Medicinal Herbs To Grow, Harvest & How to Use Them

7. Elecampane

Elecampane is a great herb for bronchial issues. If you’re prone to consistent bronchial infections, this would be a fantastic medicinal herb to grow in your garden.

You also harvest the roots of this plant, so it’s best to allow it to become well established.

Medicinal Uses for Elecampane

  • Colds/Flu
  • Chest/lung congestion

 

8. Sage

Sage is a lovely culinary herb and is also wonderful for a wide variety of ailments. Perhaps one of the best medicinal benefits is its oral uses. If you have a toothache, a cold sore or a sore throat, you can pick a few leaves and chew them up, then place them near the affected area.

Generally, you just use the leaves of sage.

Medicinal Uses for Sage

  • Mouth/Throat issues (cold sore, sore throat, tooth ache)
  • Tooth whitening
  • Correcting menopause issues
  • Enhances brain fuction