Homemade Medicinal Garlic Sauce

 Uncategorized
Mar 252020
 

Homemade Medicinal Garlic Sauce

Text and Photography by Juliet Blankespoor

In our kitchen, we almost always have a batch of this sauce on hand. We store it in the refrigerator and pull it out as needed. It is delicious spread onto toast or bagels and topped with fresh tomatoes and chickweed. This sauce is a convenient way to add fresh garlic to dishes just before serving. Baked fish, home fries, and roasted roots are all enhanced by this tasty sauce.

  • ¼ cup (60 ml) garlic, finely minced (about 1 bulb)
  • 1 cup (240 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) sea salt
  • ½ cup (120 ml) nutritional yeast

Yield: 1½ cups (360 ml) You can substitute grated Parmesan cheese for the nutritional yeast if you’d prefer, and omit the salt. Mix all ingredients by hand and refrigerate. Use within one week.


Note that we recommend refrigerating the sauce. This is to reduce the chance of bacterial contamination, namely the botulism bacteria (Clostridium botulinum). Oil infusions create an oxygen-free environment where botulism spores will thrive if given a chance, and the water contained in fresh herbs can introduce these bacterial spores. Nonetheless, some people prepare culinary oils with fresh herbs, but we caution against it because the results can be deadly. More on fresh herbs and the risk of botulism.

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Juliet Blankespoor

JULIET BLANKESPOOR founded the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine in 2007 and serves as the school’s primary instructor and Creative Director. She's been a professional plant-human matchmaker for close to three decades. Juliet caught the plant bug when she was nineteen and went on to earn a degree in Botany. She's owned just about every type of herbal business you can imagine: an herbal nursery, a medicinal products business, a clinical practice, and now, an herbal school.

These days, she channels her botanical obsession with her writing and photography in her online programs and here on her personal blog, Castanea. She's writing her first book: Cultivating Medicinal Herbs: Grow, Harvest, and Prepare Handcrafted Remedies from Your Home Garden. Juliet and her houseplants share a home with her family and herb books in Asheville, North Carolina.

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Suffering from Tanning? 20 Quick Homemade Solutions for Skin Brightening

 Ayurvedic
Jul 282019
 

by Rashmi Arora

July 28, 2019

Topics: Ayurveda

Are you suffering from tanning or dark skin? Do dark skin makes you feel and look awkward in front of peoples and your friends? Then this post is very helpful for you. In this post you would know about easy homemade solutions for your dark skin and to increase skin brightening. The very first thing you need to do is to believe that your worries will go. Second thing is to read this post.

Start using lemons –

Lemon is enriched with citric acid and vitamin C. Both of these nutrients help in whitening of skin. Vitamin C helps in reduction of dark spots appearance and other types of sun damage. Citric acid acts as a chemical exfoliant and helps in removing acne and the dead cells which makes skin toned lighter. To do this extract lemon juice and mix ½ tbsp normal distilled water and apply to face by using cotton. This is because adding normal distilled water will provide cooling effect for skin by reducing the acidity of  citric acid in lemon.

Using papaya will help you getting bright skin –

Papaya consists of a chemical enzyme which helps in dissolving protein which is a natural acne fighter. It helps in skin renewal and lightening of skin and provides glowing skin also. It also acts as an exfoliator, skin softener and moisturizer. It is suitable for all skin types. To use it make a paste of papaya pulp and apply on affected areas for 20 minutes and then wash it with normal water. Use on daily basis to get better and faster results.

Start using turmeric –

Turmeric consists of vitamin C which helps lightening the dark spots and patches maintains the skin firmness and tautness by building up collagen. Turmeric can be used by all skin types. Having anti inflammatory and anti bacterial properties, it helps reducing redness from blemishes and helps in calming skin conditions like eczema and rosacea. Being natural antiseptic it helps to keep bacteria from spreading all  over the skin and body. It becomes more powerful when combined with apple cider vinegar which has astringent properties.

Start using aloe vera gel –

Aloe vera gel consists of vitamins A, C and E and some anti oxidants. Anti oxidants protects the skin by reducing the production of free radicals which are responsible for damaging skin cells. It also helps in reducing aging signs and helps lightening dark spots or blemishes. Try to use natural aloe vera gel as it is free from any side effects. To use it combine 1 tbsp of aloe vera gel with 1 tbsp of lemon juice and apply for 30 minutes and wash it. Use on daily basis to get desired results.

You can go for ayurvedic skin brightening creams –

There are lots of best ayurvedic brightening skin care products which increases the natural brightening of skin. These brightening night creams are made from 100 percent ayurvedic herbs like vetiver, lotus flower, mulaithi and saffron and are totally safe to use. Skin brightening Night Cream for Men is considered as the best herbal fairness cream for daily use. It helps to brighten skin, deeply moisturizes and repairing visible aging signs.

Yoghurt –

Yoghurt consists of lactic acid which helps in gently lightening of skin whether it’s a pigmentation, pimples, scars, blemishes or simply uneven skin tone. Combine 1 tbsp of yoghurt with half tbsp of turmeric to get lightning skin. Apply for 30 minutes and then wash it with cold water. you can also use only yoghurt for removing tanning of sun, acne marks and other blemishes. Use on a daily basis to get desired results.

Combination of Gram flour and Rose water –

Combination of gram flour and rose water is very strong and full of nutrients. Gram flour has antimicrobial properties which helps in protecting from infections. Rose water or yoghurt helps in revitalizing and skin moisturizing and provides a refresher look. To use it, make the paste by combining these two along with normal and oily skin and apply for 20 – 30 minutes and wash them with warm water. You use it for 3 days a week before going to bed.

Carrot juice –

Carrots consists of alpha and beta carotene along with carotenoids which helps in fighting with free radicals. Anti oxidants present in it destroys free radicals responsible for damaging of skin cells and prevents from premature aging signs. Vitamin C in carrot is responsible for skin nourishing and hydration of skin. These also helps in improving skin tone and protects the skin also.

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