A wide variety of herbs were grown in medieval gardens. Some were favoured more for their taste in medieval cooking whilst others were more popular for the treatment of ailments.

Many medieval herbs remain just as popular today.

MEDIEVAL HERBS

Herbs commonly grown  in medieval times and used in medieval cookery included:

anise	basil	betony	chamomile	cardamom	chives	cinnamon	coriander	cumin
dill	fennel	feverfew	garlic	ginger	hissup	horehound	mace	marjoram
mint	mugwort	parsley	purslane	rosemary	sage	savory	st john’s wort	thyme

Some particular herbs were grown for their medicinal properties and used to treat a variety of ailments.
These included:

anise – to combat flatulence	mint - also used for stomach problems
betony – to alleviate migraine	mugworth - for problems with feet
chamomile - to combat headaches	nutmeg - to aid digestion
coriander - to combat fever	rosemary - under the pillow to ward off nightmares
cumin – to combat flatulence + in poultices	thyme - to fumigate rooms against infection