Infusion
Tea from leaves, flowers and delicate parts
usually 5–15 min- Pour boiling water over the herb.
- Leave to steep.
- Strain.
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Medicinal herbs from the garden
Tea, dose, how often a day — for each herb according to the monograph of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). And then how to grow it in a raised bed.
1 · Preparation and use
Choose what you want help with. We show the herbs the EMA lists for it, each with its recipe right away: dose, time, how often a day.

Mild indigestion, bloating and flatulence

Temporary nervous heart complaints (e.g. palpitations) once a doctor has excluded serious conditions · Mild symptoms of stress and to aid sleep

Mild symptoms of stress and to aid sleep

As an adjunct to flush the urinary tract in minor urinary complaints · Mild indigestion, bloating and flatulence

Mild indigestion, bloating and flatulence · Excessive sweating · Minor inflammation of the mouth or throat · Minor skin inflammation

Productive (chesty) cough with a cold

Temporary loss of appetite · Mild spasmodic digestive complaints including bloating · Minor menstrual cramps · To help heal minor superficial wounds

Symptoms of the common cold

Mild symptoms of stress and to aid sleep

Mild diarrhoea · Minor inflammation of the mouth lining or skin · Itching and burning with haemorrhoids once a doctor has excluded serious conditions

Minor skin inflammation · Excessive sweating of hands and feet

Mild spasmodic digestive complaints including bloating · Minor menstrual cramps · Productive (chesty) cough with a cold

As an adjunct to help prevent atherosclerosis · Symptoms of the common cold

Age-related cognitive impairment and quality of life in mild dementia · Heavy legs and cold hands and feet with minor circulatory disorders

Chronic venous insufficiency (swollen legs, varicose veins, heavy legs) · Discomfort and heavy legs with minor venous circulation problems · Itching and burning with haemorrhoids once a doctor has excluded serious conditions · Fragile skin capillaries

Mild symptoms of stress and to aid sleep · Mild indigestion, bloating and flatulence

As an adjunct to flush the urinary tract in minor urinary complaints

Mild indigestion, bloating and flatulence · Irritated skin around the nostrils

Temporary nervous heart complaints (e.g. palpitations) once a doctor has excluded serious conditions · Mild symptoms of stress and to aid sleep

Mild indigestion, bloating and flatulence

Minor skin inflammation · To help heal minor superficial wounds · Minor inflammation of the mouth or throat

Short-term prevention and treatment of the common cold · To help heal minor superficial wounds

Minor menstrual cramps · Minor inflammation of the mouth or throat · Mild diarrhoea

Mild spasmodic digestive complaints including bloating · Minor muscle and joint pain · Minor peripheral circulation problems

As an adjunct to flush the urinary tract in minor urinary complaints

Symptoms of the common cold · Mild symptoms of mental stress

Lower urinary tract symptoms with benign prostate enlargement or overactive bladder once a doctor has excluded serious conditions

As an expectorant in productive (chesty) cough

Chronic venous insufficiency (swollen legs, varicose veins, heavy legs) · Discomfort and heavy legs with minor venous circulation problems · Bruises (local swelling and haematoma)
No herb matches both filters.
Ways to prepare
Ways to make a tea from a herb, and ready-made products. Which way and how much is given for each herb.
Tea from leaves, flowers and delicate parts
usually 5–15 minFor roots, rhizomes and bark
simmer usually 15–30 minTincture, liquid extract, powder
dose in ml or gDried herb in alcohol
ratio and % for each herbMethods and times: EMA glossary on herbal teas (EMA/HMPC/5829/2010 Rev. 1)
2 · Growing
All herbs with a preparation method fit into one raised bed. Drought-lovers on one side, those that want more water on the other.




Chives, parsley, basil and thyme — the herbs a kitchen runs out of most often.
With a preparation method: common thyme



Sage, thyme, oregano and savory — fragrant herbs for a sunny, drier spot.
With a preparation method: common sage, common thyme



Lemon balm, mint, hyssop and sage — tea from the bed from spring to autumn.
With a preparation method: lemon balm, peppermint, common sageMore herbs
Where to plant them, how much space they need and when they flower is on each herb’s page.
Basilfull sun · 25 cm apart
Boragefull sun, part shade · 30 cm apart
Chivesfull sun, part shade · 30 cm apart
Corianderfull sun, part shade · 20 cm apart
Creeping thymefull sun · 25 cm apart
Dillfull sun, part shade · 25 cm apart
Garden chervilfull sun, part shade · 20 cm apart
Garden nasturtiumfull sun, part shade · 30 cm apart
Hyssopfull sun, part shade · 38 cm apart
Oreganofull sun · 30 cm apart
Parsleyfull sun, part shade · 25 cm apart
Spearmintfull sun, part shade · 30 cm apart
Summer savoryfull sun · 20 cm apart
Tarragonfull sun · 30 cm apart
Winter savoryfull sun · 30 cm apart