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"Organic ghee or Butter Organic butter is acceptable when a fat is required, such as for frying. Do not allow the butter to smoke, as it becomes toxic. Organic ghee (clarified butter) may be a better choice since it lacks the milk proteins and is less allergenic than butter. ghee is made by removing all the milk solids and water from butter, leaving only the fat. ghee withstands higher temperatures well, making it ideal for cooking. My choice is Purity Farms Organic ghee." - Raymond Francis, Never Be Sick Again: Health is a Choice, Learn How to Choose It (Get the book.)

"Dharma Singh Khalsa, an easy way to make ghee is to simmer unsalted butter over medium-low heat for 10 to 20 minutes until an almost transparent crust forms on top. Then skim off the crust and strain the golden liquid that remains into a container. Make sure you discard the white sediment at the bottom. Or, you can do what I do and buy ready-made ghee in most natural food stores. It doesn't need to be refrigerated, and in fact, according to some traditions, has more healing properties if you leave it out at room temperature." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.)

"One aspect of panchakarma involves increased ingestion of clarified butter (known as ghee in the Vedic tradition), as well as the use of sesame oil for massage and other therapies. ghee has had all solids and impurities removed, and is an especially good source of the type of fatty molecules needed to create cell membranes. Sesame oil is a rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids, and it also contains potent free radical scavengers." - Hari Sharma, Freedom from Disease: How to Control Free Radicals, a Major Cause of Aging and Disease (Get the book.)

"VANASPATI: ghee WHIZ Vanaspati is made from hydrogenated vegetable oils and artificially colored and flavored to resemble clarified butter, known in India as ghee. Soft in cool weather and liquid in hot, it is kept slightly grainy as part of the effort to simulate ghee. The vanaspati business first developed in the 1930s with a product that consisted of 85 percent peanut oil, 10 percent cottonseed oil and 5 percent sesame oil, fortified with vitamins A and D." - Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, The Whole Soy Story: The dark side of America's favorite health food (Get the book.)

"In traditional Indian medicine, cumin seeds are smoked in a pipe with ghee (clarified butter) to relieve the hiccups. Throw Me a Lifesaver! ARTHRITIS: One study showed that rats that were given an extract of black cumin had reduced inflammation attributed to arthritis. DIABETES: Rats who consumed cumin for six weeks had marked reduction in blood glucose, hemoglobin Ale, cholesterol, and triglycerides. Researchers also found cumin supplementation to be more effective than glibenclamide (an oral hypoglycemic medication to help control blood glucose) in the treatment of diabetes mellitus." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"VANASPATI: ghee WHIZ Vanaspati is made from hydrogenated vegetable oils and artificially colored and flavored to resemble clarified butter, known in India as ghee. Soft in cool weather and liquid in hot, it is kept slightly grainy as part of the effort to simulate ghee. The vanaspati business first developed in the 1930s with a product that consisted of 85 percent peanut oil, 10 percent cottonseed oil and 5 percent sesame oil, fortified with vitamins A and D." - Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, The Whole Soy Story: The dark side of America's favorite health food (Get the book.)

"One aspect of panchakarma involves increased ingestion of clarified butter (known as ghee in the Vedic tradition), as well as the use of sesame oil for massage and other therapies. ghee has had all solids and impurities removed, and is an especially good source of the type of fatty molecules needed to create cell membranes. Sesame oil is a rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids, and it also contains potent free radical scavengers." - Hari Sharma, Freedom from Disease: How to Control Free Radicals, a Major Cause of Aging and Disease (Get the book.)

"In Ayurvedic medicine, ghee is believed to help stimulate the healthy flow of fluids throughout the body. It is considered an important rejuvenative tonic for the mind, the brain, and the nervous system. And, since it has all the milk solids removed, it can be used for cooking at higher temperatures. Ayurveda describes ghee as one of the finest cooking oils; it increases "digestive fire," thereby improving assimilation and enhancing the nutritional value of foods. It also doesn't go rancid." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.)

"Collect the ghee in a glass bottle, cool completely and cover. The entire process takes less than half an hour to accomplish. Two pounds of butter yields about 2 cups of ghee. It can be stored without refrigeration for up to 6 months. The next step involves reheating the ghee to just below the point where it will bubble without burning and smoking. Add 2 handfuls coarsely chopped and slightly crushed garden thyme to the pot. When the ghee is reheated, and during the gentle cooking of the thyme for an hour, the pot should always remain covered." - John Heinerman, Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs (Get the book.)

