Last Updated: May 10, 2017, Michael Laurie, mlaurie@mindspring.com,
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information is offered as traditional uses and is not meant to be medical
advice. Do due diligence in your research.
There are a number of herbs that you can grow in Western Washington that are antibiotic and antiviral.
I
highly recommend growing some of each to have them readily at hand when needed.
Antibiotics
There is a growing concern in the medical world about bacteria that are becoming resistant to antibiotics.
This is partly due to the fact that many antibiotics are a single compound. Scientists are now starting to recognize this and are developing multiple compound treatments for a variety of illnesses. There are a number of antibiotic medicinal plants and they have multiple compounds in them that are antibiotic, reducing the possibility of any bacteria developing a resistance to their antibiotic properties.
Great antibiotic medicinals that you can grow in Western Washington include:
Other medicinals that you can grow that have antibiotic properties include:
Antivirals
Many of us grew up being told that there was nothing we could do to fight a virus except getting a shot.
Great antibiotic medicinals that you can grow in Western Washington include:
Other medicinals that you can grow that have antiviral properties include:
Herbs Good for the Immune System
The healthier your immune system the less likely you are to get sick.
Medicinal plants that you can grow in Western Washington that can help your immune system include:
Which Medicinal Plants Grow Well Here:
Other plants that grow here but are more
challenging: