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The cultivation of medicinal herbs in a summer cottage is a fashionable novelty in gardening and a well-forgotten ancient tradition. We are talking about plants that require minimal maintenance and can bring health benefits and complement the landscape design with a spectacular accent.
1. Calendula officinalis
Bright orange and yellow flowers delight the eye from mid-June to autumn frosts. Calendula is grown by sowing seeds in open ground. The plant is annual but easily self-sowing – in the area where it once planted marigolds, flowers will germinate in the following years.
For medicinal purposes, recently blossoming inflorescences are collected. Dried raw materials are used for the preparation of infusions and tinctures, used both internally and externally.
2. Blooming Sally
A large (up to one and a half meters in height) perennial plant forms spectacular cluster inflorescences already in May and blooms until the end of summer. The color of the flowers is from white-pink to lilac and purple. When growing willow tea on the site, the most important thing is to limit its spontaneous distribution: to dig in slate sheets around the plot’s perimeter, regularly cut off the brushes before the seeds ripen.
Tea is made from fermented green leaves. Dried or fresh flowers are added if desired. The drink has a delicate taste and aroma, has a tonic, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory effect.
3. Blue St. John’s wort
A low shrub, in one place, can grow up to 10 years. It blooms from June to October with bright blue spike-shaped inflorescences.
The healing properties of the plant have been known since ancient times; it is mentioned in the works of Hippocrates and Dioscorides. For the preparation of infusions, dried inflorescences are used. In addition, thanks to its expectorant and anti-inflammatory properties, it helps with lung diseases.
4. Peppermint
Islets of decorative greenery, discreet pale purple spikelets of flowers, and a delicate menthol aroma are mint. The plant is perennial. It feels great in partial shade, under the openwork crowns of trees.
Mint tea has a calming, tonic effect, helps with headaches.
5. Oregano
A fragrant perennial herb with a creeping root grows easily, prefers illuminated areas, but tolerates partial shade. Small lilac or purple flowers, collected in paniculate inflorescences, appear from mid-June to autumn.
Oregano is known as a herb but also has medicinal properties. Expressed antibacterial and antiallergic (antihistamine) action.
6. Melissa
The delicate pink flowers of lemon balm hide in the axils of the leaves, but their aroma can attract pollinating bees to the garden. The plant is a wonderful honey plant. Prefers well-moisturized soil. It is shade-tolerant, but the content of nutrients in greenery decreases with a lack of sunlight.
Lemon balm tea acts as a mild sedative that helps with hypertension and stimulates the gastrointestinal tract’s motility.
7. Salvia officinalis
When sage blooms, the garden is filled with a wonderful scent that attracts bees and other pollinating insects. This creeping shrub prefers to grow in the sun, in a well-warmed place.
Sage-based preparations have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties.
8. Thyme
A low-growing (from 5 to 40 cm in height) shrub actively grows in breadth, creating a bright color spot in the garden. Purple inflorescences are collected at the tops of twigs, very fragrant.
In folk medicine, thyme is used in infusions and decoctions, which are prepared from both dry and fresh raw materials. Helps with bronchitis and lung infections, gastritis, digestive disorders.
9. Echinacea purpurea
Garden decoration – large purple-pink flowers, shaped like a daisy – appear in July and delight the eye until September. Echinacea is a wonderful honey plant. The plant is perennial, blooms for the first time in the second year after planting. The most valuable medicinal property of echinacea is its ability to boost immunity.
10. Levisticum Officinalis
A tall (up to one and a half meters) herbaceous plant forms an openwork bush with carved, bright green foliage. The flowers are yellow, collected in an umbrella. It grows in one place for many years, shade-tolerant.
Lovage is widely known as a spicy herb, but it also has pronounced healing properties: it relieves intestinal colic, improves digestion, and has a mild diuretic and choleretic effect.
Medicinal herbs decorate the site and allow you to turn to traditional medicine for ailments. Most of these plants are excellent honey plants that attract bees and thus increase the yield. The variety of herbs allows you to choose exactly those crops that are optimal for your garden.
However, despite all the beneficial properties of herbs, it is imperative to consult a specialist before using them for medicinal purposes!
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