries protect our . Schisandra is a lovely protector.

Herbalists use roses to bring to the heart. And they’re included in formulas for and .

Energetically rose is both and .

Rose works especially well for signs of and lax .

Astringency is this really wonderful herbal action that describes the ability of a substance to , and tissues that are swollen or lax.

Wild roses are cooling and astringent that means they are helpful for , mouth sores, and bug bites.

To date, several studies have shown that the daily consumption of rose hips can reduce and improve in patients who have osteoarthritis in the hips and knees and can also benefit patients who have rheumatoid arthritis.

When eating wild rose hips you want to avoid eating the and .

You can consume rose hips in quantities.

The energetics of plants are always on a .

Turmeric is slightly , it’s a warming herb and has lots of qualities.

Nettles, are also very so again ideal for , but may trouble somebody who’s already because they are so incredibly .

Most people can enjoy rose regularly without experiencing those strong .

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Considering your health goals and constitution, do roses sound like an ideal herb for you? Why or why not?

Rose is an astringent herb. What else have you eaten that is astringent? Describe its actions.

Going Deeper

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Rosehip & Apple Muesli

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This is a simple treat to make that feels incredibly luxurious. We make this every spring, but never seem to make enough. We drizzle it on pancakes, French toast, ice cream, oatmeal, and, as seen in

the photo, les petits palmiers (a French pastry).

What you’ll need…

• a small jar• enough fresh rose petals to fill the jar gently• honey to fill the jar (I use local honey I get from

a beekeeping friend)

Please enough rose petals to gently fill your jar. (Unless they are dusty there is no need to wash the rose petals. In fact your honey will be stronger in flavor if you don’t rinse them.)

Next fill the jar with honey. Because I use local honey that hasn’t been processed, my honey is often hard and crystalized. I like to gently warm the honey to make sure it has a syrup-like consistency. Being slightly warmed and more fluid helps it to better infuse the petals. (If you keep the temperature of the honey below 95 degrees F., you will still maintain the characteristics of the raw honey.)

I often add the honey in two steps. First I fill the rose petal jar with honey and stir it well to release air bubbles. Then I add more honey to fill the jar again.

I recommend waiting at least three days before you eat the honey. The honey will pull out the moisture from the roses, infusing it with their perfumed flavor. There is no need to strain the petals and we keep our rose petal honey on the counter. If you live in a warmer climate you may want to keep it in the fridge.

This honey will keep for a long time (if it lasts that long!). One year we didn’t make nearly enough, so we avoided taking out the petals when we used it and then kept refilling the jar with honey when it got low.

Rose Petal Honey

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About Rosalee

Rosalee de la Forêt, is passionate about helping you explore the world of herbalism and nature connection. She is the Education

Director at LearningHerbs, a registered herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild, and the author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods and Remedies that Heal as well as the online courses The Taste of Herbs, Herbal Cold Care, and Apothecary: The Alchemy of Herbs Video Companion.

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