Goldenseal
Common Name: Goldenseal Latin Name: Hydrastis canadensis Annual/Perennial: Perennial Sun/Shade: Shade Height/Width: 6-24 inches Bloom Time: Root is harvested after 4-5 years, in the fall Zone: 4-7 Parts ...
Category: Medicinal Herbs
Information for growing and using medicinal herbs and making your own home remedies for use in an emergency.
Wintergreen
Common Name: Wintergreen Latin Name: Gaultheria procumbens Annual/Perennial: Perennial Sun/Shade: shade Height/Width: low growing ground cover, 8-10 inches Bloom Time: berries late fall into winter Zone: 3-7 Parts ...
Ashwaghanda
Common Name: Ashwaghanda or Winter Cherry or Withania or Indian Ginsing Latin Name: Withania somnifera Annual/Perennial: can be grown as an annual Sun/Shade: Sun, dry soil Height/Width: 3 ...
Lemon Balm
Common Name: Lemon Balm or Balm or Melissa Latin Name: Melissa officinalis Annual/Perennial: Perennial Sun/Shade: Shade to part Sun Height/Width: 2 feet Bloom Time: harvest early summer to ...
Sage
Common Name: Sage or Meadow Sage Latin Name: Salvia officinalis Annual/Perennial: Perennial, can be grown as an annual Sun/Shade: Sun Height/Width: 2-4 feet Bloom Time: Gather in June ...
Comfrey
Common Name: Comfrey or Knitbone Latin Name: Symphytum officinalis Annual/Perennial: Perennial Sun/Shade: Full Sun Height/Width: 2-3 feet tall Bloom Time: Summer and Fall Zone: 4-8 Parts of Plant ...
Boneset
Common Name: Boneset or Indian Sage Latin Name: Eupatorium perfoliatum Annual/Perennial: Perennial Sun/Shade: Sun Height/Width: 1-5 feet Bloom Time: Summer Zone: 4-9 Parts of Plant Used: Flower, Leaves ...
Astragalus Root
Common Name: Astragalus Root – Huang qi Latin Name: Astragalus membranaceus Annual/Perennial: Perennial Sun/Shade: Sun Height/Width: 4 feet Bloom Time: Harvest root in the fall of 4-7 year ...
Yarrow
Common Name: Yarrow and Lady’s Mantle Latin Name: Achillea millefolium Annual/Perennial: Perennial Sun/Shade: Sun Height/Width: 1-3 feet Bloom Time: Summer Zone: 4-8 Parts of Plant Used: Stem, Leaves ...
Tulsi
Common Name: Tulsi Latin Name: Ocimum tenuiflorum Annual/Perennial: Annual Sun/Shade: Sun Height/Width: 24 inches Bloom Time: Summer Zone: 10-12 Parts of Plant Used: Leaves, Flowers, seeds Medicinal Benefits: ...
