Backyard Pharmacy: Growing Medicinal Plants in Your Own Yard

179 Pages·2015·96.718 MB·English

by  Millard, Elizabeth

Backyard
Pharmacy
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Acquisitions Editor: Billie Brownell First published in 2015 by Cool Springs Press, an imprint of
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc., 400 First Avenue North,
Senior Art Director: Brad Springer Suite 400, Minneapolis, MN 55401, USA
Layout: Diana Boger
© 2015 Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc.
Front Cover Design: Laura Drew Text © 2015 Elizabeth Millard
Cover photo: Anita Oberhauser;
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This book provides general information on various widely known and widely
accepted home remedies. However, it should not be relied upon as recommending or
promoting any specific diagnosis or method of treatment for a particular condition,
and it is not intended as a substitute for medical advice or for direct diagnosis
and treatment of a medical condition by a qualified physician. Readers who have
questions about a particular condition, possible treatments for that condition, or
possible reactions from the condition or from any treatment for the condition should
consult a physician or other qualified healthcare professional. In addition, since
reactions to the ingredients in the home remedies described in this book may vary
from person to person, it is the reader’s responsibility to check the ingredients for a
home remedy prior to use to determine if any ingredient may cause any allergic or
other adverse reaction.
Except for the publisher’s website associated with this work, the publisher is not
affiliated with and does not sponsor or endorse any websites, organizations or
other sources of information referred to herein, and the publisher and the authors
do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or currency of any information or
recommendations provided by those sources.
The authors and the publisher shall not be liable for any damages allegedly arising
from the information in this book, and they specifically disclaim any liability from
the use or application of any of the contents of this book.
Digital edition: 978-1-62788-633-8
Softcover edition: 978-1-59186-596-4
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Millard, Elizabeth, author.
Backyard pharmacy : growing medicinal plants in your own yard / Elizabeth Millard.
pages cm
Other title: Growing medicinal plants in your own yard
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-59186-596-4 (sc)
1. Medicinal plants. 2. Gardening. I. Title. II. Title: Growing medicinal plants in
your own yard.
SB293.M55 2015
633.8'8--dc23
2014044870
ISBN: 978-1-59186-596-4
Printed in China
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Growing Medicinal Plants in Your Own Yard
ELIZABETH MILLARD
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
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For Bossy K ,
always
This book was written in the middle of farming season while my fantastic
partner, Karla Pankow, and I were living in a camper on rented land with
our two dogs, Idgy and Ruthie. It took an inordinate amount of patience
and fortitude—and I don't mean on my part. So, thanks first of all to the
best Bossy of all, and our very supportive pups.
Thanks, too, to my editor Billie Brownell, and to Cool Springs Press,
for shepherding this project out the camper door.
Also, I owe a deep level of gratitude to the thousands—even millions—
of growers who came before me and were such artful stewards of the land.
Farmers, foragers, herbalists, gardeners, and healers, I thank you all.
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Introduction . 9
1. The Basics of Gardening
. 11
14 . Perennial vs. Annual
14 . Planning
14 . Growing Conditions
19 . Raised Beds & Containers
20 . Seed Sourcing
25 . Transplants
26 . Indoor Growing
27 . Maintaining Growth
2. Using Your Harvest
. 33
34 . Harvesting Basics
37 . Preparing Remedies
37 . Culinary and Internal Uses
39 . Topical Preparations
42 . Research, Research, Research
43 . Enjoy the Adventure
3. Kitchen Garden Herbs
. 45
46 . Basil
50 . Bay leaf/Bay laurel
54 . Cayenne
58 . Cilantro/Coriander
62 . Fennel
66 . Mints
70 . Oregano
74 . Rosemary
78 . Sage
82 . Thyme
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4. Herbal Garden Remedies
. 87
88 . Arnica
92 . Calendula
96 . Catnip
100 . Chamomile
104 . Comfrey
108 . Echinacea
112 . Garlic
116 . Lemon balm
120 . Mullein
124 . Valerian
128 . Yarrow
5. Fruits and Shrubs 6. Wild Yard Friends
. 133 . 155
134 . Blueberry 156 . Burdock
138 . Blackberry 157 . Chickweed
142 . Elderberry 158 . Cleavers
146 . Evening Primrose 159 . Dandelion
150 . Raspberry 160 . Ground ivy
161 . Lambs quarters
162 . Nettles
163 . Plantain
164 . Red clover
165 . Yellow dock
166 . Miscellaneous Garden Supplies
167 . Beyond the Backyard
167 . Adventure: Round One
168 . Resources
170 . Index
175 . Photo credits
176 . Meet Elizabeth Millard
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