When you have headaches, what do you usually take? A paracetamol usually does the trick, right?
How about if you have cold, cough or fever? Your mother will probably give you some medicine bought from the nearby drugstore.
But do you know that the cure for some common health problems that you experience can be found right in your kitchen or garden?
Many plants that you can find in your kitchen or backyard can be used to heal common illnesses. These plants are called medicinal or herbal plants. The most ingredients used in making commercial medicines actually come from plants.
Some of us have already been using medicinal plants since early times. Then as the technology grows the government actually promoted effective alternatives to commercial medicines.
There are some medicinal plants that you can easily find around your house or your garden. Remember, though that like other forms of medicine plants you should never take medicinal plants without the guidance of parents and older person than you.
Here are the samples of the plants you can use as medicinal plants:
* Garlic- Crushed cloves can be applied to headaches, toothaches, arthritis, rheumatism and insect bites. Juice from freshly crushed garlic can be used for colds, cough, sore throat, hoarseness, asthma and bronchitis.
* Carrot- For cough, roots are boiled in milk and the milk is to be drunk. Root poultice can be also be applied tot he chest.For burns and wounds, apply grated carrots.
* Ginger- Juice from the fresh ginger can be applied on cuts and wounds. Drink boiled ginger extracts to relieve sore throat, hoarseness and cough. This could also aid digestion. For headaches and toothaches,ginger poultice can be applied.
These are only few examples of common medicinal plants found in your country. They’re effective, cheaper and all natural. So you won’t be afraid of the common side effects. Some of these plants were tried and tested by me personally that’s why I can tell you that you can try this.
