The freshly cut grass, what better way to brighten up our plates chlorophylées some notes, call to sip refreshing drinks at nap time, or even contemplating a herbal rasserrénantes Late sunset, when so nice when the lazy low ... Here's a bunch of choices to help our body to regulate its temperature throughout the day ....
Start your day ... without coffee
Prefer green tea in black tea , not only because its caffeine content is lower (thereby not excite the nervous system, to be quicker in summer), but because it does not increase as the body temperature.
This can be livened up, the choice of white flowers: the combination t hey jasmine green
remains a classic. The pink flowers who marry very well with black tea (or the mixture proposed by Vélan at Passage Brady) are ideal on a base of green tea combined with peppermint girl.
Finally, an infusion of spearmint or peppermint can replace the morning tea. Light and refreshing, it opens the senses and renews ideally energy, including constitutions Pitta or Kapha. For Vata types, lemon juice with warm water and a pinch of grated ginger is better.
aromatic Cooking Herbs are to be honored, if possible in every dish. The herbs combine to almost all categories of foods and flavors, including mint , which can switch from salty to sweet. The herbs are the most refreshing cilantro fresh mint, and dill. basil, although it is not refreshing, allows better digestion, and facilitate the digestion of certain dishes, including cheese (it's all under the pesto!). They can be used to make chutneys, sauces, salads spice (such as tabbouleh, which is not itself without its reinforcement parsley) and vegetables, meat and even dairy products, including the yoghurt.
Sipping the siesta are advised in general, rather drink hot or warm if you want a drink. The frozen drinks are to inhibit the digestive fire (Agni ). There are small decoctions very simple to prepare with citronella (lemongrass), mint, anise, or flowers such as pink or hibiscus, which, independently or combined, are ideal body to cool during the hot afternoon. They can prepare in advance to enjoy warm or cool.
For the preparation, in general:
Bring water to boil. Into the simmering water, place the plants (2 cc for 30 ounces of water) and boil a few seconds, then let steep for 5 minutes more for flowers such as hibiscus, which will give its juice syrup after 10 good minutes.
Sweeten with sugar and preferably full, more rich in minerals. Honey is a substance considered "hot" to avoid for Pitta constitutions, or if you drink high heat.
Tea goodnight plants and soothing drinks are preferred: verbena, lemongrass (citronella), Melissa for the most common, but also the Avand , Or licorice, which combines very well with the cool and refreshing flavor of anise.
infusion to balance the fire element
Mix equal parts: Seeds of anise, coriander, fennel, rose petals, and licorice (or 1 / 4 teaspoon each for 25 ounces of water ) and a branch of fresh cilantro.
Bring water to a boil and add the ingredients. Stop the heat and cover. Let steep 5 minutes. Strain and sweeten according to your convenience.
Recommended wines for Pitta constitutions.
Mint Chai (Indian tea with mint) 1 / 2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger 3 cardamom pods
2 cloves 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh mint 3 to
4 teaspoons black tea "rolled" (depending on the intensity desired)
40 cl water 20 cl of milk
In the simmering water, place the tea and spices. In another vessel, boil milk. When hot, stir the tea and bring to boil again. Turn off the heat. Let steep 5 minutes. Sweeten and enjoy, your cup decorated with a fresh mint leaf ...
My favorites
The mixes green tea :
Gardens of Mogador (mint, pink), Le Temps des amours (white flowers, delicate scent of frangipani), Tea green almond (bitter and refreshing), Geisha Flowers (made of cherry blossoms), Green Tea with Mint Nana home Kousmine
For fans of black tea :
Moorish Villa (mint Cool chocolate slightly) rose tea (composing oneself)
available at: If tea Tales St Firmin Montpellier
Ayurvedic Herbal
Refresh Pitta (hibiscus, licorice, rose and peppermint), Detox (anise , licorice) Harmonize (pink, Shatavari, vanilla), Three Mint (spearmint, peppermint and water), Three berries (red fruit) from Pukka Herbs
Credit Flickr photo, Daveleb, Missingsu, Anka Amyabaker
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