{"id":925,"date":"2016-04-19T10:22:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T14:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/?p=925"},"modified":"2016-04-18T19:49:47","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T23:49:47","slug":"spring-nourish-root-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/2016\/04\/19\/spring-nourish-root-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Nourishing Root Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"burdock<\/a>Let\u2019s get this straight – I am not a farmer, I am a forager by nature. I get great pleasure in walking the land and finding plants to add to our meal. Yesterday, I walked the land looking to see what was peeking up through the earth. I was overjoyed to see at least six patches of stinging nettles<\/a> that were ready for a light harvest. In our small herb garden, there was a second year burdock<\/a> emerging and some dandelions flourishing. I decided it was time to make my Spring Nourishing Root Soup<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Spring is the perfect time to cleanse the body and detox the liver. The liver works very hard for the body. It breaks down hormones, waste products, chemicals, and toxins.\u00a0 The liver regulates blood sugar levels in concert with the pancreas.\u00a0 It also metabolizes carbohydrates, fats, and proteins; as well as stores many fat-soluble vitamins and iron.\u00a0 The liver stores excess blood and supplies blood when there is reduced blood volume. The Spring Nourishing Root Soup<\/b> is my gift to the liver, a delicious, nourishing and cleansing soup, so it can do a good job for our bodies.<\/p>\n

Making nourishing root soup can be quite the task. The burdock <\/a>is rather reluctant to leave the earth and holds on for dear life. I thought since the burdock<\/a> was in the herb garden, which was weeded and disturbed, it would be easier to remove than one in an undisturbed area. There were fewer rocks for it to anchor onto, but I was very wrong. It seemed the root enjoyed the garden and grew very well and very deep. Frankly, I gave up after digging almost 2 \u00bd feet down with no end in sight. Hey, we didn\u2019t need more burdock for the soup anyway.<\/p>\n

It is important to harvest equal amounts of dandelion and burdock<\/a>. Eaten alone burdock <\/a>encourages the body to cleanse the body\u2019s toxins through the skin, but when combined with dandelion<\/a> toxins are released through urine. I think it is a much better way to eliminate toxins. Since, if you have too many toxins being released through your skin, it may result in pustules: yuck. Please never forget to add dandelions<\/a> when eating burdock<\/a>.<\/p>\n

My Spring Nourishing Root Soup<\/b> is just like my Nourishing Burdock Soup<\/b><\/a>. The main ingredients are nettles<\/a>, burdock<\/a>, dandelion<\/a>, ginger<\/a>, garlic, onion, and turmeric. Now I am able to get fresh turmeric (normally I use powder) at the local health food co-op; it is\u00a0a nice addition. Then I simply empty my produce bin into the pot.<\/p>\n

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