Most popular medicinal herbs for garden?!


Question: I am starting a Chinese medicinal herb garden and just wanted to know what are some of the must have herbs that I should get?


Answers: I am starting a Chinese medicinal herb garden and just wanted to know what are some of the must have herbs that I should get?

Quite a bit depends upon your USDA hardiness zone if you live in America. Not everything grows everywhere.

Yarrow is used against colds, cramps, fevers, kidney disorders, toothaches, skin irritations, and hemorrhages, and to regulate menses, stimulate the flow of bile, and purify the blood.

Dandelion is used for the treatment of the gall bladder, kidney and urinary disorders, gallstones, jaundice, cirrhosis, hypoglycemia, dyspepsia with constipation, edema associated with high blood pressure and heart weakness, chronic joint and skin complaints, gout, eczema and acne.

Feverfew is edible and medicinal, has a good reputation as alternative medicine and extensive research has proved it to be of special benefit in the treatment of certain types of migraine headaches and rheumatism or arthritis. An infusion made from the whole plant is used in the treatment of arthritis, colds, fevers, as a sedative and to regulate menses. Also used as a foot bath for swollen feet. Chewing several leaves a day has proven to be effective in preventing some migraine headaches. Feverfew



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