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Incorporating medicinal herbs into the garden
IntroductionsWhy herbal medicine?Medicinal herbs already in your gardenEasy-to-grow medicinal herbsHarvesting and processingQuestions
Plants have powerful healing properties
It deepens our relationship with plants
Community-based
It's easy to grow and wildcraft medicinal plants
It's part of our cultures and histories
Medicinal uses of culinary herbs
Examples: rosemary,
thyme, sage, garlic, onions
● Explore new uses of the herbs you
already have on on hand
● Safe, gentle herbs
Common medicinal weeds
Examples: plantain, dandelion, burdock, ground ivy, ragweed, chickweed, yellow dock
● No effort to grow!● Weeding becomes harvesting
Easy-to-grow medicinal herbs: annuals
Examples: Holy basil, oats, ashwagandha, chamomile, spilanthes
● Can be planted as row crops or scattered throughout the garden
● Many are self-seeding and can be harvested by weeding them out of unwanted places
Easy-to-grow medicinal herbs: perennials
● Examples: yarrow, comfrey,
elecampane, hyssop, echinacea, peppermint, california poppy
● Root crops and long-term producers
● Place carefully since these will be in your garden for a long time.
Medicine for your garden
Medicinal herbs can also help nourish your garden:
•Attract pollinators (CA poppy, chamomile, elecampane)•Source of mulch (comfrey, leaves left over from root crops•Prevent soil erosion (perennials)•Aerate soil (ashwagandha)
Infusion or Decoction (water extract)Tincture (alcohol extract)VinegarTinctureHoneyOil/salveSyrup
Matthew Woods: The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism
Leslie Braun and Mark Cohen: Herbs and Natural Supplements- An Evidence-Based Guide
Rosemary Gladstar: Herbal Healing for Women
Michael Moore: various books including Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West
Timothy Scott: Invasive Plant Medicine
Websiteswww.herbcraft.org/articleindex.comwww.swsbm.comMaryland Native Plant Society: www. mdflora.orgBotanical Society of Washington:
www.botsoc.orgHenriette’s Herbal:
www.henriettesherbal.comAmerican Herbalist Guild:
www.americanherbalistguild.com
My contact information:Holly Poole-Kavanalittleredbirdbotanicals@gmail.comwww.redbirdbotanicals.wordpress.com