Gable any of the edible herbs can be used in tea or salad. Just do your research on the ones you are interested in and check that it is safe for you personally.

Coriander is really good for easing arthritis pain because it blocks the chemical that causes the pain. In other types of pain it helps by bringing blood to the area it is applied to. You can drink it as a tea as well. It is a good substitute for people who are sensitive to cayenne pepper which can burn the skin when applied topically.

August is back to school month for a lot of areas.
How can herbs help children learn, resist germs and relax after a hard day at school?
Share you picks for all of these back to school events.

For boosting the mind I'd choose bergamot
For protection against germs and visuals I'd choose lavender and lemon balm
For relaxing after a stressful day I'd choose lemon verbena

Barbados Cherry is not usually considered an herb (most people grow it as an ornamental), but the berries are considered an excellent source of vitamin C for health. Very cold winters are a limitation for growing the plant, but here mine have never died even though I'm in the hills and it freezes in the winter. It does die back a bit sometimes. The plant originally came from the caribbean, but can be grown where I live. I use this website sometimes because it's specific to my state.
http://www.foragingtexas.com/2...

Doomed to repeat, why?

I just intended to mention that lemon and orange oil are slightly phototoxic and if it's on the skin and you're in the sun, it can cause burns.

Gabe1982 said:

I heard somewhere that the orange and lemon oil shouldn't be used on the skin if you're going to be outside in the sun, as it can make the skin sensitive to sunlight and cause burns.

Hi there. This is very interesting. Can you tell us more about anti-inflammatory herbs that we can just put in a tea or eat the leaves in a salad or in a smoothie. When I was a kid, I used to make an oil for my mum (she has varicose veins). So, a friend of mine (who is into herbal medication) suggested the following mixture:
-80% baseoil (he recommended almond)
-20% other oils (three in total: lemon, orange and lavender oil....the citric ones work as cleaners...dunno what that means exactly and the lavender was the soothing one).

I used to rub this into her legs and it worked relatively well. It didnt cure her, but it helped easy the pain.

Just back from an essential oil presentation. Gabe, you may want to also add some oil of geranium and cypress to your concoction (per my notes these are good for varicose veins, rosacea, and water retention). Jojoba is another good carrier oil that is often used - one of the mixes suggested for skin issues was 80% jojoba, 15% borage or hazelnut, and 5% Vitamin E oils as the carrier, then 20 drops per ounce of whatever essential oil mix you come up with. I'm just starting with this and find it quite interesting. The presenter also suggests shaking your essential oil mixture and warming it with your hands before adding to your carrier oil mix. All fun to try out.

I was checking out herbs that had high amounts of Vitamin C in them after reading about making your own Vitamin C pills using herbs.
Some of the herbs I found I was expecting to see like Rose Hips and Dandelion but there are more herbs that have Vitamin C in them
Purslane
Violet
Lamb:s QuartersCommon Mallow
fire Weed
Wood Sorrel
White Pine (one of my favorites)

Then I went looking for herbs that help with cold/flue symptoms so I can mix up a remedy ahead of time
Here are the ones I found for that
Garlic
Onion
Ginger
Echinacea
Black Cherry
Elderberry
Forsythia leaves
Honeysuckle leaves
Arnica
Golden Seal
Lavnder
Mullein
Slippery Elm
Willow

I also was surprised not to see rose hips on that list!

When I was in Manila last August, I was having onset of bad cough and colds, I asked pharmacy for some medicine that will not induce my high blood pressure. I got prescribed an herbal medicine called Vitex negundo leaf. It was being sold already in capsule form. Locally it is called Lagundi leaf there. I tried it and it worked.
So I also bought Lagundi tea, just to be prepared for this coming winter season here.

Other things used there:
fresh oregano leaves for coughs
bittersweet melon -Mamordica charantia - leaves and the fruit - good to lower blood sugar; we call it locally in Manila as ampalaya. I bought ampalaya leaves, so I can take it as tea. The fruit is too bitter, but if you know how to cook it or if you can take the boiled juice, even better.
ginger - boil it and add some honey - good for coughs and colds too
calamondin juice with honey - it is also our line of defense against colds. Also for vitamin C

Barbados Cherry are usually thought of as an ornamental plant for warm climates, but the berries are extremely high in Vitamin C. I just brought in some from my Dwarf Barbados Cherry a few days ago and have been munching on them...nice!
http://fruitipedia.com/barbado...

For Northern climates Lingon berries are good source of Vitamin C.
I am going to try to grow some from seeds. (Vaccinum idaea )
Whenever I go to an IKEA store, I pick up Lingonberry jam.
And now I have found it at a Walmart near here.

No one uses rosemary for anything but cooking? My osteo arthritis stays low because I reduce acids in diet, and certain other foods that cause flares, - like caffeine.

I've heard that rosemary is good for high blood pressure.

I drink Rosemary in a tea with other herbs for hair growth and protection from thinning. Works well but I must causation you not to gulp Rosemary tea down as it can irriate some peoples stomach at first. I also use it in pain relieving lotions to reduce inflammation.

Inflammation. I like that. I grow Tuscan Blue and harvest my own, which when I must cook my ramen noodle cup, gets my rosemary and sometimes the turmeric to steep with the noodles ( with also thyme and basil) and Love the additions, thanx!