Homesteaders who are trying to embrace alternative medicine are learning how to grow plants for a medical healing salve garden. What is a natural remedy salve ? A salve is a medical ointment infused with different plants that have healing properties to soothe the surface of the body.

Here are just a few plants suggestions and what they can be used to cure or prevent each ailment:

Goldenseal: (antiseptic and antibiotic) heals:

• infections,

• minor cuts

• scrapes,

• chapped skin

• skin irritation

COMFREY:

• minor cuts

• scrapes

• bruises

• dry skin

• deeply lubricating

• joint and muscle pain

• arthritis pain

EUCALYPTUS:

• congestion

• bronchitis

• asthma

• muscle pain

LAVENDER:

• dry chapped skin

• sleeplessness

• burns

• skin repair and speeds up healing time

• drawing salve for thorns and slivers

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CHAMOMILE: ( anti-inflammatory and antiseptic)

• itch relief

• hemorrhoids

• wounds

• muscle relaxing

• eczema

• sunburn

CHICKWEED:

• itchy skin

• bug bites

• stings

• chicken pox

• measles

• rashes

• dry skin

CALENDULA (pot marigold):

• skin healing

• prevent wrinkles

• scarring

ARNICA:

• pain reliever

• muscle ache

• joint pain

• tension

• headaches

LEMON BALM:

• cold sores

• digestive problems

• upset stomach

• Bloating

• intestinal gas

• vomiting

• colic

• menstrual cramps

• headache

• toothache

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