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Sweet Basil - Delicious tonic, cold remedy, and more
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Common garden herbs
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African Marigolds treat skin disorders boils-eczema
Angelica - always grow seed from a reputable source
Apple Mint, the round-leaved woolly mint
Bay leaves for indigestion, gas and colic
Bergamot - Mint, Balm or Tea?
Borage cheers you up just by seeing it
Catnip drives some cats crazy
Comfrey aids healing of wounds and broken bones
Coriander tastes great and aids digestion
Cotton Lavender is a natural moth proofer
Cowslips fight chronic bronchitis
English Marigold is a powerful anti-inflammatory
Foxgloves - very pretty but best not to touch
French Marigold for relief from constipation
Globe Artichoke leaves for liver disease
Green Onions - great in salad, and to treat boils
Herb Fennel - potent remedy with an aniseedy taste
Holly leaves for urinary disorders and arthritis
Hyssop - Biblical herb great for black eyes
Lambs Ears - bandage on the run
Lavender is for more than just the underwear drawer
Lemon Balm - Not a Mint, whatever they say
Lemon Thyme, great for herb pillows
Mint or Spearmint is in everyone's garden
Nettles - not beautiful but organic gardeners love 'em
Parsley as a medicinal herb
Pot marjoram is great for coughs and indigestion
Primrose for coughs and fever
Rosemary, a potent herbal remedy
Sage in the herbal medicine cabinet
Selfheal - wild antibacterial inhibits E.coli and others
St John's Wort - cheer up and keep out of the sun!
Star Anise is great for coughs, colds and gas
Sunflower - big smiley faces for coughs
Sweet Basil - Delicious tonic, cold remedy, and more
Sweet Marjoram for gastritis and stiffness
Thyme is a truly multi-purpose herb
Valerian soothes and helps you sleep
Common kitchen herbs
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Bay leaves for indigestion, gas and colic
Coriander tastes great and aids digestion
Garlic - Sovereign remedy and general tonic
Herb Fennel - potent remedy with an aniseedy taste
Mint or Spearmint is in everyone's garden
Oregano - beneficial and popular multi-purpose herb
Parsley as a medicinal herb
Rosemary, a potent herbal remedy
Sage in the herbal medicine cabinet
Sweet Basil - Delicious tonic, cold remedy, and more
Sweet Marjoram for gastritis and stiffness
Thyme is a truly multi-purpose herb
Not so common herbs
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Alkanet to treat varicose veins
Anise Hyssop, native American remedy for coughs
Betony for when you're feeling tense
Bistort is a useful wound herb
Clary Sage - once called Cleareye
Coltsfoot for coughs
Corsican Mint - A creeping invader from Italy
Evening Primrose - high in GLA, extremely beneficial
Feverfew for migraines and painful periods
Garlic Chives are good for your kidneys
Ginger Mint - slight spicey smell, big minty taste
Holy Basil raises your spirits, immunities and appetites
Indian Tobacco - NOT JUST ANY LOBELIA
Lungwort for chronic coughs and asthma
Maqui berries - THE most powerful natural antioxidant
Mugwort kills parasites
Pennyroyal - noble maybe, but not wholesome
Peppermint is for so much more than just toothpaste
Ramsons - potent remedy growing wild all over
Roman Coriander for abscesses and hemorrhoids
Soapwort for external use only
Spanish Sage - a great aid to memory
Thoroughwort is a great cold remedy
Viper's Bugloss - May perk more than your spirits up!
White deadnettle or blind nettle is a stingless nettle
Yarrow is multi-purpose, but best used sparingly
Pregnancy-safe herbs
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African Marigolds treat skin disorders boils-eczema
Anise Hyssop, native American remedy for coughs
Bergamot - Mint, Balm or Tea?
Catnip drives some cats crazy
Coriander tastes great and aids digestion
English Marigold is a powerful anti-inflammatory
Evening Primrose - high in GLA, extremely beneficial
French Marigold for relief from constipation
Garlic - Sovereign remedy and general tonic
Garlic Chives are good for your kidneys
Green Onions - great in salad, and to treat boils
Holy Basil raises your spirits, immunities and appetites
Lemon Balm - Not a Mint, whatever they say
Lemon Thyme, great for herb pillows
Lungwort for chronic coughs and asthma
Roman Coriander for abscesses and hemorrhoids
Rosemary, a potent herbal remedy
Sweet Basil - Delicious tonic, cold remedy, and more
