HERB Gardening - A New Way To Both Health And Wealth

Online, December 5, 2010 (Newswire.com) - HERB GARDENING - A NEW WAY TO BOTH HEALTH AND WEALTH
An Important Insight on Improving Health and a Potential of Earning Money by Growing Herbal Plants

With the medical Science showing certain limitations and allopathic medicines showing side effects, the researchers are now looking at gardening with herbs that are already available in nature to help in not only maintaining good physical and mental well-being, but also healing some of the diseases. Researchers have also figured out a variety of herbs, which taken in their fresh or dried form can not only improve the taste of the food or beverages like tea or coffee, but also cure many medical conditions.

On a general scale, gardening with herbs can be classified into culinary herbs, aromatic herbs, ornamental herbs and medicinal herbs. However, since many of the herbal plants possess multiple characteristics, they can be categorized into one or more of these classifications.

- Culinary Herbs - These are the most widely used herbs in normal cooking and they add a flavour and to an extent aroma to the food. While they may be annual, biennial or perennial, these herbs have tender roots or ripe seeds. Typical examples of these herbs include mint, cumin, parsley and many more.
- Aromatic herbs - While these herbs have a major overlap with the culinary herbs in terms of adding aroma, these are also very useful in making perfumes or incense sticks. Typical examples of these herbs include marjoram, lovage, rosemary and basil.
- Ornamental herbs - These plants are decorative owing to their beautiful shapes and leaf structures and can be used as excellent balcony plants. Not only do they beautify the area, but also some of these have excellent medical properties and this adds additional value. Valerian, Borage, Chicory, mint lavender and thyme are some of the many ornamental herbs that also provide ornamental benefits.
- Medicinal Herbs - This final category sums up all the herbal plants that have been used since time immemorial by ancient Indians in form of Ayurveda and the Chinese for their herbal treatments. Marshmallow, turmeric and many such herbs are some of the commonly used herbs for their medicinal properties.

While most of these drugs are available in the market, getting some of these herbs in their freshest form is difficult. Moreover, with the advances in agriculture, it is now possible to grow a variety of these herbal plants in the gardens of one's home. There are many guides and references, in both online and offline forms that provide information about the various herbal plants, their medicinal properties and how to grow them.

Tony Stevens, the owner of the popular website Gardening With Herbs has explained on his site the different aspects of how to grow herbs in home-gardens. In fact, the website comes with a comprehensive report on the various types of herbs, the climatic conditions that are best suited to these drugs, the monetary aspects of growing and selling these drugs and a variety of cooking recipes, which allow the use of the homegrown herbs in the dietary preparations to improve health and well-being.