After being asked for decades to share her Persian grandmother’s treasure trove of natural ancient remedies, beauty and wellness expert Firozé has finally penned a book. Mamanjoon’s Secret Potions is the much-anticipated compendium of healing salves, tonics, and elixirs, the Iran-born Firozé inherited from her extraordinary Mamanjoon. Handed down by many generations of wise women, the homespun recipes have been lovingly collected by Firozé who has shared them for many years with her clients. The many time-proven ingredients used in the recipes include turmeric, pomegranate, roses, lavender and even sweet potatoes. She offers treatments for conditions including acne, ear infections, psoriasis, headaches, diabetes, and dandruff. Beauty regimens – from exfoliants to masks -- help with all manner of beauty concerns such as under-eye puffiness, wrinkles, hair loss and dull and over-pigmented skin. Wow! I fell so in love with this book that I bought 5 copies so I can send one to my mother, to each of my sisters and a few friends. It's so beautifully illustrated and a very spiritual read. The recipes are easy to follow, inexpensive to make and organic ingredients are used, which is important to me because being a model and actress I need to look and feel my best at all times. Firoze's' book is like a health and beauty bible to maintain your center and feel powerful by just being healthy and connected to the earth." Lorri Bagley Actress" DEDICATION  I owe a debt of gratitude to people who have been life teachers along the way, who have supported me in every step of my evolution and encouraged me to share my grandmother's wisdom and heritage. This gratitude extends to the wise women who came before Mamanjoon, pioneers who passed recipes down from one woman to another through generations. This published and illustrated book continues the chain, ensuring the known remedies are preserved, not lost, and spreading them from Ancient Persia to you.  I have so many people to thank for the birth and manifestation of this book. First my Mamanjoon for being my wise generous grandmother, my mother who held dear her notes and recipes and all the people in my life who were an inspiration in my creativity who encouraged me with love and last but not certainly least, and perhaps most important, Gratitude to God Source First Eternal. This book has been the work of three years in the making with many friends and strangers assisting me on my path of co-creation.  These recipes are a small part of Persian history that started with Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyyā al-Rāzī (known outside of Iran as Al-Razi (854 CE - 925 CE). He was a Persian polymath, physician, alchemist, philosopher and important figure in the history of medicine. A comprehensive thinker, Razi made fundamental and enduring contributions to various fields, which he recorded in over 200 manuscripts, and is particularly remembered for numerous advances in medicine through his observations and discoveries. Al-Razi was said to be compassionate and devoted to the service of his patients, whether rich or poor.  So I dedicate this book to Mamanjoon's legacy, to all the people I love and to those many people who can benefit from the use of her wisdom to reap and gain health and beauty.  GROWING UP WITH MAMANJOON Trough the filter of many years, I can still recall images of my grandmother's garden in Tehran. As a child, I was seduced by the invigorating scent of jasmine as I climbed down the big granite stairs and ducked under the arbor with its tangle of drooping grapes to nd my way to her pond with its scampering gold sh. My brother and I would reverently enter the cellar through its garden door. It was our "treasure room," and was filled with the aroma of the old and the new. Though dark, we could see the trunks and big glass jars full of all sorts of mysterious potions. Each year before the start of autumn and summer my grandmother would gather a group of women in the garden to peel tomatoes, clean grapes, and chop up an abundance of flowers, fruits, and herbs. Their efforts would produce all sorts of purees, pickles, and jams to be stored away for winter. Mamanjoon seemed to always be in the midst of brewing a secret tincture, colorful tea, murky oil, or funny gelling paste that would be administered as soon as someone in the family, friend or neighbor came down with a cough or other ailment. Besides her homespun medical knowledge, she also held in her treasure trove of healing salves secrets to a youthful complexion and everlasting beauty. Mamanjoon, herself, everyday, drank a cleansing water and lemon infusion first thing in the morning and a tea brewed from turmeric root and sweetened with honey and lemon, throughout the day. She lived till she was 102. Mamanjoon was strict but very gentle and loving. She would regale us with stories that each had a special hidden meaning. In private, she always told me that women were unique beings and thus we have to brush u