Guest guest Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 <big snip> > My top herbal recommendations are bugleweed, > lemon balm (also known as melissa), self-heal > and verbena. Amazingly enough, these same herbs > also help with Graves' disease, a condition that > involves too much thyroid hormone, because they > seem to have the ability to normalize thyroid > hormone levels regardless of whether there's too > much or too little. Ah lemon balm, yes! This plant is willing to grow just about anywhere in my postage stamp size, in the shadow of tall buildings garden. Its more bushy than flowering, grows to about 2 feet tall and reseeds itself well. One can instantly recognise it by its lemony scent. And best of all, taking daily clippings for teas and salads doesn't seem to bother it one bit. Run a google to see what at its good for and then I highly recommend people order some for their landscaping this year. (Seed catalogs are being mailed out this time of year so its not too early to be planning this.) For those who live in apartment buildings, this plant might be too big for a window pot but a balcony pot might be enough room for it. Some of the apartment building landlords in my Chicago neighborhood let the tenants do plantings in the building's landscaping (probably because the landlords are too lazy to care about the landscaping themselves ;-) Penel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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