An Herbal Diary

Materia Medica is a fancy way of telling a plant’s story and the herbal monograph documents it in an organized way. In this episode I share my own monograph on roses. 🌹📜

You can find the full rose profile HERE

Quick episode recap:

* Materia Medica and herbal monograph introduction

* considerations for growing roses for medicine

* where to buy

* energetics: color, taste, smell, texture, hot/cold; dry/moist

* edible roses

* herbal rose preparations

* specific indications for roses as medicines

Suggested Sources:

dried rose petals

dried rose hips

Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.

Original music by Dylan Rice

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Please send your comments, requests, or feedback 👏❤️ Send me a message, you can record a voice memo on your cell phone or write an email and send either, my email is [email protected].

I look forward to hearing from you!

To get herb inspired recipes, plant profiles and read more about herbal medicine, visit my website at: theherbalbakeshoppe.com

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If you enjoyed this episode, please SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW where ever you like to listen to podcasts! And if you have time, kindly leave me a rating and review. ❤️

ps… please excuse my podcasting skills - this is new for me and i promise to keep getting better 🙏

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ABOUT DINA

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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters in college and a 17 year old son finishing up high school. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges that this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.

Materia Medica is a fancy way of telling a plant’s story and the herbal monograph documents it in an organized way. In this episode I share my own monograph on roses. 🌹📜

You can find the full rose profile HERE

Quick episode recap:

* Materia Medica and herbal monograph introduction

* considerations for growing roses for medicine

* where to buy

* energetics: color, taste, smell, texture, hot/cold; dry/moist

* edible roses

* herbal rose preparations

* specific indications for roses as medicines

Suggested Sources:

dried rose petals

dried rose hips

Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.

Original music by Dylan Rice

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CONNECT WITH DINA

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Please send your comments, requests, or feedback 👏❤️ Send me a message, you can record a voice memo on your cell phone or write an email and send either, my email is [email protected].

I look forward to hearing from you!

To get herb inspired recipes, plant profiles and read more about herbal medicine, visit my website at: theherbalbakeshoppe.com

Connect with me on Facebook and Instagram:

If you enjoyed this episode, please SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW where ever you like to listen to podcasts! And if you have time, kindly leave me a rating and review. ❤️

ps… please excuse my podcasting skills - this is new for me and i promise to keep getting better 🙏

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ABOUT DINA

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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters in college and a 17 year old son finishing up high school. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges that this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.

On today’s episode of An Herbal Diary, our exploration of rose petals continues in the kitchen. Dina prepares a rose honey syrup that inspires all kinds of heart happy ideas for rose medicines. 🌹

Recipe Equipment and Ingredients:

• Medium saucepan with lid
• Hand strainer lined with cheesecloth
• Glass measuring cup
• Jar with lid
• Rose petals 1/2 cup
• 12 ounces water
• 1/4 cup (50g) sugar
• 1/4 cup (3oz) honey
• 1 Tablespoon Brandy (optional)

Other ideas for using rose petals: rose petal honey; rose brandy

Links:

Recipe for rose honey syrup

Source for dried rose petals:mountain rose herbs;rosemary’s garden

Hydrosols

Dr. Duke’s Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Database

Dr. James Duke

American Botanical Council

Paul Bergner- amazing herbalist with lots of online material

Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.

Original music by Dylan Rice.

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CONNECT WITH DINA

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Please send me you comments, requests, or feedback 👏❤️ Send me a message, you can record a voice memo on your cell phone or write and send either to my email [email protected].

I look forward to hearing from you!

To get herb inspired recipes, plant profiles and read more about herbal medicine, visit my website at: theherbalbakeshoppe.com

Connect with me on Facebook and Instagram:

If you enjoyed this episode, please SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW where ever you like to listen to podcasts! And if you have time, kindly leave me a rating and review. ❤️

ps… please be kind please excuse my amateur podcasting skills this is new for me and i promise to keep getting better 🙏

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ABOUT DINA

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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters in college and a 17 year old son finishing up high school. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges that this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.

Big love to you!

On today’s episode of An Herbal Diary we’re talking about stocking a kitchen medicine cabinet. There are a few first steps to organizing it. Dina lists kitchen equipment to stock as well as introduces you to a first herb - rose - a true treasure and perfect way to start a pantry.

Kitchen Medicine Cabinet equipment (suggestions only ⚖️)

* stainless steel pots with lids

* double boiler

* coffee grinder

* blender or food processor

* hand strainer with cheesecloth to line

* glass measuring cups - 1, 2 and 4 cup

* digital kitchen scale

* measuring spoons and scoops

* Mason jars - 8oz, 16oz, 32oz

* glass jars (amber colored)

* French coffee press for teas

Sources:

Dried Rose Petals

Rose Water

Recipe for Rose Honey Chocolate Sauce

Mentions:

NYT Dorie Greenspan column “On Dessert”

Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.

Original music by Dylan Rice.

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CONNECT WITH DINA

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Please send me you comments, requests, or feedback 👏❤️ Send me a message, you can record a voice memo on your cell phone or write an email & send either, my email [email protected].

I look forward to hearing from you!

To get herb inspired recipes, plant profiles and read more about herbal medicine, visit my website at: theherbalbakeshoppe.com

Connect with me on Facebook and Instagram:

If you enjoyed this episode, please SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW where ever you listen to podcasts! And if you have time, kindly leave me a rating and review.

ps… please be kind - please excuse my amateur podcasting skills and I promise to keep getting better 🙏

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ABOUT DINA

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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters in college and a 17 year old son finishing high school. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges that this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.

Big love to you!

Dina invites you into her kitchen for a discussion on herbal tea preparation. Pull up a stool, come sit and enjoy!

Get the recipe from this episode
Herbal Tea Blend 🍵
Holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum)
Linden Flower (Tilia cordata)
Milky oat tops (Avena sativa)
Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora)
Rose petals (Rosa damascena)
Supplies needed 🎛
Medium saucepan with lid | Measuring cups and spoons | Dried herbs | 32 ounces water | Timer | Hand strainer | Cheesecloth | 1 quart glass jar

Mentions:
Herbal actions: Nervine
Suggested sources for dried herbs:
Mountain Rose Herbs
Rosemary’s Garden

Please SHARE this episode with someone who may also be fascinated by herbal medicine. Help me to spread my passion for kitchen medicine and make everyone’s home a place of herbal wisdom. 🌿✨

Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.

Original music by Dylan Rice.

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CONNECT WITH DINA
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Please send me your comments, requests, or feedback 👏❤️ Send me a message, you can record a voice memo or write an email and send either, my email is [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you!

To get herb inspired recipes, plant profiles and read more about herbal medicine, visit my website at:
theherbalbakeshoppe.com

Connect with me on Facebook and Instagram

If you enjoyed this episode, please SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW wherever you listen to podcasts! And if you have time, kindly leave me a rating and review.

ps… please be kind and excuse my amateur podcasting skills this is new for me and i promise to keep getting better 🙏

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ABOUT DINA
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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters in college and a 17 year old son finishing high school. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges that this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.

Big love to you!

On this first episode of An Herbal Diary, I share my vision and purpose for the podcast and tell you a bit about myself. I invite you to join me on this journey into the plant world.

Please SHARE this episode with someone who may also be fascinated by herbal medicine. Help me to spread my passion for kitchen medicine and make everyone’s home a place of herbal wisdom. 🌿✨

Mentions:
David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies

Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com.

Original music by Dylan Rice.

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CONNECT WITH DINA
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Please send me you comments, requests, or feedback 👏❤️ Send me a message, you can record a voice memo on your cell phone or write and send either to [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you!

To get herb inspired recipes, plant profiles and read more about herbal medicine, visit my website at:
theherbalbakeshoppe.com

Connect with me on Facebookand Instagram

If you enjoyed this episode, SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW wherever you listen to podcasts! And if you have time, kindly leave me a rating and review.

ps… please be kind - please excuse my amateur podcasting skills as this is new for me and I promise to keep getting better 🙏

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ABOUT DINA
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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters in college and a 17 year old son finishing up high school. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges that this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.