This page is designed to give you information on Herbal remedies that can be used at home from herbs grown in your garden.
But it must be remembered that herbal medicine treats the person and not the symptoms. Symptoms should not be suppressed as this does not bring about healing, but instead drives the disease deeper into the body. Symptoms are our bodys way of telling us that there is some imbalance, abit like an early warning sign. If these signs are ignored or worse; suppressed, then more chronic diseases can occur.
We need to learn to listen to what our bodys are trying to convey to us. In this way we can learn that how what we eat, how we feel and how our current lifestyle can affect our health.
Healing starts from within, so Herbal medicine is used internally to support these healing processes. Occasionally topical treatment is required to give some relief or to aid healing of tissue.
Bearing this in mind, here are some home remedies:

Insect bites and Stings:
Red Clover ( Trifolium pratense ), crush the flowers and apply directly to the sting or bite.
Plantain ( Plantago major ), apply fresh leaves to bee stings, as a poultice.
Basil ( Ocimum basilicum ), rub fresh leaves on insect bites to reduce irriatation. Avoid in pregnancy.

Burns and skin inflammations:
Cleavers ( Galium aparine ), using aerial parts make a compress by soaking a pad in the infusion and apply to burns, grazes and inflammations of the skin.
Aloe vera, a very handy plant to have around the house. Split the leaves in half and apply gel to burns, insect bites and fungal infections.
St. John's wort ( Hypericum perforatum ) , use the infused oil on burns, muscle or joint inflammations, especially nerve pain like sciatica. To make the oil; harvest the flowering tops in the summer. Then fill a jar with them and completely cover with olive oil. Leave on a sunny windowsill for two to three weeks. Pour mixture through a muslin bag. Start the process all over again with fresh flowering  tops, using the newly pressed oil. Strain and store.

Sprains and Strains:
Elevate limb, apply a cold compress of; distilled witch hazel ( Hamamelis virginiana ), comfrey leaves ( Symphytum off ), directly onto skin, then bind with cabbage leaf (Brassica oleracea ).

Brusing:
Marshmallow leaves ( Althea off ), pulped and applied to area, then wet bandage with Arnica, if the skin is unbroken, or Calendula if the skin is broken, and wrap from below injury to above it.

Nose bleeds:
Yarrow leaves ( Achillea millefolium ) crushed abit and inserted up nostril. Always learn patient's head forward and applying a cold compress on the back and sides of the head  can help.