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believed so strongly in its healing properties! two of nutmeg in hot milk at night pacifies
It is oily (rich in omega 3 fatty acids) with a nerves and helps get a good night’s rest.
sweet taste and heating quality. It is used for
relieving constipation, as a skin emollient, There are many amazing, healing herbal
expectorant for coughs, lowering cholesterol, remedies all around us. The energies of plants
drawing out toxins from the body, and even aide and support the very existence of human
preventing some type of cancer. Add a flax ‘egg’ and animal life and the lifecycle that sustains
or two to your next baking dish by combining Mother Earth. Let us take care of our world and
1 tablespoon of ground flax meal with 3 make the best use of its beautiful resources.
tablespoons of ice water and letting it sit for
15 minutes. Or pick up a bag of flaxseed at the Uma
grocery store and just munch on a teaspoonful
every morning. It’s worth getting the seeds References:
stuck in your teeth! 1. https://www.easyayurveda.com/2014/12/18/
devadaru-cedrus-deodara-uses-research-side-
Finally, nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) is effects/
a delightful but powerful herb with a 2. https://www.easyayurveda.com/2012/10/19/
wonderful fragrance. The common spice is tribulus-benefits-dosage-side-effects-
an aphrodisiac, digestive tonic, and calms the medicines-ayurvedic-details/
mind. It has a heating property that relieves 3. https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/
abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea and benefits-of-flaxseed#1
gas. Too much nutmeg is not good, however, 4. https://jessicainthekitchen.com/how-to-
because it can cause dullness of the mind. A make-a-flax-egg/
warm snack for autumn is to eat apples or 5. https://www.easyayurveda.com/2014/11/26/
pears stewed with cinnamon, cardamom, jaiphal-nutmeg-myristica-fragrans-uses-dose-
cloves, ginger, and nutmeg. Taking a pinch or side-effects/
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