List of Useful Herbs You Can Grow for Good Health, Good Food and Good Profit – Useful herbs are now increasingly being used for culinary purposes as well as for their medicinal benefits. Some make excellent tea and many also used in beauty products.
Growing useful herbs can be rewarding. More so, if they are grown organically. It will entice health conscious individuals. Smart entrepinoy can grow useful herbs commercially so that it can be made available for sale to the general public at a reasonable price, or processed it into value-added products.
List of Useful Herbs for Good Health, Good Food and Good Profit
1. Goto Kola – Scientifically name Centella asiatica, goto kola is a stemless herb with roundish, heart-shaped leaves. The extract from Centella asiatica is made into a popular juice drink in Thailand. It is considered a health tonic. It claimed to have cured some serious ailments such as arthritis.
2. Stevia – Its fresh leaves are sweet and are a delight to chew. The leaves could be used to sweeten coffee or tea. This is good for people on the diet because it contain no calories. The leaves can be dried and used in drinks, preserves, breads and diet foods. It is also considered a very good tonic with lots of health benefits.
3. Lavender – There are many kinds of lavender which are prized for their soothing perfume. The well-known are English lavender also known as the true lavender and French lavender. Their dried flowers, cut stalks and leaves are used in lavender bags and potpourri. Tea is also made from the flowers and leaves and is claimed to be effective against headaches and insomnia.
4. Basil – Basil is a favorite culinary herb that imparts special flavor to various dishes of fish, vegetables, chicken and egg. It is also used to make special basil vinegar. Well-known varieties of basil are Sweet Basil, Greek Basil, Licorice Basil and Lemon Basil.
5. Mints – Well-known mints are Apple Mint, Eaude-Cologne Mint, Pennyroyal Mint, Peppermint, Chocolate Mint, Japanese Menthol Mint and Vietnamese Mint. They are used to add flavor to a lot of meat dishes, salads, cakes, drinks and jellies. Crushed leaves are also rubbed on the skin to repel mosquitoes. When planted beside other plants, like roses, they are said to drive away aphids that attack the roses.
6. Geranium – This is better known in the Philippines as Malvarosa and is prized for its delightful smell. Well-known varieties of geranium are Rose-Scented Geranium, Lemon-Scented Geranium, Peppermint Geranium, Coconut Geranium, Nutmeg Geranium, Apple-Scented Geranium, Lime-Scented Geranium, Orange Geranium, and Carrot Geranium. They come in different fragrances according to their name. They are used in fragrant sachet and potpourri, cakes and jellies.
Growing useful herbs can be a good source of additional income. The beauty of these herbs is that they can be grown in the home garden.
From time to time, this list will be updated for there are many useful herbs for culinary, wellness, medicinal and other purposes.