Coming in contact with stinging nettle can be challenging because it has this name for a reason.
Medicinal herbs you can grow in your garden.
Although some of these herbs and plants require a little bit of time and patience to grow many of them are easy to grow in a home garden and can be harvested in a matter of weeks.
By growing herbs yourself in your own garden you get the freshest most potent medicinal herbs.
But i have to tell you i had a really hard time narrowing my list down to just 20.
There are so many great herbs with useful properties that you can grow to create your own medicinal herb garden.
Whether you want to grow a kitchen herb garden as a hobby or to save money or just for healthier eating there are plenty of herbs you can grow in your backyard on your patio or even in your windowsill.
If you want to ditch the pills for a natural alternative or supplement medication with natural remedies try taking advantage of what nature has already provided.
Over time medicinal herb knowledge has waned but in recent years we ve seen a resurgence of those interested in growing medicinal herb gardens.
I m sharing my favorite 20 best herbs you should grow in your own healing garden and how to grow and use your medicinal herbs.
For centuries herbs have been used to cure ailments and soothe sicknesses.
When you buy dried herbs even from local herb stores they won t be as active or as potent as the herbs that you harvest fresh and process yourself.
The entire plant has acid filled needles along its stem.
However you can boil the plant and ingest the plant.
Planning and planting a medicinal herb garden can take care of many of your wellness and healing needs.
Fresh herbs make recipes taste even better and are great to have around for soups stews and salads.