my herb garden

I have a Herb Garden about half/half from seeds from  https://strictlymedicinalseeds.com/  and from local sources of herb plants. I was looking for one specific plant and ran across the Strictly Medicinal Seeds web site and found not just that one seed, but a bunch of herb seeds, some of which I purchased and started growing. It is absolutely amazing how small some of the seeds are compared to the plants that they produce!

I'm just interested in learning what the herbs look like while growing, what their uses are, and in particular if they actually do have medicinal uses. What got me interested in the herbs was from reading the multiple Jean Auel books and seeing the many uses of plants from ancient times. Well, also from my mother growing Dill (YUK) for dill pickles, etc. and having Elderberries growing along a fence row (YUM), plus my mothers use of Sassafras Root for winter colds as a tea (again, YUK as not sugar in the tea)!!

My "herb garden" is 6 ft wide by 16 ft long with two rows of herbs and a walkway in the middle, so 18 herbs usually growing, but right now only 16 as I need to re-plant some seeds for a couple. My comfrey plant came back this year and is already 3 1/2 ft tall and blooming like crazy with bees all around it.

It is interesting that you see all of the cooking shows using fresh herbs and, me, I can't give the things away - or at least cuttings off of them. But, after growing last year I'm learning a bit more about which might be used medically vs. which are more commonly used in cooking. I'm still going to keep growing though and learning as I go.

Hey Jesse, glad to hear you have gotten into growing and learning about herbs. I got interested in them 40 years ago and am still learning new things about them all the time. There is nothing better than freshly harvested and cooked herbs from the garden or improving your health with a tea or syrup with ingredients you grew or gathered. I am certain that homemade elderberry syrup helped us get over a nasty respiratory infection that in retrospect I think may have been coronavirus a few months ago.
Those people around you who don't want the fresh herbs don't know what healthy goodness they are missing!

Oh! Hey, you just reminded me that I need to find my Sunshine Tea Jug and get busy making my summer batches of that instead of boiling it on the stove. I use three different kinds of tea brewed together and they are sweet enough together that I usually don't use anything except 1 small packet of Stevia IF I use anything to sweeten it further. I will try my mint as that usually puts a sweeter flavor into even just water.

I do make an Elderberry Syrup and take 1 or 2 Tablespoons of that nightly just before going to bed. I am also growing Elderberries and hopefully next year will have a good harvest. I don't expect too much from them this year as only a couple of them would produce much at all.

Jesse Glessner wrote:I'm just interested in learning what the herbs look like while growing, what their uses are, and in particular if they actually do have medicinal uses. What got me interested in the herbs was from reading the multiple Jean Auel books and seeing the many uses of plants from ancient times.

Which herbs are you interested in learning more about?

Right now I need to get some Yarrow seeds in the garden, but I still have to order those. IF I get them within a week to 1 1/2 weeks will that plant still have time to mature? ALSO, what exactly is Yarrow used for - medicinal, I'm sure, but also cooking. I wasn't very good at learning about some of the herbs before I actually put them into my garden.

Well, I backed up and actually ordered a packet of the Yarrow seeds.

I did find my large Dill and will plant those seeds today. So those are the two that I'm concerned about now. What is Dill good for other than for pickling?

Dill is really more versatile than most people realize.  I can be used in salads, beans, with meats and even bread!

Here is a thread where I asked how to use it.

It is in Montreal Steak Seasoning so it could be added to almost any seasoning mix.

https://permies.com/t/77299/kitchen/Foods-Dill-Seed

I have learned to really like adding it to baked chicken.

Jesse, Yarrow or Achillea Millefolium is internally used for all sort of stomach issues, menstruationproblems, it makes for better bloodcirculation. Externally for nosebleeds, hemorrhoids and bleeding wounds.

So if you've got hemorrhoids it's your lucky day! ;)

Herbs are great, since ten years, i try to get as many in my garden that will grow where i am. For biodiversity and to work preventive instead of wait for the illness to get so bad that i have to run to doctor and get anti-biotics prescribed.That's all they seem to do any way, just give you some horrible chemical which will kill the symptoms but does nothing to cure, as well you're going to get lots of side effects.
I will go to a doctor if i really need to, like when i had ear ache a few years ago, 4 cures of anti-biotics and it didn't work! My ear rings all the time, good job i  was mad already before the ringing started.

Herbs help your body cure itself and work preventive.
I've invested in a 600 page scientific book, saved me hundreds of moneys.
And it's a great way to help poor friends with advice and make people realize we are not as dependent on these greedy chemical monopolies, they have set up the world all over.

People's medicine for the win!

So, Hugo, what did you use for your Tinnitus that worked?
I also have constant high-pitched ringing in my ears and it drives me nuts sometimes.

In my case it's damaged. They don't know how to fix it as far as i'm aware. Many people live with it.
It can be high bloodpressure or insufficient bloodcirculation.
Garlic should help a bit, Ginkgo Biloba, Olive oil, Rosemary, Vinca and Scutellaria Laterifolia against insufficient bloodcirculation.
High bloodpressure Garlic,Cratae monogyna, hibiscus sabdariffa, Olea europeana, Pueraria lobata and Viscum Album according to my book.
But it's not in bold letters , meaning there is no sufficient scientific evidence it works. Which does not mean it won't work.
Best consult a herbalist doctor if there is one where you are Jesse, because some herbs have contra indications and interactions with regular medicine.
That's also why i invested in a good book, it's all in there. And i like they state, if you've got a serious problem always consult a doctor don't go and self doctor then.
With herbal medicine i find that medicine that works for some people doesn't have to work for someone else, same as in regular medicine. Everybody's body is different.

Mullein flower and garlic infused in olive oil is my go-to herbal solution for ear issues, but I am not sure if it works for tinnitus.