Curious about diving into herbal medicine for your health but not sure what it involves? This article outline how to take a herbal liquid, usually prescribed by a herbalist or naturopath, as well as how to prepare various water infusions.

Having natural remedies on hand for dealing with common issues that you and your family experience can help to get on top of things quickly and effectively.

As well as common ailments, having remedies for first aid situations that don’t need emergency care can also be very useful, effective and empowering to utilise.

With the rise in chronic illness in our modern world, herbal medicine is making a resurgence in the mainstream as an alternative or complementary therapy to what is offered by Western medicine.

If you are studying herbalism or interested in herbs, then you’ll probably find that a lot of the herbs we study actually come from the northern hemisphere and originate from cooler climates.

There are not a lot of resources currently available regarding which herbs we can grow in subtropical climates, so I hope to contribute to the information available for growers and herbal enthusiasts by sharing what herbs I have successfully grown in South East Queensland or herbs that I have heard others in my community growing successfully.