1. You should receive a scooper to measure out your
herbs and your package should be labeled with the dosage
(for example “4 scoops, 3 times per day”). If
you didn’t receive or you lose the scoop, you can use
a kitchen ½ tsp. scooper instead.
2. Usually herbs are taken between meals for maximum
assimilation. Don’t take them within 2 hours of vitamins
or pharmaceutical medications (they can interact). Don’t
take them with juice (it may inactivate parts of the herbs)
3. Measure level scoops of the herbs into the bottom
of coffee cup.
4. Add just enough water to make a paste from the
herbs. Use a spoon and add a teaspoon at a time. Stir out
all the clumps to a uniform consistency.
5. Add enough hot water to dilute the paste to your
taste. More water will taste weaker, but less water may
be easier to swallow. You may add honey or maple, rice or
barley syrup.
6. Drink the entire dose at one time. You may need
to re-stir it before the last gulp. If any herb residue
sticks to the cup, then add a litte extra water to drink
it.
7. Alternative: Take a large spoon of applesauce,
yogurt or pudding. Hollow out an area in the center of the
spoonful. Put the herbs into the hollow, then cover with
the pudding or sauce, swallow spoonful to mask the flavor.
Depending on your dose, you may need 2 spoonfuls.
Note: It is very important to take the correct dosage.
Decreasing or skipping doses may curtail the herbs’
effectiveness. Never increase the dosage without consulting
your practitioner.
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