Home Pharmacy From The Garden

Many of these you can grow in a pot, you need a little space and some sunshine.

Culinary Herbs-Thyme, Sage, Cilantro, Peppermint - antimicrobial / immune support. There are many more, of course.

Medicinal Herbs

Aloe Vera – digestion, burns
Arnica (Arnica Montana)flowers – This is a low elevation species, seeds available from Strictly Medicinal – sprains and bruising
Calendula (calendula officinales) flowers– wound healing, general skin health
Catnip (napeta cataria)leaves – anxiety, pain, digestion, respiratory, children’s herb
Chamomile (matricaria recutita (german-tall), chamaemelum nobile(roman-low) flowers -anxiety, sleep, skin, digestion, children’s herb
Comfrey (symphytum officanle) – Superior wound healing / external only
Echinacea (e.angustifolia, e. purpurea, e.pallida) whole plant/root– immune boosting for acute colds/flu
Lavender (lavandula species) flower buds– anxiety, antimicrobial, pain, burns
Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) leaves -anxiety, pain relief, digestion, children’s herb
Marshmallow (althaea officinalis) flowers, leaves, root -bladder, sore throat, gastric soothing
St. John’s Wort (hypericum perforatum) flowers/leaves– depression, skin healing, neuralgia pain, immune support
Yarrow (achillea millefolium) flowers white/pink, leaves – all around remedy; skin, fever, bleeding, respiratory, muscles, sprains, also a children’s herb

Elder flower/berry – (sambucus nigra, s.canadensis, s.mexicana) flowers/dark blue berries-skin, respiratory care, fever, immune support
Mullein – (verbascum Thapsus)flowers/leaves/roots – Roots for urinary tract, flowers and leaves for respiratory tract, flowers for ear pain (with garlic)
Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californicum)- leaves –Superior respiratory herb, skin