Teh best herbs for every stage of your life

Medicinal plants offer a lifetime of treatment options--no matter your age or illness. We detail the ideal herbal remedies for 28 common ailments.

Your baby can't meditate. Your teenager has no patience for yoga and prefers hamburgers to tofu. Your grandfather laughs at the hocuspocus of homeopathy. Many natural therapies don't easily cross generational lines. Except herbal medicine. You can get just about anyone to drink a cup of tea.

Especially after they see the results. And herbs do deliver results. In the two decades I've used and studied medicinal plants, I've seen them work their magic on heart palpitations (hawthorn), irregular menstrual cycles (chaste berry, also known as vitex), high blood pressure (garlic), prostate enlargement (saw palmetto berries), migraines (feverfew), mild depression (St. John's wort), poor circulation (ginkgo), and scores of other health problems.