Saturday, October 8, 2011

Growing medicinal herbs for your friends and your family

If you have an interest in the cultivation of medicinal herbs, you might want to consider preparing your own. This will take a little work from you, but the benefits from doing his work. Could you grow lots of different herbs which have been shown to have medicinal properties. This article will try to show you some of these herbs and their uses.
Some of the advantages of growing medicinal herbs in the garden of your own:
You can use your own home grown herbs for anything from digestive problems to warts.
Simply, you can go outside and pick the appropriate Herb for the task in hand. No more dashing in the shop to buy your herbs.
Cultivation of herbs at home I'll cost much less than if you were to buy them each time you wish to make a transfusion or the preparation.
As you have planted and nurtured your own herbs that you can rest assured that their origin and the fact that it has been grown under optimum conditions.
To be sure you have not experienced any chemicals added during the process of cultivation.
Herbs that increase also can be used to add flavour to any dishes which they cook.
You could use your developed home herbs for aromatherapy, you could add a handful of dried herbs hot bath to soothe away any aches and pains.
In fact, the options for using home grown herbs restricted only by your imagination.
As a product you can choose from many different herbs to grow. A good place to start when choosing herbs is to examine your own family. Are there any health problems could be helped with a herbal mixture or preparation? If the answer is ' yes ' then plants related herbs first.
Some examples of growing medicinal herbs and their uses:
Saw Palmetto, Marshmallow, Horsetail or Echinacea are among those that are very useful for male prostate health.
Concentration or emotional help, consider St. Johns Wort.
Aprswxnet Cayenne, Skullcap, include teas that can help with heart problems.
Black Cohosh, Partridge berries, ginger, Liquorice and Chasteberry are among those who can help with health problems in some women.
To support the immune system, Echanachea or Reishi is a good choice, while Milk Thistle is a proven solution to the problems of the liver and can be used to minimize a relic.
Certain herbs with sedative effect Skullcap, Valerian, Chamomile or passion flower.
For digestive problems you can try Meadowsweet, liquorice, mint, ginger, sweet Annie or Baikal Skullcap.
Buy a good book to give you a comprehensive guide to herbs and medicinal properties.
Planting a garden of Medicinal Herb is very similar to the planting of a kitchen Herb Garden. Both have good soil, a sunny spot and plenty of water for maximum growth.
There are some of the medicinal herbs that may need some additional care. The best way to learn them, which is to refer to the Internet to find advice about these special herbs.
From the moment your herbs are planted just need to make sure you have enough water and is not to over-run with weeds. Your medicinal herbs harvested at the right time for each-again, you make an inquiry to determine the correct time for each one. Then, you can begin your poultices, ointments, contributions etc. All that you do not use directly could be dried or frozen for future use.



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