{"id":13143,"date":"2019-12-06T16:44:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T03:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascensionkitchen.com\/?p=13143"},"modified":"2019-12-06T16:44:53","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T03:44:53","slug":"ccf-tea-ayurvedic-digestive-tea-blend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascensionkitchen.com\/ccf-tea-ayurvedic-digestive-tea-blend\/","title":{"rendered":"CCF Tea \u2013 Ayurvedic Digestive Tea Blend"},"content":{"rendered":"
CCF Tea is your new digestive SOS. This Ayurvedic tea blend is an antidote to over-eating, and a sore, distended belly.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n How wonderful to have a medicine chest in your own spice rack! As someone with a history of digestive disorders, I can't recall the number of times teas (steeped long and strong), have helped bring relief when things have been nothing short of dire.<\/p>\n The herbs that always<\/em> have a home on my shelves include kawakawa<\/a> (a New Zealand native), chamomile, calendula, lemon balm, ginger and peppermint. Today's recipe is a little different in that it uses whole spices. The spice cabinet is such an untapped resource... so without further ado, please meet our friend CCF tea.<\/p>\n CCF tea<\/strong> stands for cumin, coriander and fennel tea.<\/p>\n It’s a traditional Ayurvedic tea blend designed to soothe digestive distress and promote a very gentle detoxification.<\/p>\n [bctt tweet=\"CCF Tea - the Ayurvedic digestive soother your belly will love. Recipe here.\" username=\"laurenglucina\"]<\/p>\n The beauty of this tea is that it is well suited to all constitutions, which is why I’ve decided to share it now, just before Christmas – make a brew after your big family meal to comfort all <\/em>tummies!<\/p>\n In Ayurveda, there are three constitutional types – Vata, Pitta and Kapha, collectively known as the three doshas.<\/p>\n To simplify the typical qualities of each;<\/p>\n If you don’t know what your dosha is, then complete this quiz<\/a> to find out. We are all a combination, in varying degrees.<\/p>\n Doshic states can become imbalanced sometimes, for example, a Vata person may become imbalanced from consuming too many cold foods like ice cream, a Pitta person may be aggravated with excess salty or spicy foods, and a Kapha may be affected by excessive rich, heavy, oily foods.<\/p>\n The spices in this tea blend are sweet, salty, pungent, and bitter in taste – which have corresponding moistening, drying, hot and cool energetics – collectively having the net effect of being balancing to each of the three doshas. Isn’t that cool?! A one-stop shop for all!<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Drinking cumin, coriander and fennel tea has some wonderful digestive benefits. All three spices are well-regarded as carminatives and digestive stimulants.<\/p>\n In Ayurvedic medicine, this trio are used to gently stoke your digestive fire, referred to as agni,<\/em> though without being so stimulating that one overheats. When the digestive fire is healthy, the body is able to absorb and utilise the nutrients from food better, and effectively break down ama<\/em>, or accumulated toxins.<\/p>\n CCF Tea can...<\/strong><\/p>\n Additionally, this trio of spices have wider-reaching benefits, beyond the digestive system.<\/p>\n The spices in CCF Tea can…<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The simplest of recipes: combine equal parts organic cumin, coriander and fennel seeds, and store in a glass jar.<\/p>\n To serve, add 1 rounded teaspoon per person to your tea pot, let it steep in boiling water for at least 5 minutes, then pour and enjoy.<\/p>\n I know – I was a bit hesitant at the thought of drinking cumin seeds of all things… but, I can assure you, you’ll be pleasantly surprised. It might just be your new go-to digestive tea!<\/p>\n Enjoy!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A few of my personal favourites you might love;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you make and enjoy this recipe, please leave a rating below. And better yet – leave me a comment to tell me how you got on, or just say hi – I LOVE hearing from you. Follow me on <\/em>Instagram,<\/a> Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/span> or Pinterest<\/a> <\/span>to see more of my everyday recipes and wellness tips.<\/em><\/p>\n If you’d like to chat with me about essential oils, or book in a class, you can do that here<\/a>.<\/span> If you’re after a Naturopathic consult, read more here.<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\nAyurvedic CCF Tea – for everyone<\/h2>\n
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