With cardamom, hawthorn, honey and rose hips as some of the ingredients, you can’t go wrong!
Have you made electuaries yet?
Big yum factor. It’s a good thing there are so many tasty ways to incorporate herbs into our diet!
I’ve been making this Love Your Heart Electuary for a couple of decades now and I’ll tell you what… it is a crowd pleaser for sure!
Take a look at the video and see just how simple this home remedy is!
Ok, what is an electuary?
Electuary is a fancy name for powdered herbs mixed into honey and this recipe also adds ghee to the honey base.
Honey and ghee, they’re both delivery mediums. What they do is help to deliver herbs deeper into the body. They also enhance digestion and the nutritional properties that are in the herbs. This is a not so common, great way to take herbs!
With cardamom, hawthorn berries and honey as some of the ingredients, you can’t go wrong!
Cardamom
Full of flavonoids, cardamom reduces inflammation throughout the entire cardiovascular system. It also reduces platelet aggregation which is when blood cells stick together, creating thicker, harder to pump blood.
Hawthorn Berries
Hawthorn berries are one of her best herbal tonics for the heart. It strengthens the heart, helps maintain healthy veins and arteries and reduces inflammation that contributes to heart disease.
Love Your Heart Electuary
Ingredients
- 1 cup of ghee
- 1 cup of honey
- 4 tbsp of dried, powdered hawthorn berries
- 1/2 tsp of dried, powdered cardamom
- 1/2 tsp of dried, powdered ginger
- 1/2 tsp of dried, powdered orange peel
Instructions
- Place the ingredients in a jar and mix them thoroughly.
- Store in a jar with a light lid.
- Take 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon a day to support cardiovascular health.
Notes
Find out more about the healing qualities of all the spices used in this recipe. It is full of cardiovascular tonic yumminess!
I am glad home herbalism can be so delicious!
If you’re interested in learning more recipes like my moon milk, or if you want to broaden your herbal knowledge, be sure to enroll in one of my online courses. Discover the power of medicinal meals by signing up for My Herbal Kitchen, or learn how to make home remedies using ingredients you likely already have in your spice cabinet by enrolling in Herbal Kitchen Remedy Solutions.
Can you use hawthorn if you’re taking Beta Blocker?
There is no conclusive evidence that says yes or no, but there are warnings from major health organizations that say it ‘might’ interact. As always, when challenged with a issue like high blood pressure, I always recommend seeking the counsel of an experienced herbalist, Chinese medicine practitioner or naturopath.
Got the email about this yesterday and it looks amazing but the recipe download says it’s been deleted. If I could download it still that would be wonderful 😊 Thank you Kami 🙏
Get the link to download it here: https://kamimcbride.com/love-your-heart-electuary-recipe-card/
Thank you for sharing this recipe. Now I know what to do with rose hips too.
Hello Kami, thank you for this recipe. I wanted to download it from your dropbox, but unfortunately it is not there anymore, the file has been deleted. This is the information Dropbox gives me. Sping greetings, Izabela
Get the link to download it here: https://kamimcbride.com/love-your-heart-electuary-recipe-card/
thank you so much for this recipe. so grateful. will definitely make this.
Could I use coconut oil instead of ghee?
You may play with the recipe and find what suits you
I just got fresh Hawthorne berries at the farmer’s market. Do I need to dry them to use in this recipe? Or can I grind them fresh?
Yes, dry them first.
The ghee I got at Costco is more liquid. Can you make an electuary with it if it’s not semi-solid?
Yes. It’ll be easier to mix the ingredients and then you can store it in the fridge, if you want it to be solid.
Where do you get the dried herbs?
I love Mountain Rose Herbs: http://aspireiq.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=24&aff_id=1886
First time I’ve heard of electuary…..so quite amazed. Its uses sound very easy and simple. And as always you deliver the explanation very clearly. Next thing is to locate the hawthorn, etc…..some I have. Thanks to Him who created it all.
I have been taking hhawthorn for awhile,, this sounds so wonderful,, need the grounding,, thank you so much for sharing..❤️
Is there somewhere else I can get the powdered hawthorn berries Mt Rose Herba is out
I have more resources on the Resources tab above. Try one of those.
This sounds WONDERFUL!
I have never heard of this kind of preparation. I am excited to try.
I have everything I need to make this! Thanks for this and all of the recipes and tutorials, Kami! Also for those who are new to ghee – it is very easy to make at home. Basically just simmering butter for about 20 minutes and then straining through butter muslin or several layers of cheesecloth. I have issues with dairy but I can have ghee because it eliminates the solids where the casein is carried.
Thank you for the recipe and video. I look forward to trying it once I find the powdered herbs.
I either powder them myself or I buy them powdered from Mountain Rose Herbs: http://aspireiq.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=24&aff_id=1886
HI Kami, Can you do a bigger batch of this, and can it for long term storage?
You can do a bigger batch, but i don’t can this
That looks delicious! – I actually have everything except the rose hips in house, so I’ll make this today. Maybe I’ll substitute a little lemon zest for the rose hips…?
