"The only thing worse than using lavender is not using lavender."

One of the most unquestionably popular floral herbs available – we're talking prom queen popular! – is lavender. Unlike the prom queen stereotype, however, lavender is both beauty AND brains – or, more accurately, curative benefits. This lovely-smelling plant is best known for its calming effects, but it is also thought to be capable of boosting your immune system, improving your circulation, healing your acne and blasting your fat. So how is that for a small, pretty little plant?

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Healing Herbs: Lavender

How to Use Medicinal Herbs: Lavender

Does Your Caraway Taste a Little Bitter?

Belonging to the extensive family of "tastes like licorice" plants, caraway is an herb that people either love or hate in terms of flavor. Regardless of whether or not it meets your high taste bud standards, this amazing plant is good for you! A really good source of vitamins like A, C, and B complex – not to mention all of the fiber, volatile oils, and minerals – this plant has long been used to treat everything from gastric issues to female complaints, asthma to earaches.

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Healing Herbs: Caraway

How to Use Medicinal Herbs: Caraway

Your Apothecary Smells Like a Kitchen: Basil!

Although basil is a pretty common kitchen herb, what most people don't realize is that it is also an incredibly potent medicinal plant. No one is absolutely certain of this plant's origins; however, as far as squabbling for rights goes, India is winning! Even though India may have claimed parenthood of this plant, the rest of the world has adopted it, and it is now used in numerous regions to help treat kidney and heart conditions, oral and skin infections, and common illnesses like that cold.

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Healing Herbs: Basil

How to Use Medicinal Herbs: Basil

Alfalfa? Isn't That Horse Food 'er Sumthin'?

All right, so maybe alfalfa is a pretty common form of horse fodder – and yes, everyone knows it. However, this marvelous little plant is also an incredibly potent medicinal herb. Packed to the brim with nutrients like chlorophyll, vitamins A and K, protein, and a handful of minerals, this healing herb has long been a favorite among herbalists. It is frequently used to treat digestive and joint ailments, lung and skin conditions. It can be found, surprisingly, in pill form supplements, but may also be made into teas or placed into a number of recipes.

For more details on the marvelous alfalfa plant and information on how to use it, give these articles a look:

Healing Herbs: Alfalfa

How to Use Medicinal Herbs: Alfalfa