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New Mom Tea Recipe
This new mom tea provides a nourishing drink to support a new mom’s health and well-being.
Ingredients:
2 parts cumin
2 parts fennel
2 parts fenugreek
2 parts wild yam (or licorice)
1 part coriander
½ part ajwain
(asafoetida) if available
1 pinch fresh lavender
Directions:
Mix the above herbs in five cups of hot water.
Let steep for five minutes if using ground herbs, or ten minutes if using whole herbs.
Strain and sip throughout the day.
Many of the herbs listed above have other healing properties.
Dr. Siva Mohan integrates Ayurveda with modern medicine in her Ayurvedic wellness practice and educational programs to define and achieve whole-being wellness. Dr. Mohan specializes in addressing the psychospiritual basis of healing. svasthahealth.com.