Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Medicinal Garden list

Good choices for a Medicinal Garden - I have some on the list!
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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