Staying outdoors isn't a good idea nowadays. With the risks of the coronavirus in every corner of the streets, staying close to your haven is the best thing to do to protect your body and your love ones against the deadly effects of it.
Given this situation, it is indeed better to have everything ready inside your homes. From medicines, foods, and the ingredients you will use to prepare your favorite dishes, it is crucial to have all the basics ready inside. Doing so would mean lesser exposure to people who could have been contaminated and those who have high risks of getting inflicted by the virus.
One of the ways you can stay indoors is to plant the herbs. Doing so you will be able to provide yourself enough herbs you can use for food garnishing and medicinal purposes. Having a small garden can also help keep you busy, fulfilled, and happy while staying indoors during this calamity.
LEMON BALM
Lemon balm is the herb best to use for your cooking. You can use this herb to complete your vinegar, sauces, soups, and seafood dishes.
Aside from being an amazing herb for your delicacies, lemon balm can also be used to calm your tensions and stress. History has it that people from years ago use this herb to encourage sleep, manage anxiety and stress, and improve appetite and digestion, as revealed by Penn State Hershey.
PARSLEY
Parsley, which you can use in almost all your favorite delicacies, is a great herb to use for medicinal purposes due to its essentials oils. Some of these oils include myristicin and apiol, which is found very effective in combating harmful pathogens.
Aside from this reason, Parsley can also be very beneficial to one's health. It has several nutrients and minerals such as calcium, vitamin K, magnesium, and potassium that can be very effective in keeping one's bone health at its peak.
BAY LAUREL
This dark green herb with oval-shaped leaves is so aromatic and flavorful it can be used in a lot of ways. Can be included in your dish dried or fresh, bay laurel is also very effective in wound healing, stopping the signs of aging, protecting the body from infections, improving heart and digestive health, managing blood glucose, and soothing respiratory issues, according to Twigs Naturals.
Aside from lemon balm, parsley, and bay laurel, there are still other herbs you can try planting indoors. These include basil, mint, chives, cilantro, thyme, lemongrass, oregano, rosemary, sage, and kaffir lime.
