15 Medicinal Herbs and Their Uses for This Fall | Herb Garden Tour

[@myralittletreeoppy5791]

We bought a home on 2 acres that was previously owned by an elderly couple that had eventually passed away because of old age… The owned the house for like 20 years… Soooo many medicinal herbs are all over the yard. The yard is overgrown for the last 10 years so each season from now on, I get a new supply and surprise here and there. This spring I am determined to get all of the original gardens weeded, all the poison ivy out, and back to their original glory.

[@theresad6990]

What a wonderful surprise gift! I have a feeling that you are going to be just the right custodian for this property. Blessed be!

[@kimmieb2u]

How wonderful for you. My husband and I moved onto a property where the elderly couple had tried to eradicate all extra plant life. 😢 Just had trees and grass. I'm putting in the medicinal garden as well as vegetables and flowers. I'm happy to do it though! Enjoy your bounty!!!!

[@elizabethtaylor8366]

We were taught to plant catnip around the borders of our gardens, to prevent cats from bothering any of our food/medicinal/edible flowers.

[@marilynmarilynohearn476]

Sage is great for steaming. I steam my whole house during cold and flu season.

[@mclovin8739]

Hi, do you pit the sage in a pot of boiling water or do you fill a steamer to let the sage 'sweat'?

[@marilynmarilynohearn476]

@@mclovin8739 I didn't think of it that way,I sweat it if Im putting a towel over my head to steam myself and just in a pot to steam the whole house. Winter it gets so dry inside. It's drying to the sinuses

[@rcat32]

You're my role model as i start homesteading and gardening ny myself at age 69. I struggle wirh the work but next year for sure i need to get these herbs into the ground plus vegies and more fruit trees as the pear tree hasnt done anything but grow leaves and get taller. Ive also been getting canning supplies as the food pantries and highrises and kids lunch programs throw away tons of food on a daily basis. I compost alot of it but want to get a freezer. I just found a second dehydrator. You're lucky you have support. Thanks for the herbal peptalk. I'm in Pittsburgh city but have half an acre.

[@despicabledavidshort3806]

Are you sure your pear tree is actually a fruiting pear? My sister bought one for my dad and it's not a fruiting tree

[@lg5221]

First year the hardest

[@heidigreen1815]

Proud of you!!! 😊

[@AunteeDee]

Way to go, Rcat!

[@athenac2696]

Yes Nettle is one of the most nutritious plants on the planet! At a time of flu season Mullein is good to have around for keeping mucus out of your lungs!

[@boostmobile9249]

Mullein leaf is great herb for allergies, asthma, bronchitis, etc. Good plant/ herb. & Marshmallow root & immune boosting properties. 😊😁👍👍👍👍

[@posiesattic121]

Strawberry Mint is wonderful. It is delicious added to smoothies, lemonaid and as a tea.

[@deniserosburg9663]

Thanks Melissa, I have found that Oregano is a medicinal powerhouse as well and always added to any blend I make.

[@guerrilhawayafilicao]

Me too. Oregano is a true doctor of nature.

[@treygreen6983]

You have an interesting way of phrasing things.

[@aloras405]

I really love tulsi basil. To me it tastes like a mix of basil and mint

[@laniehildebrandt5018]

The elder berry plant is amazing!! I did not treat my starts very nice prior to putting the in the ground last fall! And guess what!! Their first spring they have many blossoms!!! ❤❤

[@Marcielle_Makes]

Thank you for immediately getting to the point of this video! I just tried to watch another woman’s video and it took FOREVER to get to the darn info. I appreciate you for sharing your passion

[@rlee6503]

What she said.

[@Wildevis]

Great video aqnd so much info! I live in South Africa and we have gazillion mosquitos in summer and they just love me. So I read that a Lavender tea, cooled in a spray bottle, spray all over exposed skin and keeps them away. Well wow, it works like a charm, and I also spray it lightly on my bedding so they stay away from me at night. Sometimes we put some of this tea over a tea candle and the lovely fumes waft through the house. I have read that adding Rosemary also works but just the Lavender tea alone is a great mozzie repellant. I also like that it is not a chemical spray to keep mozzies away but something natural and also reaxing and soothing, so double whammy :-D

[@CassieDavis613]

does the lavender tea stain your skin or clothing?

