Many people have about a half dozen herbs right in there backyards. Many people pick these out of the grass as weeds.
I say pull the grass and let the weeds grow! There is a viable pharmacy right in your own back yard.
I am in the East Coast U.S. The farther from here you are located, the less applicable to you this thread may be. Many of these species are still abundant in most of the U.S.
Dandelion (lots of vitamins and minerals. Liver detoxifier.
Plantain (Useful to put bruised leaves on insect bites, stings, snake bites, poinson ivy, stinging nettles. It will pull toxins from the skin. Even if you stepped on a rusty nail.)
ChickweedRed Clover (blood cleanser; great against cancer)
Purslane (One of the most nutritious plants)
YarrowQueen Anne's Lace aka
Wild CarrotLamb's Quarterssee also
http://hollirichey.com/tag/chenopodium-album/Rich in Beta Carotene, Vitamin B1/Thiamin, Vitamin B2/Riboflavin, Vitamin B3/Niacin, Vitamin B6/Pyridoxine, Vitamin B9/Folate, Calcium, Copper, Iron, fiber, folates, Phosphorus, Vitamins A and C, Vitamin K, Manganese, Magnesium, Potassium, Protein/Amino Acids, Zinc, Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids.
one site states: "Lambs Quarters is the second highest in nutrition of all wild foods. Amaranth is #1"
Eat Lamb's Quarters raw in salads, prepare like spinach. Like spinach, Lamb's Quarters contains Oxalic Acid so should not be cooked; so be sure to get adequate calcium if you’re ingesting a lot of this plant.
Lamb's Quarters absorbs nitrates readily, so avoid gathering in contaminated/polluted soil.
