Friday, 3 April 2009

A Pharmacy in your Garden

To follow on from the requirement to identify 5 ingredients or raw materials for our presentation letter, below is a brief list of every day ingredients that have been traditionally used in medicine.

  • Eucalyptus leaves - soothing, anaesthetic
  • Honey - Soothing, antiseptic
  • Ginger - Traditional remedy for nausea, decongestant
  • Marshmallow plant (roots) - for coughs
  • Valerian - Mild sedative
  • Lavender - Mild sedative
  • Lemon Balm - Calming, soothing
  • ChiliPepper- various effect depending on strength (refer to Maria's earlier post)
  • Cloves - Antiseptic
  • Elderflower - for sore throats & pain relief
  • Honeysuckle - Antibiotic (thanks Sarah!)

Alex Bradshaw
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2 comments:

  1. Sarah9 April 2009 at 17:46

    did you know honeysuckle is a potent natural anti biotic, used widely by chinese doctors? great post, much to build on this theme.

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  2. Kate10 April 2009 at 22:00

    No idea, that's a great piece of info! Thanks!

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