[@Wildevis]

@@CassieDavis613 Not at all, we used it for a couple of months and had no staining whatsoever

[@CassieDavis613]

@@Wildevis It sounds like a wonderful prevention. I will try it.

[@Wildevis]

@@CassieDavis613 I love it, all natural.no chemicals, free |(if you grow it|) and also makes you relax and sleep well ;-D

[@conqueryourfuture6134]

I hear some moringa trees are very nutritional and do well there. How are the riots?

[@jenniferbrown917]

Would love to see you harvest the echinachia roots!

[@andreaskoch4675]

Folks, believe her, if she say to plant Peppermints in Pots! I was planting Peppermint on my fruit trees and in my herb spiral. I have now peppermint everywhere in my Garden. When i use the lawn mover, its even a pain in the eyes, but smells gorgeous :-)

[@KimSmith-sg1pw]

Wonderful info! Thank you.

[@lovesings2us]

Wonderful! Thank you!

[@timtremblay2916]

Sweetness~! Great video Ma'am. loved it., thanks~!!!

[@ronaldnewman6099]

You go girl.?Thank you so very much.

[@lynnedavis4819]

ThankYou so much for sharing your knowledge.

[@cassandrafisher2437]

Yarrow and marshmallow grows wild in my yard. I'm growing lavender, sage and rosemary and violets.

[@609lawson]

I really appreciate this video and others you have made I surely have learned a lot. Besides being a very Beautiful Woman your an extremely knowledgeable person when it comes to growing plants I hit 70 this coming November and just watching your videos I realize how very little I do know. Thanks for taking time to making and teaching us with your videos

[@catherineglinskaya6747]

great info! I appreciate naming the plants and what they are used for. Could you also share some details on how to actually use these herbs? fresh, dried, steeped/ rubbed, something else?

[@festuswilliams4138]

Hi Catherine.

[@tilmonhensley443]

Great Video MELISSA, Girl you're so smart, Just knocks me back in my chair, The wisdom your young mind holds; I'm 64 and you amaze me, Stay safe Lady Melissa, LOVE from N.C.

[@rachelc.7152]

The garden is looking fantastic! I love how you have tucked herbs in all the nooks and crannies!

[@festuswilliams4138]

Hi Rachel.

[@DejanOfRadic]

Great job!!

[@mio.giardino]

I helped out at a historical home and they grew all the things you mentioned. So glad I learned what they are used for finally!

[@meleakua]

It was so fun to see your lovely gardens & meet your plant friends! It is very inspirational. Thanks for all of the incredible information, always! 🌻

[@SatyavillacortaOfficial]

Thank you! I’m going to start an herb garden this spring and I’m making herbal remedies and this was really helpful!

[@KokoraLife]

This is such a great share, thank you!

[@raychel3548]

If you don't have it already, you need nasturtiums!! Loved this video. Thank you for sharing!

[@nancyspruiell347]

I 2nd Nasturtium. I would also add Calendula and Plaintains (although these are easily foraged almost everywhere).

[@rachelfedorchak5339]

Calendula is an absolute must I think. Amazing for skin care!

[@rosecottagegarden]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing

[@juliannemaldonado3453]

Thanks for the info! A couple new ones to me. I have feverfew growing as well and wondered what your preferred method of using it is? Do you dry or tincture it? Also, will you dry or tincture your marshmallow root? This year my neighbor blessed me with starts from her licorice, horseradish, motherwort, mugwort, figwort, wormwood, chives, comfrey, elecampane, valerian, borage, spicy oregano, feverfew, and black currants! 😍 So thankful to be part of the herbal community!

[@MelissaKNorris]

I'm drying the feverfew and do the same with marshmallow. I'll make tinctute from the dried matter later if needed

[@jocarlson9850]

I have a black lace elderberry and a lemon elderberry can you use them as well. Ty for all the good information.

[@charlessalser9865]

thank you for your info,herbs are a dying art. my biggest mistake in life was not going to The Old Man of the woods in my younger years.he knew about most wild erbs in Wv.

[@JosephLikesSoccer]

Good ..medicinal herb.video..suuper.thanks.molu.

[@plantfairyfl218]

I can’t wait until my elderberry blooms!

[@fallenangelwi25]

Also yarrow when you drink it is one of few things that will go where it's needed in the body to stop bleeding rather than the whole body equally.

[@donnettehenderson2447]

Thank you! I keep planting more and more herbs as well. Sometimes difficult to find places but you gave me some ideas.

