Hemidesmus indicus / Indian Sarsaparilla

Recently I saw a man digging around in the soil on the farm and I asked him, “what are you doing?” He said he was a doctor, and was researching the effects of Nannari on blood purification and reversal of diabetes. He then went ahead and pointed out to me the many varieties of Nannari that were growing around the farm.

To dig out the Nannari root, which is actually the star of the show, requires patience and close attention. In Sanskrit, Nannari is called ‘eternal root’. That essentially means that you can never completely pull it out, which is actually a wonderful thing – because that allows it to keep growing back!

Using Nannari:

After digging out the root carefully, having loosened the soil with a crowbar, take off any leaves and crush the root with a pestle and mortar. Boil the crushed root in water, cool the brew, add lemon and a little sweetener – and you have a juice ready to drink! This

juice tastes simply divine, and what’s more, it is accessible to everyone. There is no expertise required at all in harvesting and preparing it.

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The Nannari is another precious resource, readily available in our ecosystem, that we can bring back into our lives – to consume and to conserve!