Humans have been using plants in medicine for hundreds of thousands of years, and they’ve been cultivating them almost as long to ensure a steady supply for their needs. While the practice of maintaining an herbal garden has fallen out of favor in a lot of regions, some people still like to grow things like mint and other herbs for teas at home. And, of course, the famousChelsea Physic Garden in London is still going (and growing) strong as a repository of unique, beautiful, and historically important plants, including those used in traditional herbal healing.
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