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Secrets of the healing plants

  About 75 per cent of plants and herbs, including many of those that we grow in our gardens, have powerful medicinal properties.

While a trip to the chemist will often help, there coule be a cure closer to home. We round up some of the easiest healing plants to grow yourself.

Sage: The fresh leaves can be rubbed on to the teeth as a mouth deodorant and gum strengthener. Use the cooled liquid as a gargle or tincture.

Aloe Vera: Aloe Vera is a rich, natural cocktail of more than 30 vitamins and minerals including lignin, which rapidly heals epithelial tissue - a delicate layer of cells that line the surface of the body. Excellent for all minor burns, it can also give rapid relief for acne sufferers and babies with nappy rash.

House Leek A useful remedy for eczema and allergic dermatitis on the hands. Pick off a rosette and pound the flesh inside, mixing it with 1 tsp of sweet almond or olive oil.

Lavender This plant has antiseptic, calming and detoxifying properties and is excellent for treating burns, bites and stings. You can make your own lavender oil by infusing fresh blooms in virgin olive oil, which can be used on all irritable skin conditions.

Geraniums Make an effective massage oil for menstrual cramps by infusing a handful of fresh leaves in a small bottle of grapeseed oil.

Horseradish The root contains an antibiotic mustard oil that has been used to treat kidney and urinary tract infections. It contains high levels of vitamin C, potassium, sulphur and calcium, and is excellent for treating coughs and colds.