"Avoid These Foods Check labels for binding agents, brown sugar flavouring, butter, butter fat, buttermilk, butter oil, butter solids, calcium caseinate, casein, cheese, cow milk products, cream, cream sauces and soups, curds, custard, dried milk solids, evaporated milk, frozen yogurt, ghee, hydrolysates, hydrolyzed casein, ice cream, lactate, lactulose, lactose, lactoalbumin, margarine, milk, natural butter flavor, potassium caseinate, pudding, sour cream, whey, whey powder, whey protein concentrate, whey protein hydrolysate and yogurt. Become a detective and read all labels!" - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) "MILK PRODUCTS Check labels for binding agents, brown sugar flavouring, butter fat, buttermilk, butter oil, butter solids, calcium caseinate, casein, cheese, cow milk products, cream, cream sauces and soups, curds, custard, dried milk solids, evaporated milk, frozen yogurt, ghee, hydrolysates, hydrolyzed casein, ice cream, lactate, lactulose, lactose, lactoalbumin, margarine, milk, natural butter flavour, potassium caseinate, pudding, sour cream, whey, whey powder, whey protein concentrate, whey protein hydrolysate and yogurt." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Organic ghee (clarified butter) may be a better choice since it lacks the milk proteins and is less allergenic than butter. ghee is made by removing all the milk solids and water from butter, leaving only the fat. ghee withstands higher temperatures well, making it ideal for cooking. My choice is Purity Farms Organic ghee. Udo's Choice Perfected Oil Blend Udo's Choice is a blend of organic, unrefined oils and nutritional co-factors that balances the omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids to coincide with those obtained from traditional diets." - Raymond Francis, Never Be Sick Again: Health is a Choice, Learn How to Choose It (Get the book.)

"VATA PACIFYING DIET Favor: Warm foods and beverages; moderately heavy; added ghee, butter, oil; mostly high fluid-containing and nourishing foods; foods that have the sweet, sour and salty tastes. The Vata type—influenced mainly by the elements of air and space—is naturally sensitive to foods that are light, dry and cold. Vata types lack the qualities of heavy, oily and hot that, when taken in the form of food and beverages, keep them balanced." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.) "Proper digestion of grain foods requires fat (oil, butter or ghee). You may add spices, herbs and salt and/or vegetable bouillon. Stage B and C foods may be cooked together in one pan. Stage D Beans, including mung beans (dhals), lentils, chickpeas, kidney beans, fresh lima beans and others. Add fat or oil, spices, herbs, salt, and/or other condiments. Do not eat stage D foods more often than 1-2 times per week. Important for non vegetarians: Stages C and D should be omitted if you include animal protein in your meal." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.) "Ghee is an acceptable choice, too, when used in cooking. Deep-fried foods quickly subdue the Kapha's AGNI, which is the lowest among all the body types. Salt or salty foods quickly imbalance the Kapha type because they tend to cause him to retain water. Many Kaphas suffer from swollen feet and arms because of too much salt consumption, especially if it is refined, processed salt." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"AYURVEDA: Application of a paste made of fresh aloe vera gel or plain ghee, coconut oil, licorice ghee, or tikta ghee. FLOWER ESSENCES: Rescue Remedy Cream® can be applied (minimum four times a day) on unbroken skin above burn or on healthy skin surrounding—but not on top of—an open wound resulting from burn. Rescue Remedy® liquid can be used to calm the stressful feelings due to the burn. • Other essences to address negative thoughts and feelings surrounding injury. HERBS: If a mild burn, apply a poultice, salve, or juice of plantain to the burn. Cool aloe vera gel may also be applied." - Larry Trivieri, Jr., Alternative Medicine the Definitive Guide, Second Edition (Get the book.)

"Ghee (clarified butter) is one of the main foods to pacify irritated Pitta and can be used for cooking, and on breads. It pacifies imbalances resulting from excessive secretions of bile and stomach acid. Pitta types should be particularly careful not to eat unripe and prematurely picked fruits, as they tend to ferment in the intestines and cause loose stools or diarrhea. Unripe fruits are packed with toxic antibodies which the Pitta's immune system will quickly try to purge from the intestines." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"AYURVEDA: Application of a paste made of fresh aloe vera gel or plain ghee, coconut oil, licorice ghee, or tikta ghee. FLOWER ESSENCES: Rescue Remedy Cream® can be applied (minimum four times a day) on unbroken skin above burn or on healthy skin surrounding—but not on top of—an open wound resulting from burn. Rescue Remedy® liquid can be used to calm the stressful feelings due to the burn. • Other essences to address negative thoughts and feelings surrounding injury. HERBS: If a mild burn, apply a poultice, salve, or juice of plantain to the burn. Cool aloe vera gel may also be applied." - Larry Trivieri, Jr., Alternative Medicine the Definitive Guide, Second Edition (Get the book.)

"The fruits (coconuts) have a smooth outer skin, endosperm (copra) and is used to manufacture a fibrous region and an inner hard shell which ghee, margarine, ice cream, imitation dairy encloses the nut. Each nut has a white fleshy products and chocolate. Dried coconut and endosperm with a hollow cavity filled with coconut flour is used in confectionery (biscuits, watery white liquid (coconut milk)." - Ben-Erik van Wyk, Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide (Get the book.)

