Basic Herbs for the Home Medicine Chest

Below I have compiled a not-quite-complete list of herbs that are helpful to keep on hand.
We make the tinctures ourselves, and teach intensive, hands-on classes as well, but they are all readily available at most health food stores as well as on line. A favorite resource for us is Mountain Rose Herbs.

Dried, Powdered Sage for wounds
Mother tincture of Arnica
Green Ointment
Chamomile
Peppermint
Thyme
Chamomile (as a dried herb)
Fennel Seed

Tinctures to have on Hand:
*Black Root
(Leptandra virginica)
*Catmint
(Nepeta cataria)
*Gentian
(Gentiana lutea)
*Golden Seal
(Hydrastis Canadensis)
*Licorice
(Glycyrrhiza glabra)
*Lobelia
(Lobelia inflata)
*Motherwort
(Leonurus cardiaca)
*Elderberry
*Hyssop
*Echinacea Purpurea