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5 High Yielding Herbs for Your Medicinal Garden

These 5 medicinal herbs are easy to grow and their harvests will be enough to fill your apothecary after one growing season.
open book on a table with tea and potted plant.

Herbal Actions Glossary for Herbalists

Herbal actions describe the medicinal effects plants have on our bodies. This post includes a glossary of common herbal actions.
Yarrow flowers

What are Anti-Inflammatories?

Anti-inflammatory is an herbal action term used to describe plants that help reduce and soothe inflammation.
california poppy flowers - nervines, analgesics

What are Analgesics?

Analgesic is an herbal action term used to describe plants that help reduce pain. Some analgesic herbs reduce inflammation.
chamomile flowers- nervines, anti-inflammatory

What are Nervines?

Nervine is an herbal action term used to describe plants that support the nervous system. Nervines can be relaxing or stimulating.
nettle

What Are Alteratives?

Alterative is an herbal action term for plants that help nourish and detoxify the body. Alteratives are often called blood cleansers.
Dried astragalus root

What Are Adaptogens?

Adaptogen is an herbal action term for plants that help the body handle stress, anxiety, and fatigue. They are tonic herbs for vitality.

ABOUT ME

Hello and welcome! My name is Kate and I am an herbalist and backyard farmer. If you are a beginner herbalist or just looking for information on plants, I write about gardening, natural remedies, and herbalism.

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