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GROWING HEALTH-GIVING HERBS GIVES YOU A PRETTY GARDEN AND NATURAL REMEDIES

Words: REBECCA FRANK

When you’re choosing herbs to grow, look beyond their culinary pleasures to their health benefits and you’ll soon have a garden of homegrown natural remedies. Easy to cultivate and store, medicinal herbs have multiple uses, from tinctures and teas to skin compresses and sleep aids. And what could be more satisfying than treating a cough, headache or upset stomach with a herbal remedy harvested from your own garden? Chamomile Good for: Sleep problems, anxiety, stress, upset stomach, skin conditions. This pretty herb, with its calming and soothing properties and apple-like scent, has been used for centuries to help combat stress, insomnia and anxiety. It can also be used in poultices to soothe itchy skin and conditions such as eczema. Growing: Plant chamomile in early summer. It needs well-drained soil and a sunny position…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2022

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