[@johanconradie2120]

jeepers sister. behind you your whole property full. of the most healthy plant like ever. dandillion . DANDILLION !!!

[@loriwhitehead1052]

I'd like to be added for your class on processing herbs!

[@checkedoutchris]

Great stuff! Thanks! I'll check out your 'academy' stuff too.

[@tracyvancuylenburg4943]

Hi Melissa greetings from melbourne Australia 🇦🇺. Thanks for sharing your knowledge about the herbs in your Garden ...

[@jennifercullison]

Sage is also so very calming and cleansing when smudged or burned dry....the native tribes used it in most ceremonies and daily to cleanse thier areas...js

[@FleetwoodPatch]

Melissa, do you feel lemon balm is fairly easy to grow indoors?

[@rosedowling3690]

Love your video.. I was wondering where you got your plants when you first started or seeds and is there a specific type of soil that you use.. thank you

[@lori9655]

Good luck containing the lemon balm. I planted one small plant and it has spread over 200 feet away! Nice to have lots but it is everywhere.

[@jb4496]

You are amazing. Thanks for sharing with us

[@AC-qi9wo]

Thank you for the list, I have a few of these plant's growing I live up by the Canadian border, so I understand the slugs, and rain, cool summer's.

[@steampour]

This is such a helpful video. Thank you so much. I make videos on brewed beverages and their history. So learning about these herbs and their medicinal purposes is wonderful! Thank you!

[@lynnjukes8473]

Marshmallow tea (leaves) are really good for sore mouths!

[@ricks2907]

Thanks sister. Cheers Ricky 👩🏻‍🦼🎸🇺🇸🙏🐈‍⬛

[@ghadahkaleel3670]

I like this list :) Which of these can be planted from seed at this time of year?

[@kimkerley4218]

Yes please show us when you harvest the Echinacea roots 💕🌞😃

[@Just-Nikki]

I just made a new bottle of yarrow tincture a few days ago for my medical kit. I have cut myself more times than I care to admit and I can attest to the fact that it stops bleeding and quickly! Everything looks great, I just bought The Family garden plan and it’s an EXCELLENT read! 👍🏻👌🏻 Have you grown blue spice basil? I’m growing it for the first time this year and it’s a keeper! It tastes like bubblegum and chai, it’s yummy 😀

[@MrEsnyders]

Hi Melissa, thanks so much for the great videos and the medicinal values of each of your Herbs, Ebrahim and Merise South Africa.

[@theresad6990]

Thank you for the detailed tour of the herbs in your gardens. I'm longing to get mine established. I can't wait to start planting. I'll be starting a lot of seeds indoors soon so I can enjoy watching things grow as I wait for the thaw in New England.

[@festuswilliams4138]

Hi Theresa.

[@Elaine-br4lw]

Awesome video. Your lavender is so beautiful! You would love Missouri, elderberry grows wild here and is actually a little bit invasive in my backyard garden. My plants get about 15 feet tall and wide.

[@HeatherNaturaly]

Same in Tennessee. I have 3 large clumps that are rapidly expanding. Hoping for a bumper harvest this year, if I can beat the birds to them.

[@bettyh3845]

May I ask what part of Missouri you live in? I live in St. Louis. Up until the storms a couple of days ago, we had two BIG Elderberry bushes that are beginning to ripen. Now we have one. I intend to watch Melissa's video on harvesting and processing the berries for jellies, and depending on the process and time, maybe some wine...

[@Elaine-br4lw]

@@bettyh3845 that storm was something else, I am in central MO. The one that came down will come up next year unless the root ball was removed. Some say to prune them to the ground in the late fall to winter but the winds will take them down if I do that so I prune them 4 to 5 feet so they have better support.

[@SurvivalBetty]

Sambucus Nigra ssp grows as a native all over the world with exception of Antarctica.

[@te7607]

Thank you for sharing this with us, great information! ❤️

[@darleneh7413]

Do you harvest plants in the wild and replant in your garden or do you buy plants or seeds from a garden store. Thank you

[@jennifercullison]

I also add white cedar, rosemary or lavender when making smudge sticks..I sleep much better after smudging and feel better generally if I do so on a regular basis..

[@manikamacmahon1549]

What are smudge sticks?

