How to Make Your Own Herbs and Flowers for Health
- 1). Research healing herbs to determine which ones you would like to add to your garden. There are dozens of different herbs that have healing benefits and are easy to grow. Talk to your local garden supply center to locate herbs that are acclimated to your growing zone.
- 2). Introduce dill into the garden. Dill is a feathery or lace-like leafed, tall annual or biannual herb famous for its intense culinary enhancement. Because dill is taller than many other shrubs, plant it in the back of the herb bed as a lush and verdant backdrop to other plantings. Dill aids digestion.
- 3). Plant basil in a sunny spot in the garden. There are a number of variaties, including cinnamon, clove and lemon. They are highly aromatic and a perfect compliment to scrambled eggs or omelets.
- 4). Grow rosemary in containers or directly in the garden. Rosemary grows best planted in individual containers. Rosemary is a pungent and flavorful culinary herb rich in antioxidants and other beneficial nutrients traditionally used to aid memory and boost circulation. Rosemary is a tender perennial best grown indoors or in U.S. hardiness zones 8 to 11. Fresh or dried rosemary can be added to salads, soups, stews, breads and a multitude of dishes. Dry rosemary on a screen, turning often, and store it in airtight glass containers in a cool, dark place.
- 5). Make sure to include several varieties of mint in your herbal collection. Mint is a sweet and bright flavor addition to many sauces, jellies, teas and tinctures. Peppermint when prepared as a tea or tinctures aids digestion and calms colic in babies. Mint leaves added to bathwater help relieve muscle soreness. Mint grows in full sun and well-drained soil. Mint can become invasive because it spreads quickly. Therefore, it is best grown in containers to control its growth.
- 6). Propagate parsley for its delightful culinary flavor and healing properties. Parsley is used as a breath purifier, to cleanse the pallet and to aid digestion by relieving the body of excess gas.
- 7). Plant feverfew for a delightful garden accent. Famous for its healing benefits, feverfew is useful in tinctures and teas. It aids in reducing inflammation, relieves headaches and is a valuable remedy to alleviate joint and muscle aches, stomach pain, and menstrual stress and to help maintain normal body temperature. Feverfew has bright white and yellow flowers similar to a daisy. It is easy to grow in full sun and nutrient-rich, well-drained soil.
- 8). Add marigolds to the garden. The bright orange and yellow flowers can be added to salads, stews and soups. Marigold has antiseptic and antibacterial properties, and when rubbed on the skin it will relieve bee stings and insect bites.
- 9). Calendula, prized for its bright orange and yellow flowers, has antiinflammatory and antibacterial qualities and aids in stopping bleeding when the flower petals are applied as a poultice on a wound.
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