medicinal herbs
Nature's pharmacy stock
Medicinal herbs are plants used for their therapeutic properties—to treat illness, relieve symptoms, or promote health.
The term covers everything from chamomile tea for sleep to echinacea for colds to cannabis for pain.
Some have documented efficacy; others rely on folk tradition.
She grows medicinal herbs in her garden.
Herbal medicine predates modern pharmaceuticals and remains widespread globally.
- mintAromatic culinary herb
- herbal teaSteeped plant infusion
- herbal remediesPlant-based medicinal preparations
- folk remedyTraditional unofficial medical treatment
- old wives' taleUnfounded traditional belief
anti-inflammatory · echinacea · tincture · natural cure · antioxidant · poultice · chamomile · Ayurveda · alkaloids · essential oils · decoction · ginseng · apothecary · lavender · tea blend · infusion · flavonoids · ethnobotany
- home remedieshoney, lemon, ginger, garlic, turmeric
- homesteadinghomesteading, self-sufficiency, off-grid living, off-grid, chicken coop
- plant productslumber, cotton fiber, fiber, starch, cellulose
- ethnobotanyayahuasca, peyote, coca, coca leaf, cannabis
- folk medicineherbalism, herbal remedies, folk healer, herbalist, healer
- Healing Herbschamomile, comfrey, echinacea, feverfew, valerian
medicinal herbssynthetic drugs
Artificially created psychoactive compounds
chemical compounds · prescription medications · industrial chemicals · over-the-counter drugs
medicinal herbspoisons
Harmful ingested substances
toxins · poisonous plants · toxic substances · deadly nightshade · hemlock