[@felixfletcher-smith2292]

what are the pink flowers by the sage? They are so vibrant against the white building behind

[@user-bz3yb2ou6b]

Hi Melissa, new sub from Cali, this video was amazing thank you so much, I make my own tinctures because I dont use store medicine

[@charlesbale8376]

Very useful, thank you for sharing.

[@dadawesome784]

I grow feverfew and find it deters bees. So I have it in pots that I keep away from most other plants that need pollinators.

[@msmb7389]

Glad I came across your channel, new subscriber and thanks is for the detailed information! Looking forward to what you share!

[@OysterD9]

New to this and trying to learn. When you harvest, how long can you preserve the "harvest"? I guess what would you consider the shelf life?

[@JenReid12]

I tried using valerian when I was nursing in a juvenile detention facility as charge nurse as I thought it would be better than medication for addicts and alcoholics that had Hep C. Unfortunately it affected their livers increasing their liver function tests (blood test) which means it was very hard on their livers. I am not suggesting that this would happen to people with healthy livers. I love your show and love watching you, I can see your enthusiasm.

[@claudiavogel7342]

I am finally growing my beloved herbs and vegetables, after five years living on our our little piece of heaven, here in North Texas. I have many of the herbs you mentioned (including four varieties of large elderberry plants). I have seeds for what I haven’t actually planted this year. They WILL get planted in the Spring! I have struggled with where to plant the “invasive” herbs, and I think you gave me an idea when you talked about your Lemon Balm and Horehound (both of which are currently in my herb garden), although I did worry about them taking over. We have a 80 foot gravel driveway, with a patch of green down the middle. I’m thinking I might run the rototiller down the middle, dig in some compost and plant the mint, Lemon Balm and Horehound In the middle of the driveway, (20 feet apart) and let them grow. If they grow into the gravel, or even into the grass 4 feet away - so what! Like you said, they will just get cut off by the lawn mower. The driveway is close enough to the garden, that I can water the plants there, when I water the garden. =D

[@MelissaWillard-w3u]

Where are you located?

[@devonvioletv7991]

@@MelissaWillard-w3u Southeast of Sulphur Springs, Texas - Zone 8a

[@robinhazeslip1800]

Love herbs! Use them as flowers/pollinators

[@erinwagnerMI]

I absolutely LOVE your videos! Do you have any showing you harvesting your herbs?

[@judyhempstead1358]

Melissa, can you please make a video showing how to use the dehydrater…I just ordered the one you have listed on your video.

[@danielleosentoski520]

My mallow plant is called common mallow with purple flower. Do you know if they are all used the same way or if different mallows are used differently? Or where I can find that info? Thank you!

[@tedspence-f7i]

Excellent

[@MrsAuraR]

NYC to the MOUNTAINS Looking for land to start our homestead! 2020-21 can’t wait! Great info! My new mentor, thx you so much! Keep them coming!❤️💡💭💡❤️💡😍

[@tomanderson6366]

Love your video

[@FilthySoapCore]

You’re so good at making videos! You recover so well after small mess ups I like you very charismatic

[@cathleen537]

I planted Holy Basil for the first time this year and I LOVE the fragrance-very different than I expected. I guess because it's actually in the mint family.

[@mjcubfan36]

Thank you again for your time and your uploads, I'm knew to homesteading, so I really appreciate your videos, thank you

[@saracummins1]

Thank you!!!🌱 🕊️🙌🏼🕊️🌿

[@festuswilliams4138]

Hi Sara.

[@dottief6057]

I'm just learning about using herbs for medicinal use. I would like to learn how to harvest them. Does your class cover that?

[@MelissaKNorris]

It depends on each herb, some are roots some are the flower/leaf but I will have a harvesting video coming out in a few weeks.

[@sherryk30]

@@MelissaKNorris Rain Country on KZbin shares a lot of her medicinal herb knowledge and medicine making on her channel. Check her out. She's mentioned Melissa, too!👍👍

[@pamelalawrence472]

@@MelissaKNorris Where can I take your class?

[@fallenangelwi25]

THYME TEA will aid in clearing chest and throat congestion as well!!!!

[@monkeyprince5480]

For real, though? I stay congested sick or not, smoking or not. 😅

[@fallenangelwi25]

@@monkeyprince5480 yes for real. Of course do your own research I'm not a Dr but it has helped me and mine

[@monkeyprince5480]

@@fallenangelwi25 Right on. I'm a fan of herbal tea and trying new things. I'll check it out.

