Women of Power Balls – Herbal Health Treats
Power balls, or Zoom balls as herbalist Rosemary Gladstar calls them, are a delightful way to treat your mind and body with medicinal herbs. They are a combination of nut butter, natural sweetener, and powdered herbs.
You can vary the recipe depending on what type of nut butter you want to use, the herbal benefits you are looking for, and you can dress them up with chocolate, chopped nuts, shredded coconut, and spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom.
Nut butters you can use include:
- Almond butter
- Peanut butter
- Cashew butter
- Sunflower seed butter
Sweeteners can be:
- Raw honey
- Real maple syrup
I recommend using adaptogen herbs – these herbs are deeply nourishing to the body, help us cope with stress, and are safe to take over long periods of time. You can learn about more herbs specific for women in my post – 10 Herbs for Menopause – How to Stay Sane When Your Hormones are Making You Crazy.
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Adaptogen herbs are perfect for helping us ignite our inner woman of power and offer the following benefits:
- Increase our energy
- Build our resistance to stress
- Support the heart
- Increase endurance and stamina
- Improve memory
- Stimulate the immune system
Recommended Powdered Adaptogen Herbs:
- Ashwaghanda
(Withania somnifera)
- Astragalus
(Astragalus membranaceus)
- Shatavari
(Asparagus racemosus)
- Eleuthero/Siberian Ginseng
(Eleutherococcus senticosus )
- Reishi
(Ganoderma lucidum)
(Withania somnifera)
(Astragalus membranaceus)
(Eleutherococcus senticosus )
For these Power Balls, we will use:
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- ¼ cup astragalus powder
- ¼ cup eleuthero powder
- ¼ cup ashwagandha powder
- 1 tablespoon ginger powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cardamom
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup cocoa nibs
(or organic chocolate chips
)
- ¾ cup almond butter
- ½ cup raw honey
or pure maple syrup
(or 
)
or 
Directions:
- Over low heat, gently warm the nut butter and honey mixture. Just warm enough to make them soft and easier to mix. Once combined, remove from heat.
- In a second bowl, stir together the powdered herbs and spices.
- Slowly add the powdered ingredients into the nut butter/honey mixture until a thick paste forms.
- Once the mixture has cooled, add the cocoa nibs (adding too soon will make a gooey mess).
- Form the paste into 1-inch balls. If you like, you can roll these in cocoa or shredded coconut.
- Store the balls in an airtight container and enjoy 2-3 daily.
I encourage you to give these power balls a try. You can feel good about treating yourself with these deeply healing and nourishing herbs. For more information on my favorite four herbs for stress and the four simple remedies I enjoy for coping with overwhelming stress – 4 Herbal Remedies for Stress.
Wishing you health and joy,
~ Michelle
If you want to learn more about using herbs and herbal recipes, the Herbal Academy offers beautiful online courses for all levels with plenty of easy recipes to get you started.
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Wow! This remedy looks amazing. I’ll plan on buying those herbs. How are the balls taste -wise? Do they taste bitter and herbie?
Actually, they taste really good. You can adjust the amount of honey you use (I don’t like sweet, so I use less.) I also change up the nut-butter I use – sometimes almond, sometimes cashew, sometimes sunflower butter. I’ve shared these with friends who aren’t into herbs or healthy, and they still enjoyed them.
Just sent in a new herbal order and our family might have a secret addiction to cardamon (haha).
Can’t wait to try these.
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