Kitchen Garden

EASY MEDICINAL HERBS for small gardens

MEDICINAL HERBS

Many edible plants in the kitchen garden can also have health benefits for the family! Here are some suggestions for ways to use these plants for promoting health. In this article, I focus on three plant families and the herbal actions they are likely to offer, plus some easy ways to preserve and use these helpful plants for common ailments.

RASPBERRY (RUBUS IDAEUS) FOR A SORE THROAT

The cultivated raspberry is one of the many thousands of species in the or rose family. Known for its fruit and ornamental trees, the rose family also providdes herbaceous plants such as

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