http://frugallysustainable.com/2012/04/how-to-start-a-medicinal-herb-garden/
And when considering what to grow healing plants in, the following tolerate pot culture and should grow well in a variety of containers:
- basil
- calendula
- cayenne pepper
- ginger
- lavender
- lemon balm
- horehound
- any type of mint
- rosemary
- sage
- St. John’s wort
- thyme
These plants are perfect for raised beds or the ladder/wagon wheel design:
- all the plants listed above
- chickweed
- chamomile
- garlic
- feverfew
- echinacea
- licorice
- plantain
And these plants get pretty big, so they need a bit more space:
- yarrow
- valerian
- mullein
- burdock
- marshmallow
Another "suggested" list... from another site
- Calendula – ($8, 1 lb.) anti-inflammatory, astringent, anti-microbial, anti-fungal
- Nettles – ($4, 4oz) astringent, tonic, nutritive, hemostatic
- Elderberries – ($3.50, 4oz) anti-viral
- Lemon Balm – ($4, 4oz) nervine, anti-depressive, anti-microbial, anti-viral, diaphoretic
- Eleuthero Root – ($2.75, 4oz) adaptogenic, immune-building
- Passionflower – ($5, 4oz) nervine, sedative
- Marshmallow Root – ($4.75, 4oz) emollient, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, nutritive, laxative
- Comfrey Root – ($3.50, 4oz) mucilaginous, anti-inflammatory, nutritive
- Peppermint – ($3.25, 4oz) anti-emetic, nervine, anti-microbial, analgesic, stimulant, anti-inflammatory
- Yarrow – ($3.50, 4oz) hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-viral
- Goldenseal Root – ($8, 1oz) anti-biotic, anti-viral, anti-fungal, antiseptic
- Thyme – ($2.50, 4oz) antiseptic, anti-viral, expectorant, antioxidant, preservative
- Horehound – ($3.75, 4oz) expectorant, anti-tussive
- Red Raspberry – ($4, 4oz) genito-urinary system tonic, anti-emetic, antiseptic, hemostatic
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