The earliest historical records of herbs are found from the Sumerian civilization, where hundreds of medicinal plants including opium & basil are listed on clay tablets. The Ebers Papyrus from ancient Egypt describes over 850 plant medicines. The Greek physician Dioscorides documented over 1000 recipes for medicines using over 600 medicinal plants in De Materia Medica, a text still used today by herbalists. Many plants that we cook with, like rosemary & sage & chilli peppers also have medicinal uses, so don’t forget to include them when building yourself a medicinal garden.

While we feel comfortable sharing these specific plant types with customers so they can grow them themselves we do suggest you reach out to a trained herbalist if you are hoping to treat a specific medical issue using plants.