What to grow now?

[Ferret]

I'm planning my planting for next year and one thing I am determined to do is have a medicinal garden. I'm married to that rare breed - a medic who is interested in herbal medicine. Much of our modern medicine cabinet owes its existence to herbal medicine and if and when THSHTF I don't want the battle to be lost for the lack of a horse.

Where do I start - what would you consider to be essential plants, and good to have plants? We already have most culinary herbs, comfrey, feverfew and have access to a large number of wild plants.

[Wildman]

research the medicinal benefits of cannabis, you'll be surprised. also check out my thread in food production called pioneering outdoor natural hydroponics. hope it helps

[SealDriver]

(7 December 2012, 00:30)Ferret Wrote: I'm planning my planting for next year and one thing I am determined to do is have a medicinal garden. I'm married to that rare breed - a medic who is interested in herbal medicine. Much of our modern medicine cabinet owes its existence to herbal medicine and if and when THSHTF I don't want the battle to be lost for the lack of a horse.

Where do I start - what would you consider to be essential plants, and good to have plants? We already have most culinary herbs, comfrey, feverfew and have access to a large number of wild plants.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerian_(herb) This is a oldie but goodie!

[ObongoPox]

Plenty of good online info on allantoin extraction from Comfrey which I see you have.Allantoin is a cell proliferant and speeds repair of damaged tissue.Valerian I see as a weed where I am and in damp,forest rides.Good sedative.Agroforestry Research Trust is a good source of seeds and plants.Their perennial vegetables are good.

[Skean Dhude]

Got any links?

[SealDriver]

Here's one for Comfrey......as O.D. mentioned, very good, I use it in a mineral oil base to soothe swellings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfrey

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And this is another interesting article. http://www.kew.org/science-research-data...plants.htm

I'm looking at doing something similar Ferret but I will also be including dye producing plants.

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(8 December 2012, 12:53)SealDriver Wrote: Here's one for Comfrey......as O.D. mentioned, very good, I use it in a mineral oil base to soothe swellings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfrey

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And this is another interesting article. http://www.kew.org/science-research-data...plants.htm

I'm looking at doing something similar Ferret but I will also be including dye producing plants.

*Sorry I meant ObongoPox

[T-oddity]

I'm slowly turning my front garden into a herb garden, for both culanary and medicinal, at the moment there is mint, lemon balm, chive, dill, fennel, parsley, rosemarry and thyme.
All these grow well in our climate, some like mint and lemon balm will take over your garden if you are not carefull.
I recently got hold of a copy of James Wong's "Grow your own drugs" based on his TV series it has a list of top 100 plants in the book, most of which grow wild in the UK anyway.

[SealDriver]

Another good series was 'The Food Doctors', just by eating more healthy foods they proved that many common illnesses could be cured.

[ObongoPox]

(8 December 2012, 12:41)Skean Dhude Wrote: Got any links?

Apologies SD,but 'links' aren't currently included my(very) limited repertoire of computer know-how...