Ginger

• Warms the limbs, ignites digestion, and awakens circulation.
• Ginger is a member of the Zingiberaceae family, which includes turmeric, cardamom, and galangal.
• Revered across healing traditions, ginger was once used to guide lost spirits back to the body.

Cinnamon

• Improves warmth and circulation, stabilizes blood sugar.
• Cinnamon is a spice made from the bark of the Cinnamomum verum (True Cinnamon) tree.
• Called “fire bark” in some traditions, cinnamon was burned as an offering to ward off cold spirits and indecision.

Fennel

• Soothes the gut, eases bloating, and balances sweetness with clarity.
• Fennel is a perennial herb of the carrot family grown for its aromatic shoots, leaves, and seeds.
• In ancient rites, fennel stalks were carried as symbols of victory and renewal.

Cumin

• Kindles digestive fire, dispels stagnation.
• Cumin, (Cuminum cyminum)is an annual plant of the parsley family.
• Carried in pouches by desert travelers as both food and protection against the unseen.
• It carries the memory of every place it’s been.

Asafoetida

• Strengthens digestion, prevents gas and bloating.
• Hing is the dried resin of a perennial herb called Ferula, which is a plant in the fennel family. 
• Once considered the “food of the gods,” its pungency was said to drive out sickness and clear the mind.

Ajwain

• Deeply warming, sharpens the senses, improves appetite.
• Ajwain is the seed of an annual herb called Trachyspermum ammi. It belongs to the Apiaceae family, which also includes caraway, cumin, and fennel.
• Traditionally used in post-partum healing, ajwain grounds new mothers back into their bodies.

Sea Salt

• Mineral-rich and grounding, enhances assimilation of all other ingredients.
• Salt has long been used in ritual to protect, preserve, and purify.

Black Pepper

• Invites deeper warmth, enhances absorption.
• Peppercorns were so prized in ancient trade they were once used to pay rent and taxes in gold’s stead.