The great wilderness is filled with many common medicinal plants that are easy to find, easy to use, and highly beneficial. Try these plants to relieve the symptoms of many everyday ailments. You’ll be surprised what great remedies nature has to offer. Here is just a sampling of these powerful and effective plants.
1. Lavender
Most people know lavender for its wonderful, calming fragrance, but lavender is also great for relieving numerous skin irritations. Use lavender for burns and to reduce the swelling of the irritated skin. Apply lavender topically to relieve irritation from all types of bug bites. It’s also been known to improve blood circulation and treat many respiratory problems.
2. Lemon Balm
Can’t sleep? Try lemon balm. It’s one of the common medicinal plants that is great for promoting relaxation, calming nerves, and reducing stress and anxiety. Lemon balm is also great for treating cold sores. It has a mild, lemon flavor that’s not quite as strong as the citrus fruit. So adding it to tea is ideal.
3. Blackberries
The enormous amount of antioxidants in blackberries are great for anti-aging, reducing inflammation, and even reducing the risk of various cancers. Blackberries are also known to help with age related memory loss, reducing menstrual cramps, and relieving the symptoms of PMS.
4. Comfrey
Comfrey is one of the common medicinal plants that are high in vitamin C and calcium. It’s known for promoting the healing of bruises, wounds, joint inflammation, and even broken bones. Use comfrey in tea to relieve upset stomach, ulcers, diarrhea, and heavy menstrual periods.
5. Dandelion
Dandelion is a pretty common medicinal plant that can be used for digestion as it is proven to stimulate the gall bladder and the liver. It can be used as a diuretic too. The dried leaves can be added to hot water to make a medicinal tea. Surprisingly, dandelion is native to Europe but grows just about everywhere, so it’s very easy to find all over North America if you just look for the brightly colored blooms.
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