Sure, consider the recipe as inspiration 😀
Do you use the whole cardamom pod or just seeds?
Powdered
Do you just take a teaspoon without water or anything else? Does it have to be dissolved into something?
You just eat it, it is a food
Is it ok to put a spoonful in your tea? Is it ok to take it like a tonic, if you have nothing wrong with your heart?
Is best use honey name is manuka ?? Or honey( orange )
Thank you
Lots of people love manuka honey, i dont know if it is the best or not. I like to use honey from my local beekeepers
Thank you Kami for all your selfless giving. Love your blog and You are the bomb !
love this! I love cardamom – put it in my coffee! But the fact that you call it a waste to measure honey extra being a waste TOPS!!! I never understood why people have all that honey left in the measuring cup…. (may be after the video they lick it out?)
Watched you today and made this immediately!! Thank you, Kami!!
This looks wonderful. I can’t wait to try it!
Thank you. I need this.
Happy Holidays Kami!
You are awesome!
Love this recipe. Can’t wait to get all the ingredients and make it.
Thank you for sharing all your wonderful recipes with us.
Best Wishes for a new year filled with, good health, happiness, and peace!
I always love a big Yum factor with health benefits! This was a new concoction for me and I will try it. Shelf life? Thanks Kami, Happy New Year to you and your family!
Thank you so much, Kami, for sharing this with us. I definitely am going to make it. Lol when I found out how much work it was to process my rose hips, I wanted to throw my hands up. Can you tell me if hawthorn berries are as difficult to process? Side note, I recently started delivering turmeric to my cancer survivor dog in ghee, and I’m finding that she is doing really well on it that way.
Hawthorn berries are easy, just harvest and dry.
Thanks so much Kami, so much appreciation
Soooooooooo enjoyed this recipe
Thank you so much for this recipe Kami. I made it today – so delicious! I’m very grateful to have the opportunity to boost my heart health with such a yummy remedy.
Kami, thank you for the lovely resource.
I have a question. Does this need to be refrigerated after making since it has ghee?
No, ghee is stable at room temperature
Thanks so much for this awesome recipe—definitely going to make it—I’m just now branching out from tinctures and vinegars. 🙂 Questions: 1) does this need to be refrigerated? 2) I read somewhere that Hawthorne could cause vertigo (!) . Have you ever heard this? Thank you for your time and generosity in sharing!
HI Adah, this doesnt need to be refrigerated. i have not heard of vertigo associated with hawthorne
Do you have to use ghee? Can you just use honey? I’m vegan.
Dana
Yep, you can skip the ghee
Wondered if omitting the ghee, should you increase the amount of honey, and/or decrease all other ingredients?
Thank You! I appreciate you sharing your knowledge so generously.
~Dona
Feel free to play around. It is a forgiving recipe that is meant to inspire you.
Great info! I could eat several spoonfuls a day of this mix! Great recipe! Thanks Kami!
Sorry…how do you download the recipe sheet? I can’t find the active link.
HI Brenda,
Thanks for reaching out.
https://kamimcbride.com/love-heart-home-remedy/
just above the graphic of the recipe sheet there is an orange sentence that says: DOWNLOAD THE RECIPE HERE
you click on that and it will open up
Have fun,
Kami
Hi Kami,Could you melt the ghee and honey and herbs all together to help with infusion process?
Hi Suzanne, yes!
Thank you again, Kami. I’m always learning something new when I tune in. My mind and my body benefit!
Kami,
Thank you so very much for sharing so much healing information!!! I noticed in the comments that we can substitute coconut oil for the ghee, what else could you sub in? Where would I go to find ghee? Thanks again.
You can find ghee in most natural grocery stores.
Wow Kami, you never fail to teach me something new and inspire me. Thanks so much for the info on ghee, I haven’t used it lately but it is a fantastic kitchen friend, now I know how to utilize it much better! As always, I hope you know how much we all appreciate your wisdom and friendliness.
Mmmmm! This sounds sooo good!!!! I’m thinking of drizzling it over baked winter squash…….among other things. Thank you for sharing!
Oh yeah winter squash would be wonderful. Great idea, thanks for mentioning
Kami, what a GREAT video, and so much information!! Thanks so much!
Could you substitute coconut oil for the ghee, or would that change how it works in your body?
Also, with all the anti-inflammatory properties, would it be safe to assume it would help reduce cholesterol?
I love the rose hip info, and how to harvest and use them – love the detail you put in! I ALWAYS learn so much from you and what you share. It’s the ‘little things’ that you add in that make all the difference!!! Thanks again. Blessings to you!!
Hi Rose,
Yes, you could use coconut oil instead.
Glad you enjoyed this video, thanks for stopping by!
I really enjoyed this video. Thank you, Kami!
An electuary is new to me and I’m excited to try it! think I’m going to really enjoy this specific one for the benefits you’ve spoken of.
I appreciate the information of each of the herbs and their actions upon the body systems.
Great job and again, very much appreciated!
Thank you!~So glad you stopped by!