Medicinal Qualities of Organic Culinary Plants
(Sarah is an independently trained student of herbology, has taught community classes on wild food/medicine ID, herbal home health, and herbal crafts in north central VT for over ten years. She is trained as a doula and has collectively facilitated and taught at an herbal summer camp for kids for the last 9 years. She works in sales at HMS and runs the donation program, encouraging the food security movement with our donated seeds.)
Are you already growing a kitchen herb garden to spice up your meals with freshly grown flavor? Have you ever been interested in making your own medicine, or easy and safe home remedies you can make in your own kitchen? Tired of the high cost of health care or not getting the care you require? Grow your own medicine!!* You may be amazed at the helpful and healing qualities of the plants you are familiar with for seasoning and spicing up your meals. Read on about the different ways to use some of our easy to grow popular culinary plants.
Things to note regarding terms in this article:
- Aerial parts means leaf, flower and stems above the ground
- To make tea: 1 tsp herb per 8oz of boiled water, steeped for 3-5 minutes, uncovered.
- To make an infusion: 4 Tbsp of herb per quart of boiled water steep for 20 minutes, covered.
- Use the aerial parts.
- Take as a tea or infusion and of course, in a paste (pesto).
- Use the aerial parts or seeds.
- Take as a tea or infusion or you can chew on the seeds (not for small children).
- Take as a tea or infusion or you can chew on the seeds. Use the seeds.
- Use the aerial parts. Taken as a tea or infusion.
- Use the aerial parts.
- Take as a tea or infusion.
- Use the aerial parts and seeds.
- Eat fresh and take as a tea or infusion.
- Use the aerial parts.
- Take as an infusion.
- Use the aerial parts.
- Taken as a tea or infusion, and as a steam.
- Use the Fruits.
- Eaten in foods, or added to tea or in capsules.
- Use the Cloves. Eaten raw or pickled with or without other food.
- Use the Milky oat heads. Taken as a tea or infusion.
- Use the Flowers. Taken as a tea or infusion.
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