[@fallenangelwi25]

@@monkeyprince5480 awesome, as a side note if you have a sore throat eat a piece of crystalized ginger 3x a day. It gives immediate relief and is antibacterial and great for the body. I have 4 kids and when they get sick that's the first thing they ask for lol

[@NoraLuzCalugas]

Active ingredient, Thymol

[@Fritz0616]

Thank you...kind of shocked that you don’t grow nettle and mullein which are part of my top medicinal herbs..

[@HeatherNaturaly]

And Uva Ursi and comfrey!!

[@MelissaKNorris]

Nettle grows wild here but I don't want it in my flower beds and mullein is going in this year 😊

[@Fritz0616]

@@HeatherNaturaly ~I wrote comfrey then decided to go with nettle and mullein..lol..

[@Fritz0616]

@@MelissaKNorris ~true..lol..Mullein grows wild here so it must grow wild in your area also?

[@MelissaKNorris]

@@Fritz0616 not so much on the west side of the cascades where we grow, I'm sure there are patches somewhere, but none on our land or surrounding areas. It grows all over the east side of the state.

[@pauldaystar]

Please Consider Perenials and What Grows in your Growing Region,... Thankyou From Alaska

[@annayudin290]

What are those beautiful purple flowers by the sage and mint?? 😍

[@MelissaKNorris]

I don't know the name of them, a friend gave me seed years ago and they reseed every year

[@annayudin290]

@@MelissaKNorrisIf you find out, please let us know :)

[@annayudin290]

@@MelissaKNorris Found the name of those flowers. Rose Campion

[@bonnied72]

Great video! I have to ask, what is that beautiful, weepy evergreen in the background when you were talking about the Valerian?

[@amandacrosby72]

I love your channel. Thank you so much for all the great advice and information. I'm trying to get an herb garden going. I've planted a few things among my vegetables but I would like to make a more permanent set up. Do you have any suggestions on books as far as growing/companion planting and medicinal uses? I know we have the internet and thats where I get all of my info but I would like to have a hard copy on hand. Thank you so much. 😊😊

[@moonsinger8408]

For medicinal uses, try anything by Rosemary Gladstar. Her books are full of information and recipes.

[@DENNISPS78]

Very great informative entertaining presentation

[@mrsh5811]

Where did you get your holy basil and wood betony? I’d love to have those. I’ve never heard of them before. Thanks!

[@althovio]

What is the beautiful plant growing near the mint. It has bright purple flowers with soft velvety silver leaves?

[@festuswilliams4138]

Hi Violet.

[@roseanneworfolk4680]

Hi Melissa do you know where to buy ashwaganda

[@belindahopkins7875]

What part of the country are you. I am not having luck growing mint.i am in AZ so have to grow most everything IN winter. Shading alot but have to move pots around in summer ever week.

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

Have you thought of growing Goji berries? They will grow in WA really well and have some incredible health benefits!

[@festuswilliams4138]

Hi pretty lady.

[@rebeccamercer4160]

Do you have book out on herbs? I am still learning! Thank you and God bless you!

[@andreacremeans1055]

She doesn’t have a book specifically on herbs but she’s does have a chapter on them in her book “Handmade”

[@ericeverson5956]

Melissa, do you find your basil leaves turning black once you harvest them? How would you store basil to keep it? Thank you.

[@sandywest4299]

well done tyvm

[@quantumtimelines2846]

My favorite weeds as potential medicinals- Ribwort Plantain (all Plantains) especially for spider bites), Dandelions (liver and digestion), Horse Tail (used for a month and then take a couple months off for silica for cell strength). False Lettuce (pain relief). Thanks for your videos. I discovered you this morning and have been binge watching. Now it's time to get outside. Are you in Skagit?

[@matthewleewillis]

Did the course every come out? Late to the party. Would love to see it!

[@MelissaKNorris]

It's inside the Pioneering Today Academy, you can get on the notify list here melissaknorris.com/PTA for when we open again for new members

[@healthybytiffany1773]

Love this!!! Where do you get your herb plants from?

[@MelissaKNorris]

I grew most from seed, with the exception of valerian from a friend and the elderberry from Raintree Nursery

[@helenblankenship1571]

Where did you find your elderberry bush? I have looked in my area here in southeastern Washington state, not available

[@ProPlus6]

Nice video 👍

[@lucythomas4077]

Where on earth do you but seeds for the medicinal herbs? Thanks for your videos.