Herbal Medicine

You can learn about herbs from books and formal schooling, of course, and there are many websites with fantastic information. Two of my favorite herbal websites are Herbal Remedies Info- check out the herb and vitamin wall charts for sale on the site as these are beautiful and excellent for reference- and LearningHerbs.com. Another way to become familiar with herbs is to learn about the common ones (a.k.a. the wild plants) that thrive where you live. While many people see these as weeds and expend lots of energy trying to eradicate them, wild plants are some of the most potent herbal remedies and health-enhancing foods that exist.

Wild plants can make wonderful additions to your daily diet, and simple herbal preparations made from them, such as herbal infusions and herbal vinegars, are extremely nourishing tonics and home remedies. Once you begin to see common herbs such as dandelion, red clover, and nettles with fresh eyes, not as weeds but as health allies, your whole life will change.

Of course you could also plant your own organic herb garden. Keeping an organic herb garden can be a fun and extremely rewarding endeavor, as you will be growing herbs from which you will eventually make your own herbal medicines.

Herbs work very well for many common health complaints such as problems with digestion. One of my favorite herbal remedies for this is herbal bitters.

If you would like to do some further study about herbs and the numerous ways in which they can help you, here are some of my favorite books about herbal medicine.