Unani Remedies, Chinese Remedies and Traditional Remedies Can All Be Grown in Your Garden

If you had the inclination and the available garden area, planting an herb garden for medicinal purposes would be a great use of garden space. The plants you would grow would be used in herbal remedies like Unani remedies, Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine and traditional remedies. There would be a trial and error period in which you would find out what plants do well in your part of the world but eventually you would have a beautiful, useful garden full of living things that would help you and others along the path of health.

Herbs for Women

Dong Quai is a Chinese herb that is the most important herb used in China for women. Black Cohosh is another herb used for relief of some of the symptoms of menopause. Hot flashes, vaginal dryness and not being able to sleep at night are some of the symptoms that are helped with Black Cohosh. Chasteberry has been used for hundreds of years to help with premenstrual syndrome, dysmenorrhea and for those women who do not menstruate at all. Red Clover has also been used to support women because it seems to act like estrogen on the body.

Herbs for Men

Men can also benefit from using medicinal herbs from your garden. Panax Ginseng is one of the most common herbs used to increase fertility in men. Another herb called Astragalus has also been used to help with male fertility. Prostate issues are treated with Pygeum that decreases inflammation and increases the overall health of the prostate. Ginseng and Ginkgo are used to treat erectile dysfunction. An herb that is known as horny goat weed is commonly used to raise the levels of testosterone in males. Horny goat weed also increases thyroid function which is very important to overall body function.

Basic Herbs for Your Garden

If you want just the basic herbs in your herb garden start with garlic. Garlic is one of the most useful herbs you could plant. It combats bacteria, parasites and viruses. It is a powerful herb for the respiratory system, digestive system and it can help get rid of worms on the skin. Chamomile is another good herb for your digestive system, it will help calm tummies down when used as a tea. Echinacea is an herb that supports the immune system and is well worth your time and effort in the garden. These are only a handful of the herbs that you could include in your garden for traditional remedies, Chinese remedies and Unani remedies.