Black Salt, 4 oz.

Black Salt is actually purplish-pink. It is highly regarded in Ayurveda as a source of natural minerals. It often has a rather distinct odor, somewhat sulphuric.

Kala Namak is used in Indian cuisine and can be substituted for table salt.

Ingredients: black salt.

Vadik Herbs, $

Cinnamon Powder, organic, half pound

Cinnamon is,of course, a wonderfully aromatic and exciting spice, but it has potent medicinal value as well. In Ayurveda, it is used to kindle digestive fire and remove toxins from the gastrointestinal tract. It is an important ingredient in Chyawanprash, usually being added towards the end of preparation. It is used to promote deep assimilation of nutrients as well as to nourish the reproductive systems of both men and women. It is antibacterial and antiviral as well as antifungal.

Ingredients: certified organic Cinnamomum cassia bark powder.

Banyan Botanicals, $

Curry Powder, one pound

This is an organic curry powder, blended in the U.S. It can be used in recipes calling for curry or sprinkled on popcorn.

Ingredients: organic coriander, organic turmeric, organic cumin, sea salt, organic fenufreek, organic cayenne, organic ginger, organic cinnamon, organic cloves, and organic nutmeg.

Starwest Botanicals, $

Turmeric Powder, organic, half pound

Turmeric is what gives curry its yellow color. It is a member of the ginger family and grows throughout the tropics. It aids digestion, especially the metabolism of fats which it also protects from oxidation and rancidity. Turmeric is a blood cleanser and is antitumoral and antiscarring. It is also hepatoprotective and provides moderate relief from pain by depleting pain receptors on nerve endings. Curcuma longa is the source of curcumin. Its action is enhanced when combined with long pepper.

Ingredients: certified organic Curcuma longa root powder.

Banyan Botanicals, $

Ghee, 12 oz.

Grade AA sweet butter: no hormones, no coloring, no salt, no water, and no preservatives! This ghee is made fresh weekly in the old fashioned way!

Ingredients: clarified butter made in the traditional Indian manner.

Vadik Herbs, $