Herb Gardening 101 For Medicinal, Therapeutic, Aromatherapy - PowerPoint Presentation

1. Herb Gardening 101For Medicinal, Therapeutic, Aromatherapy and Culinary UseUC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa CruzFebruary 2018

2. What Is An HerbHerbaceousAny plant with leaves, seeds or flowers usedfor flavoring food, medicine or perfumeAny seed-bearing plant that does not have a woody stem and dies down at the end of the growing seasonAnnual, Biennial or Perennial

3. Vegetable – any edible part of a plant that isn’t a fruit – roots, leaves, stems, tubers, bulbs, flowersWhat’s All The Other StuffFruit - a seed-bearing structure that develops from the ovary of a flowering plantSpice – comes from the root, stem, bulb, bark or seeds of a plant - most often dried

4. The Ancients Knew the ScoreHippocrates – Greek - Father of Medicine “Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.”Chinese – currently 13,000 medicinals, 100,000 medicinal recipes in ancient literatureIndia – Ayurveda - used to find balance for whole being - body, mind and spirit Egyptians – plant and fruit extracts for medicinal purposesRoman Empire - took herbs to far reaches of EmpireAncient Hebrews – Bible mentions 128 plants part of everyday life – garlic, milk thistle myrrh a fewChristians - Monks - collected and used them for healing purposes Native Americans – Medicine Man – priest and doctor

5. Tie the KnotKnot gardens had their origins in medieval kitchen gardens where medicinal and cooking herbs were divided into separate beds to prevent confusionIn these early gardens, inner beds for herbs, vegetables or flowers created the patterns. Later - bordersAdd Elizabethan culture to your gardenEssential part of most Elizabethan gardens - near kitchen

6. How to Get What You NeedDistillation – water, steam, solvent to get oilInfusion – steep herb in medium (oil) to make an essential oilDrying – dehydrator, bundles, screens or baskets

7. ProcessingDistillerTincture PressDehydrator

8. Medicinal UsesHerbal TeaPoultice – make a paste, put in clothCompress – dip cloth in herbal teaInfusion – a long steepDecoction – boil smashed/chopped product for a long timeSyrupTincture – concentrated extract, generally in alcohol – used by the dropSalves, balms, creams and lotionsHerbal Steam

9. Sugar ScrubSkin cleanersMoisturizersShampoosHerb scented waterBath saltsBalmsPowders Perfumes - rosemary and lavender were burned in French hospital during wars to fumigate them - perfumare - translates to smoke throughHealing Body Products

10. Fragrance - evoke memoriesSachetsPomandersPot-pourri Scented candlesAll used for unwanted smells Aromatherapy

11. Even the smallest herb garden can be a source of joyMost common herbs thrive in full sunSome of the most popular herbs - rosemary, lavender, bay, winter savory - can survive in gritty soil as long as it’s well-drainedPlant what you want to use- culinary, medicinal, therapeuticA Place for Herbs

12. How to BeginGrow from seed - basil, borage, calendula, chervil, coriander, lemon balm, parsley, sageRoot division - bee balm, chives, garlic chives, marjoram, oregano, thymeStem Cuttings – lavender, rosemary, thyme, oregano, mint, basil, marjoram, sage, winter savory, summer savory, scented geraniums, lemon verbenaPlants -

13. What to GrowAngelica Angelica archangelica biennial CulinaryBasil Ocimum basilicum annual Culinary/MedicinalBay Laurus nobilis perennial CulinaryBergamot Monarda didyma perennial MedicinalBorage Borago officinalis annual Culinary/MedicinalCalendula Calendula officinalis annual MedicinalCatnip Nepeta cataria perennial MedicinalChamomile Chamaemelum nobile perennial Medicinal/AromaticChives Allium schoenoprasum perennial CulinaryComfrey Symphytum officinale perennial CulinaryCoriander Coriandrum satibum annual CulinaryDill Anethum graveolens annual Culinary/MedicinalFennel Foeniculum vulgare perennial Culinary/MedicinalHorseradish Armoracia rusticana perennial CulinaryHyssop Hyssopus officinalis perennial Culinary/MedicinalLady’s Mantle Alchemilla vulgaris perennial MedicinalLamb’s Ears Stachys byzantina Perennial MedicinalLavender Lavandula angustifolia Perennial Culinary/MedicinalLemon Balm Melissa officinalis Perennial Culinary/AromaticLemon Verbena Lippia citriodora Perennial Culinary/Medicinal

14. Marjoram Origanum marjorana Perennial CulinaryMint Mentha Perennial Culinary/MedicinalMullein Verbascum thapsus Biennial MedicinalNasturtium Tropaeolum majus Annual Culinary/MedicinalOregano Origanum vulgare Perennial Culinary/MedicinalParsley Petroselinum crispum Biennial Culinary/MedicinalRosemary Rosmarinus officinalis Perennial Culinary/AromaticRue Ruta graveolens Perennial MedicinalSage Salvia officinalis Perennial Culinary/Medicinal/AromaSantolina Santolina chamaecyparisus Perennial MedicinalSavory Satureja hortensis Annual (summer) Culinary/MedicinalSavory Satureja montana Perennial(winter) Culinary/MedicinalScented Geraniums Pelargonium species Perennial Culinary/Medicinal/AromaSilver King Artemisia Artemisia ludoviciana Perennial MedicinalTansy Tanacetum vulgare Perennial Culinary/AromaticTarragon Artemisia dracunculus Perennial Culinary/MedicinalThyme Thymus Vulgaris Perennial Cuinary/AromaticValerian Valeriana officinalis Perennial Culinary/MedicinalViolets Viola odorata Perennial Culinary/AromaticWoodruff Asperula odorata Perennial Culinary/Medicinal/AromaYarrow Achillea millefolium Perennial Culinary/Medicinal

15. Now What?Branding MarketingRules & RegulationsSpiral Gardens, Berkeley, CAwww.spiralgardens.orgSoul Flower Farmsoulflowerfarm.blogspot.comCole Canyon Farmwww.wolecanyonfarm.comBooksCulpepper’s Complete HerbalThe Complete Book of Herbs: A Practical Guide to Growing and Using Herbs – Lesley Bremness