Herbs
Herbs are nature’s medicine. They’re everywhere. More than likely, you have some in your backyard or neighborhood. If not, you can grow your own—even in your kitchen—or buy them inexpensively.
See also Medicinal Cooking.
A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs
Of Eastern and Central North America [book]
Herbal news and information
29 of the most commonly used herbs in the U.S.
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West
Includes full color photographs of every plant in the book [book]
Online source of organic herbs
Compendium Of natural remedies from the world’s foremost authority on healing herbs [book]
For health and food – from GardenGuides.com
All-encompassing website with a huge amount of information
Magazine with lots of online articles and information
Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants
in wild (and not so wild) places [book]
Instructions for making an herbal tincture. Use same method for other herbs.
Bulk organic herbs and spices, essential oils, tea, containers and other items for health and cooking
Herbs, remedies, medicines and supplements
Scientific Validation of Herbal Medicine
How to remedy and prevent disease with herbs, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients.
Stalking the Healthful Herbs, by Euell Gibbons
By Euell Gibbons, author of Stalking the Wild Asparagus [book]
Herbal Remedies
A few all-purpose, anti-bacterial, anti-viral remedies should be of use. These recipes are claimed to fit that need.
Legend has it that a group of four thieves looted jewelry and other valuables from countless victims (some of whom they dispatched themselves) of the Great Plague in Europe, and that they never got the bubonic plague themselves due to a secret compound that they rubbed on their bodies. This site gives four different recipes for this legendary preventative medicine
Master Tonic – A Natural Antibiotic
Here’s another all-purpose treatment. It’s Dr. Richard Schulze’s adaption of Dr. John Christopher’s original anti-plague tonic
Elderberry
Elderberry extract is alleged to be an extremely effective remedy for Influenza. It contains a similar healing compound (Anthrocyanin) that is found in red wine grapes and is also beneficial for hypertension and several other common conditions of modern living.
Commercial site of the manufacturer of Sambucol, a popular herbal medicine for influenza symptoms.
Make Your Own Herbal Tinctures
Make your own from any fresh herb
