Hallelujah Herbs! Indoor Herb Gardening

Detoxifying the body does not need to be an uphill struggle. Detoxification is an everyday activity for the body and can be encouraged with a healthy diet that facilitates our natural cleansing functions.

Detoxification that rejuvenates the body and mind is one of the key principles of Ayurveda, the ancient, yet highly accessible, Indian healthcare system. Removing accumulated toxins from the body by using cleansing foods, detox herbs and therapeutic massage results in improved digestion, energy levels, sleep patterns and skin appearance.
There are so many types of herbs and spices that have great cleansing and healing capabilities. Some can even help to prevent cancer. Below are some of the more popular herbs and spices used in detox:

Oregano
Widely used in Italian food, Oregano herb is a great antioxidant. Researchers say that oregano contains 31 known anti-inflammatory agents, and 28 anti-oxidants. No herb, other than oregano has this excellent anti-pain profile. Oregano herb is one of the most powerful immune supplements, oil of oregano has been clinically proven to help fight a variety of common infections, including: cold and flu, cough, bronchitis, candida, parasites, and many others.

Parsley
Parsley herb too often used as decoration in dishes and left uneaten by most people. However, it has fantastic inhibition against the carcinogens found within tobacco smoke. It is good to consume this herb on a regular basis and focus more on its benefits rather than its taste alone. Parsley herb is used internally for menstrual complaints, edema, cystitis, prostatitis, kidney stones, indigestion, colic, anorexia, anemia, arthritis, and rheumatism; after delivery, for promoting lactation and contracting the uterus.

Rosemary
Needle-like leaves and smells like pine is what this herb resembles. It has a powerful phytochemical called carnasol. What is great about it is its ability to detox cancer causing substances. Usually people add Rosemary in their soups, vegetable dishes and rice. Internally rosemary herb is used for depression, apathy, nervous exhaustion, headaches and migraines associated with nervous tension or feeling cold, poor circulation, and digestive problems associated with anxiety. Externally for rheumatism, arthritis, neuralgia, muscular injuries, wounds, dandruff, and scurf.

Burdock (Gobo Root)
Burdock herb detox our lymph and liver. It uses anti-microbial activities to cleanse our blood. It improves kidney function and regulates the blood sugar level. It also has strong cleansing and healing power against cancer cells.

Milk Thistle
Milk Thistle is of course a most favourite when it comes to cleansing the system thanks to its protective action on the liver. Its main constituent, silymarin, appears to raise the liver’s detoxification properies, enabling it to cope with a wider range of toxins.

Thyme
Drink a cup of thyme herbal tea to recover from a wild time. It will ease headache, nervousness, and the queasy stomach of a hangover more effectively and safely than over-the-counter sedatives or pain killers.

Cayenne
Cayenne called the "supreme and harmless internal disinfectant." Rebuilds tissue in the stomach and helps heal stomach and intestinal ulcers. This herb is known as the purest and best stimulant in the herb world. Works as a catalyst, carrying all the other herbs quickly to the part of the body where they are needed most.

Echinacea

Peppermint

Yarrow
Yarrow acts as a blood cleanser, opens the pores to permit free perspiration for elimination of toxins, relieving the kidneys. It also helps to regulate the function of the liver, tones the mucous membranes of the stomach and bowel, heals the glandular system.

Garlic
Garlic is an excellent home remedy and widely used as an antiseptic. It detoxifies the gut and aids proper functioning of the bowels function. It is also a mild laxative.

Dandelion
Dandelion herb is beneficial to whole body detox. Dandelion is used for eliminating toxins and other harmful waste out from the body, helps strengthening the immune system and boosting white blood cell formation and power.

Ginger Root
Ginger root is one with powerful anti-cancer properties It is perfectly complements most herbal detox plans due to its antiemetic, or anti-nausea, effect, but this herb is also abundant in other properties that make it useful individually for brief fasts and detoxes. Ginger root promotes the removal of toxins through the pores by way of perspiration. Ginger root also stimulates the intestines, kidneys and liver, promoting colon and kidney health and tonification.

Black Cohosh
Black Cohosh is a tonic for the central nervous system. It also loosens and expels mucous of the bronchial tubes, stimulates secretions of the lymphatic system, liver and kidneys. Black Cohosh is known to neutralize poisons in the bloodstream and equalize blood circulation.

Licorice
Licorice refers to the detox herbs for lymph nodes. It is a great antioxidant herb that detoxes the bloodstream by fighting bacteria and viruses. It also removes the wastes and toxins from the body and promotes producing antibodies to protect health from the outside influences.

Nettles
Nettle herb is very famous, though its collection may seem a bit troublesome. One of the best urine detox herbs, the nettles cleanses your urinary system and reduces the risk of future problems. Nettle herb is used internally for allergies, anemia, hemorrhage (especially uterine), excessive menstruation, hemorrhoids, candidiasis, arthritis, rheumatism, gout, and skin complaints (especially eczema). Externally for arthritic pain, gout, sciatica, neuralgia, hemorrhoids, scalp and hair problems, burns, insect bites, and nosebleeds. Combines well with burdock root for eczema.