Using herbs, in most cases, you can do without expensive drugs from the pharmacy. And in order to always have them within walking distance, it is worth planting the most popular plants in your own country house or in a personal plot.
Chamomile
Chamomile tea has a mild sedative effect - after a hard day's work, 200-300 ml of this aromatic drink will not hurt. It also helps with gum and larynx inflammation; removes toxins from the body during food poisoning; relieves the condition of patients with gastritis.
A known way to keep skin youthful is to freeze ice cubes from chamomile broth and wipe their face with them.
Chamomile can be grown in two ways - to sow seeds or to find it in the wild, and then dig and plant on its site. In the future, it will multiply by self-seeding.
Echinacea
In order not to get the flu and acute respiratory infections, you need to take tincture of echinacea, because this plant is an excellent immunomodulator. It will also be a salvation for those suffering from chronic cystitis, pyelonephritis and prostatitis. With herpes and stomatitis, echinacea accelerates wound healing, inhibits the reproduction of pathogenic microflora.
Echinacea is a perennial. The easiest way to grow it in the garden is from seedlings or bush cuttings bought at the market, but you can sow the seeds yourself. It is important to know that this plant is demanding on soils - it needs a nutritious, fertile soil with a neutral reaction.
Peppermint
Everyone knows that mint helps with heart pains. But this is not limited to its capabilities - it also relieves muscle spasm and has a choleretic effect, normalizes the work of the stomach, reduces swelling of the larynx with angina and SARS.
The menthol contained in the leaves refreshes in the heat, and tea from this herb quenches thirst well. If you rub the alcohol tincture of mint into the scalp, you can get rid of dandruff.
Mint is propagated by seeds in April, and by dividing the bushes in August. It does not require special care - just weeding, loosening and watering during a drought. Landings need to be updated every three years.
Salvia
This plant is known as sage. It contains phytoestrogens, so it can treat infertility and stabilize hormones in women. In addition, a decoction of salvia increases efficiency, helps with insomnia, stimulates expectoration of sputum in bronchitis and pneumonia.
If you bathe a baby in it, the umbilical wound will heal faster, and those who are tormented by acne on their faces are recommended to wash themselves with water and sage.
You need to sow this grass in March, as soon as the snow has fallen, then in August you can harvest the first crop. Every two years, the plant is updated, cutting the bush at a height of 10 cm above the ground.
Oregano
Oregano - the first assistant for respiratory diseases. In addition, it stops bleeding, stimulates the production of bile and has a diuretic effect. The use of broth is recommended for people who often have constipation.
When applied topically, it eliminates the symptoms of mastitis and furunculosis. This plant prefers sunny areas with fertile soil. If you grow it in the shade, the healing properties will be less pronounced. Oregano is propagated by seeds, sowing them in early spring, or by dividing the bush (in autumn).
Calendula
Successfully fights viruses and bacteria. It is actively used in medicine for wound healing, since it reduces the likelihood of colloidal scars and accelerates tissue regeneration. Effective for periodontal disease and stomatitis.
Calendula ointment helps lactating women to get rid of cracks in the nipples. A decoction of flowers is used for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and cardiac arrhythmias.
Calendula grows almost like a weed, does not require care. It propagates rapidly by self-sowing.
Elecampane
For medical purposes, elecampane rhizomes are used. A decoction of them relieves pain in arthritis, rheumatism and gout, eases the patient’s condition with urolithiasis and diabetes mellitus, and dilutes sputum in bronchitis.
Indications for this plant are also helminthic infestations, in particular ascariasis. For people who quickly gain weight, Elecampane will help regulate metabolism.
It is easy enough to grow a plant from seeds if water does not stagnate in the area allocated to it. The soil needs fertile soil, so it is worth fertilizing it with compost or humus. Rhizomes can be harvested 2-3 years after planting.
Valerian
The main property of valerian is to calm the nervous system. To get this effect, it is not necessary to make decoctions, you can just smell fresh or dried leaves. And this herb will also be useful to those who suffer from problems with the gastrointestinal tract - it stimulates the production of bile and gastric juice.
Valerian is often recommended for high blood pressure.
Valerian is sown early in the spring or in July. In the first case, the rhizome crop can be harvested already in the fall, in the second - the next year. It is not necessary to close the seeds into the ground, it is enough to sprinkle them with a thin layer of humus and make sure that the soil is moist.
St. John's wort
For pain in muscles or joints, a warming compress is made from the tincture of St. John's wort. A decoction of this plant is added to water for bathing babies - it has an antimicrobial effect. When administered, St. John's wort has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular and digestive systems.
With infectious diseases of the gums and larynx, they rinse their mouth to relieve inflammation and slow down the development of the disease. Effective in the treatment of purulent wounds.
In the country, St. John's wort is planted with seeds. After emergence, weeds are removed, the soil is loosened, and, if necessary, watered. Collect it in the second year after planting.
Any plant has its contraindications. Be sure to consult your doctor before starting treatment for any of the listed herbs.