"This preparation is called ghee, also known as clarified butter. There are different ways of making ghee. Regardless of the method, the object of making ghee is to remove the solids, leaving only the liquid behind. METHOD 1 Put butter in pan and heat on stove over medium heat. As waste comes to the top, skim off. (This should be done slowly to avoid burning.) When all waste is removed and liquid is clear, strain and store. (A gravy separator is helpful.) METHOD 2 Put butter in pan and put into the oven at a low temperature (200° to 250°) overnight." - Robyn Landis, Herbal Defense (Get the book.)

"And in India calamus ghee (clarified butter) is used as a therapeutic condiment. Other Uses Calamus has been used as a strewing herb and in incense and sachets for its pleasant aroma, and the essential oil has been used to flavor pipe tobacco. Mongolians planted calamus near watering holes to purify the water for horses. Native Americans were known to hold a piece of calamus root in their mouths when running long distances to increase their endurance. In large amounts the root has psychoactive effects; the poet Walt Whitman wrote many poems while under its influence." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.) "Ashwagandha powder is sometimes mixed with honey and almond butter or ghee and served on crackers. The seeds have been used in place of rennet to curdle milk for the making of cheese. Other Uses The leaf is used as an insect repellent. The fruit, which is rich in saponins, is sometimes used as a soap." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.) "Amla is an ingredient in Chayvanprash, a popular five-thousand-year-old Ayurvedic tonic containing herbs, fruits, ghee, raw sugar, and honey. The herb is also an ingredient in the Ayurvedic formula Tripha-la, which aids in the regulation of all bodily functions, especially digestion. Amla is a traditional Ayurvedic remedy for mothers who act angrily toward their children, helping to calm their emotions. It is also used to comfort children who have lost their mothers. For topical application, amla is an ingredient in shampoos and other hair preparations as well as massage oils." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.)

"To make ghee, simply melt butter and skim off all the impurities that float to the top of the oil. The transparent golden liquid that is left in the pan is "purified butter" or ghee. Ginger Gingerroot is sold fresh in the produce department of most markets. It is a digestive aid useful in treating nausea, morning sickness, and motion sickness. Gingerroot has been used as a digestive and circulatory stimulant for thousands of years. Glutathione This amino acid is an important source of sulfur for the body." - Elson M. Haas, M.D., The New Detox Diet: The Complete Guide for Lifelong Vitality With Recipes, Menus, and Detox Plans (Get the book.)

"Or, you can do what I do and buy ready-made ghee in most natural food stores. It doesn't need to be refrigerated, and in fact, according to some traditions, has more healing properties if you leave it out at room temperature. Cheese The whole thing with cheese is this: It's all about the source. Unfortunately, the generic name "cheese" covers an awful lot of territory." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.) "Food and Healing, says that in her experience, "the best-quality fats to use are extra virgin olive oil (see page 302), unrefined sesame oil, and ghee (see page 177)." I can't emphasize enough how important it is to get cold-processed unrefined oils no matter which oil you're using. Sesame oil is a popular choice for stir-fries. According to Dr. Fred Pescatore, author of the excellent The Hamptons Diet, sesame oil has a medium smoke point, which makes it good for light sauteing, low-heat baking, and pressure cooking where the temperature stays below 320° F." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.)

"If salt water irrigation isn't effectively preventing your hay fever symptoms, lubricating your nostrils with warm ghee or clarified butter may also prevent allergies by making it difficult for allergens like pollen to enter the nasal passages, according to Prevention Magazine's New Choices in Natural Healing. Use an eyedropper to put three drops of either into each nostril three times per day. Strengthening your adrenal glands can also help prevent further allergy attacks, says Dr. Elson M. Haas in Staying Healthy with Nutrition." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"In the modern practice of ayurvedic medicine, herbs usually are prepared in tablets or capsules and neither honey nor ghee is included. Chinese Tonics Many of the herbs used in Chinese medicine are not particularly pleasant tasting. The Chinese believe that "good medicine is bitter but good for treating disease, the more bitter the better." There are some exceptions to the general rule of foul-tasting Chinese herbs. In fact, some herbs (see chapter 12, "Adaptogens as Food") are cooked in rice porridge or soups as nourishing tonic remedies." - David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes, Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief (Get the book.) "Shatavari commonly is boiled with milk, ghee, and ginger, cinnamon, or cardamom to increase its tonic properties. The roasted seeds have been used as a coffee substitute. Women's Beverage Tea 1 ounce shatavari root 1 ounce chamomile flower Vi ounce ginger root 2 ounces raspberry leaf Vi ounce cinnamon bark Add 2 tablespoons of this mixture to 8 ounces of boiling water. Cover and let steep for 20 minutes. Take up to 4 ounces three times per day to nourish the female reproductive system. Adaptogens for Animals Animals always have used plants as both food and medicine." - David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes, Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief (Get the book.)

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