Are you looking to start a medicinal herb garden? Check out these 10 common medicinal herbs that you should try out this year. Even if you aren’t planting you can always buy them dried and enjoy making your own herbal remedies this year. If nothing else these herbs look pretty in the garden and taste yummy in the kitchen.
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Herbs to the Rescue
After years of taking the traditional route when it came to medicine, I decided it was time for a change. It wasn’t working and I started to question mainstream medicine. It started with some essential oils. Then it snowballed into a change of lifestyle. I purchased some dried herbs and started making tinctures and glycerites. I put them on the shelf and waited for cold and flu season.
It finally happened. I came down with something and turned to my herbal remedies for help. Compared to the other teachers, who also got sick, I recovered much faster. The only difference was that I didn’t use anything except for some common medicinal herbs. Much to my surprise, I felt better within 48 hours. My herbs really worked!
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About Medicinal Herbs
For many years herbs were used as medicine. I remember reading about bitter herbs in Little House in the Big Woods. ”The hams and the venison hung in their paper wrappings, and all the bunches of dried herbs, the spicy herbs for cooking and the bitter herbs for medicine, gave the place a dusty-spicy smell,” Laura Ingalls Wilder. I always wondered what bitter herbs Laura was talking about and why they were used as medicine.
As it turns out these herbs have medicinal properties that help the body fight off infection and illness. There are tons of herbs out there, but these are my top 10 common medicinal herbs. I’ve picked them because they are easy to grow and easy to source if you can’t.
As with anything on the internet, remember to talk to your doctor before taking any herbal remedy. I am not a doctor and can not provide medical advice. Do your own research and be aware of any drug/herb interactions.
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Common Medicinal Herbs: Yarrow
Yarrow makes beautiful flowers, but it also can be used in the medicine cabinet. It is soothing to the skin. It is a perineal so it will come back year after year. I’ll put some in my flower beds. Then it can double as pretty and functional. You’ll often find it in
Uses
Reducing fevers
Stop bleeding
Reduce stomach cramps
Common Medicinal Herbs: Echinacea
Echinacea is also known as coneflower. Or as my Mama called them “Zoo Plant” because she got the seeds at the zoo. This common medicinal herb is a beautiful purple flower. It is one of the more popular medicinal herbs. When using echinacea as a medical herb, you will use the root. This means you will have to harvest the entire plant, so when growing it make sure to have more than one plant growing. If you decide to grow it yourself you will have to wait until the second year to actually harvest anything.
Uses
Immune booster
Fight bacterial and viral infections
Sore Throat
Common Medicinal Herbs: Peppermint
Peppermint can be grown just about anywhere. Seriously this stuff takes over. I suggest planting it in a pot for this exact reason. Although this is a common culinary herb, it is also a common medicinal herb. Peppermint is cooling and is great in tea.
Uses
Cooling burns
Calming an upset stomach
Relieving headaches
Relieving sinuses
Common Medicinal Herbs: Mullein
Mullein is a biennial, which means it will take two years to go from seed to finish. In the second year it can get around 7 feet tall, so make sure it has room to grow. All parts of the plant can be used medicinally.
Uses
Coughs
Congestion
Allergies
Swelling
Bug bites
Boils
Ear infections
Common Medicinal Herbs: Sage
This culinary herb is also one of the common medicinal herbs. Sage is a perennial so it will come back year after year. I can often clip it fresh from the garden year around here in zone 6.
Uses
Sore throat
Hot Flashes
Reduce Mucus
Cold and Flu
Common Medicinal Herbs: Hollyhock
My mom and both grandmas have planted hollyhocks for as long as I can remember. They never knew that these pretty flowers can be used as a medicinal herb as well. All parts of this plant are edible from root to flower.
Uses
Sore throat
Rashes
Upset stomach
Common Medicinal Herbs: Calendula
Calendula is a very common herb in homemade salves. The flowers are pretty too. Unlike some flowers, these aren’t picky and will grow well just about anywhere. The flower is the only part of this plant that is used medicinally.
Uses
Cuts
Rashes
Diaper Rash
Cradle Cap
Bruises
Common Medicinal Herbs: German Chamomile
Everybody knows chamomile for the tea that puts you to sleep. As it turns out that is only one of its many uses. Chamomile is a pretty white flower that can brighten any garden. When it comes time to use it as a medicinal herb the flower is the star of the show there as well.
Uses
Upset stomach
Insomnia
Colic
Digestive troubles
Common Medicinal Herbs: Lavender
This is my favorite herb. It smells amazing and is good in all sorts of applications. The flower is the main part used as a medicinal herb, but sometimes the leaf can be used as well. Although lavender can be finicky to grow, if the conditions are right it will go crazy.
Uses
Insomnia
Migraines
Headaches
Reduce stress
Infections
Cold and flus
Scrapes and cuts
Common Medicinal Herbs: Oregano
Oregano is great in the kitchen and in the medicine cabinet. This is one herbal powerhouse. It has antibacterial, antimicrobial, and antifungal properties. It is high in antioxidants as well.
Uses
Cold and flus
Digestive troubles
Sore muscles
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