3 Medicinal Weeds You'll Want to Keep in Your Yard and Garden

When you start the seasonal yard cleanup, you may come across some weeds that you would normally pull up and get rid of. If you are starting a natural healing kit or a natural medicine cabinet (or the fancier word that I like, your Homestead Apothecary) in your home, then you may want to slow down and take a look at different weeds. Walking around your homestead may show that you have several very valuable weeds in your yard that actually have a medicinal value.

Here are a few of those weeds and some important info you need to know about each one.

3 Medicinal Weeds You’ll Want to Keep in Your Yard and Garden

Stinging Nettle

When some people hear the words stinging nettle they think of breakouts on the skin, itching, and rashes. There are some very good uses that are medically beneficial for stinging nettle that may make you decide to keep the weed in your yard.

Stinging Nettle can actually help with urinary tract issues. The nettle can be taken in capsule form to help with the pain from urinary tract infections as well as leakage and other related issues. Though it can be taken in tea form, the most effective way has been to harvest the leaves, dehydrate them, and take them in capsule form.

Dandelion

Dandelion is a small yellow flowering weed that can be mistaken for wildflowers upon first glance. The truth is, it is one of the most common weeds and should be kept in every yard. Here are the reasons why.

The flower is very easy to identify and easy to harvest. You can use it in teas, salads, and even as a syrup. Not only can it be used in daily cooking applications, it can also be ingested to help with digestion issues. In some cases, dandelion root has been shown to help with pain, body aches, and in cases of severe migraines.

Beyond the medicinal benefits, dandelions are an excellent pollinator for bees so keeping those vibrant yellow flowers in your yard has many helpful uses.

Mullein

Mullein is a medicinal weed which produces a yellow high stalked flower like plant. This is fairly obvious in
most yards and can be used for a number of medicinal purposes. The primary use of
the flower and the leaves is to help with diarrhea related issues that have lasted longer
than one day. You can also use the plant for nausea and for help with severe vomiting.

Due to these benefits the weed is often used for help with reducing symptoms
associated with food poisoning.

I hope you have enjoyed this little deep dive into medicinal weeds found in your back yard and what they are commonly used for. I am always looking for frugal and more natural ways to add to my homestead apothecary (medicine cabinet).

If you are concerned about letting these weeds grow wild, consider this. You can
actually easily grow weeds in a controlled area as you would other plants and flowers.
Just section off an area and create a medicinal garden that is full of these weeds. They
will be sectioned off and easy to harvest while avoiding mixing with the landscape that
you have worked hard to create.

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3 Medicinal Weeds You’ll Want to Keep in Your Yard and Garden