Grow Your Own Drugs Season 1 Episode 4 - Herbs

Airdate: 2009-Mar-23

Episode summary:

Most people use herbs to give food a bit of extra taste and flavour, but in this episode, ethnobotanist James Wong explores their more traditional use in helping treat a range of minor everyday ailments, from cold sores and insect bites to bad breath. Sufferers try them out to see if these natural remedies help relieve their symptoms.James also uses peppermint to whip up a fragrant homemade body scrub.

About Grow Your Own Drugs series:

From ice lollies made from Echinacea to acne gels made from marigold flowers, home-made natural remedies are about to get a makeover as ethnobotani...Show more >