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Herbs for Health; Nature’s Medicine Cabinet

Herbs look beautiful in our gardens and add delightful flavor to our food, but they have a far more serious side as well. Herbs for health and healing have been used for centuries.
It is a well known fact that herbs played an important part in health care in China for over 5000 years and even today almost all drugs are based on herbs in that they are synthetic compounds made from natural substances.

There are some very common herbs being used for health purposes. One very well known herb that has a variety of uses in the kitchen, and does double duty as an herbal remedy is ginger root. It is known to calm nausea, and ginger has anti-inflammatory properties, and considered by many to ease the pain of arthritis.

Garlic

Garlic has also been used in cooking and prized for its medicinal properties as well. When it comes to herbs for health, the use of garlic dates back to the time of the Egyptian pyramids and in France during the plague, gravediggers used garlic mixed in wine in belief that it might protect them from the disease. Today garlic is used to help prevent heart disease, lower cholesterol and high blood pressure, and to improve the immune system. Garlic has antioxidant properties that help destroy free radicals that can cause cell damage and contribute to the aging process.

Aloe Vera

When it comes to herbs for health, an herb that many of us may have sitting on our window sill, that we might not think about is aloe vera, or aloe as it is commonly called. Aloe is a great plant to keep on hand. It is often used for minor cuts, scraps and burns. Simply snip off a fleshy leaf, scoop out the inner gel and apply it to the injury once or twice a day.” Aloe is an easy plant to grow and only needs to be watered when the surface soil is dry.

A Healthy Recipe

There are so many other herbs for health that are worth looking into. Chamomile, when used as a tea can calm the nerves as well as the stomach. Cranberries and cranberry juice can help prevent urinary tract infections. And one of the most popular herbal remedies is Echinacea used for the treatment of the common cold. Using herbs for health purposes can be as simple as using them in your diet on a daily basis and adding them to your favorite recipes, proving that staying healthy can be delicious!

By Holistic Health Editor