Shopping List

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Stock up on these ingredients for the recipes you'll be making and other tools you'll need during your detox.

Herbal Tea
For kapha doshas
4-5 large pieces fresh ginger root
4 T dried turmeric powder
1 cup raw honey

For vata and pitta doshas
3 T cumin seed
2 T fennel seeds
2 T coriander
1 c raw honey

Kitchari
These ingredients are for the basic recipe and for vata dosha. See below for additional ingredients for pitta and kapha doshas.

3 lbs basmati rice
1.5 lbs whole mung beans
8 oz. organic ghee (clarified butter)
4 T black mustard seeds
14 pinches hing (asafetida)
Small package kombu (seaweed), or wakame
Sea salt

Additional ingredients for pitta dosha
4 T fennel seeds
Burdock root (approx. 8 in.) if available, or carrots
½ pound fresh green beans
4 small zucchini

Additional ingredients for kapha dosha
4 T dried oregano
12 bay leaves
½ pound fresh green beans
4 small zucchini
Bunch leafy greens (kale, collard greens)

Fresh Coriander Chutney
1 bunch fresh coriander (cilantro or Chinese parsley)
1 lemon
¼ cup unsweetened dried coconut
Fresh ground black pepper

Optional
Raw organic apples
Fresh avocado
Vegetables for steaming

Self-Care Ingredients
Organic sesame oil
1 bottle organic triphala (Ayurvedic herbal formula)
Neti pot
Glass amber bottle with dropper

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Where to Get Supplies

Doctor Blossom Ayurvedic Cleanse Kit
Scott Blossom designed this kit to provide the basic materials you'll need for the Detox.

Whole Foods Markets

Organic Consumers Association
Nationwide directory of natural-food stores

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