← Medicinal and culinary herbs
H16-03 · Module 3 of 7 · Pages: 21 · Worksheets: 6
Medicinal herbs: 20 plants for the home medicine chest
Twenty plants from the garden, meadow and hedgerow: how to recognise them, when to pick them, what they are traditionally used for and who must not take them
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In short
- Herbal tea is support for mild complaints, not a substitute for a doctor. What is described is traditional use, not treatment.
- Pregnant and breastfeeding women, children under 4 and anyone on regular medication ask a doctor or pharmacist before taking a medicinal tea.
- St John's wort changes how many medicines work (the pill, warfarin, antidepressants) and makes skin sensitive to sun.
- Comfrey and coltsfoot are never taken internally: pyrrolizidine alkaloids damage the liver. Comfrey only on the skin, briefly.
- Drink a medicinal tea for 1–2 weeks, then take a break. If a complaint does not improve within 3–5 days, see a doctor.
What's inside
Chapters
- The home herbal medicine chest: what it is and what it is not
- Who must ask first: pregnancy, children, medicines
- Cards: garden herbs
- Cards: meadows and field edges
- Cards: trees and shrubs
- Comfrey: only on the skin, and briefly
- How much and for how long
- When herbal tea is not enough
- What to keep in the home medicine chest
- Common mistakes
- Printable checklist
Worksheets
- Medicine chest stock calculator
- Medicine chest harvest calendar
- Usage log
- Household medicines and herbs
- Medicine chest bed plan
- Jar labels
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