8 medicinal plants you can keep at your home

· Garlic

Benefits:

a. Helps prevent heart disease

b. Lowers cholesterol and blood pressure

c. Prevents dementia, Alzheimer’s and similar degenerative diseases

d. Improves digestive health

· Holy basil& basil

Benefits:

a. Reduces stress

b. Strong antibacterial properties

c. Rich source of antioxidants

d. Prevents some harmful effects of aging

e. Reduces inflammation and swelling

f. Strengthens bones and liver

g. Boosts immunity

h. Boosts metabolism

i. Improves digestion

· Neem

Benefits:

a. Anti-fungal and anti-bacterial

b. Use as Insecticide

c. Increases immunity

d. Natural toothbrush

e. Better hair health

f. Treat skin disorder

g. Heals wounds

· Aloe Vera

Benefits:

a. antioxidant and antibacterial properties

b. accelerates wound healing

c. reduces dental plaque

d. helps treat canker sores

e. Heartburn relief

· Peppermint

Benefits:

a. Relieves allergies

b. Soothes muscle pain

c. Relieves headaches

d. Reduces nausea, gas and indigestion

e. Supports digestive health

f. Treats bad breath

g. Highly antibacterial

· Calendula

Benefits:

a. Internally it is used to treat fevers and chronic infections.

b. The tea of the petals tones up circulation and, taken regularly, eases varicose veins.

c. Treat bites

d. stings

e. sprains

f. wounds

g. sore eyes

h. varicose veins

· Thyme

Benefits:

a. Soothes sore throats and coughs

b. Improves blood circulation

c. Treats respiratory problems

d. Supports immune system

· Fenugreek

Benefits:

a. painful menstruation

b. labour pains

c. freshen bad breath

d. restore a dull sense of taste

e. encourage weight gain

f. inhibit cancer of the liver

g. lower blood cholesterol levels

h. treat inflammation and ulcers of the stomach and intestines

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