Medicinal Herb Uses

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I absolutely love to garden. Over the past 7 years, I have grown a variety of plants (both indoors and outdoors), ranging from herbs to flowers, and even trees. If you are an avid gardener, you may be aware that every part of a plant has a purpose or use. Our climate is excellent for growing many herbs, but only a few spices. An herb, obtained from the leaves of herbaceous (non-woody) plants, can be used fresh or dried and are mostly from temperate climates — Italy, France, England. Spices are obtained A new study in Plant Science Today suggests that a compound isolated from a Chinese medicinal herb shows promise in treating cervical cancer. Acetylshikonin was isolated from Lithospermum erythrorhizon Sieb. et Zucc. a folk medicine that has been used to This close relative of common basil is native to India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and has gained recent popularity as a tasty herbal tea. Holy basil is highly aromatic and antimicrobial; the leaves and flowers are used as a medicinal tea for colds, coughs Herbs have low calorie content, increase the medicinal value of your food and allow you to use natural forms of lowering blood pressure. Mix them up with your soups, salads, fish and meat and vegetable dishes. It's a healthier and cheaper alternative to The medicinal herb garden can be used to make a herbal tea or to mix with other ingredients to cure ailments like cold, cough, fever etc. Herbs can also be used to make creams and oils for skin and body care. Medicinal herb gardening is easy. Following are .

Editor’s note: The following post was originally published on Green and Clean Mom. “Green & Clean Mom can inspire you to try a little harder, be a catalyst for change and to offer you some new tips and news on how to be the green, sexy and sassy mom Even more, what if herbs grown right in our backyard and foods we can It has been used for centuries in many different cultures as a medicinal food. Honey was used as an antibacterial treatment long before synthetic antibiotics were developed for Photo Credit ladys mantle image by Jorge Moro from Fotolia.com Lady's mantle has been used since medieval times as a medicinal herb, and rainwater collected in the leaves was used for its alleged magical powers. Lady's mantle derives its name from the Gardener and herbalist Deb Soule will share her thoughts and experiences of growing and using medicinal herbs at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday July 23 at 12:00 noon. Deb’s presentation will cover the many uses, recipes, and healing effects of .