Servings: 3 – 4
Preparation:
2 cups water
1/2 cup millet
1 Tblsp currents
1/8 – 1/4 cup hazelnuts chopped
Mix above: cook on low in crockpot overnight or on stovetop: bring water to a boil, add dry ingredients and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
(Add freshly grated lemon peel/zest to each serving.)
Energetics:
Astringent, moved fluids, opens energy pathways in Lungs, Large Intestines, reproductive organs. Calms Heart, mind, relaxes muscles. Aids: Kidney, Spleen, Stomach, Liver. Provides deep nourishment and energy to the 3 jiaos (upper, middle, lower torso and their internal organs). Fortifies qi and strengthens digestion (hazelnut). Adding lemon peel zest: energizes the reproductive organs profoundly, opens Heart, the capacity to feel, increases qi circulation and blood.
Black current berry and leaf healing properties. http://www.vitalitymagazine.com/node/542