How to Stock A Natural Medicine Cabinet

Learn how to stock a natural medicine cabinet so you’ll always be prepared with a natural remedy when you need it.

When someone in our family is not feeling well, I reach for my favorite natural and herbal remedies.

Our family doesn’t hesitate to seek medical care if there’s a serious emergency, but for everyday ailments such as headaches, bee stings, fevers, and sore throats, we try natural medicine first.

Our Natural Medicine Cabinet

We keep all of our natural remedies in an antique pie safe in the kitchen.

I previously had things stored in various locations, but moving everything to a central location made it so much easier to keep organized.

The top shelf has bins that hold various items. The bin on the far left has pain relievers and fever reducers, the next one has cough drops and cough syrup, and then the other two bins contain ointments, creams, and various things.

What I Keep in Our Natural Medicine Cabinet

Here’s a detailed look at what’s inside our natural medicine cabinet.

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Sore Throat and Cough Relief

• Zarbee’s Naturals Cough + Throat Relief
• Olba’s Pastilles (my favorite cough drops ever)
• Zarbee’s Cough Syrup
• Olba’s Inhaler (another favorite Olba’s product)

Basic First Aid Supplies

• ace bandages, band-aids, gauze rolls, splints, bandage tape, scissors (for tape), and steri-strips (a first aid kit like this is helpful)
• hot water bottle, rice sock, heating pad
• Epsom salt (has many uses such as baths, drawing out splinters, and a laxative)
• Splinter remover
• cotton flannel (for making poultices)
• Redmond Clay (formerly known as First Aid Clay)
• Manuka honey (I’ve used this successfully on burns)
• Colloidal silver spray

Essential Oils

We use essential oils for so many health-related things. Here are the main ones I use regularly:

• Lavender
• Tea tree oil
• Peppermint
• Eucalyptus

Not sure how to use essential oils? This is my favorite essential oil reference book.

I keep our main natural health reference books right in the pie safe so they’re easy to find.

Salves and Creams

• Various salves like chickweed, calendula, and my homemade comfrey salve
• B&W Burn Ointment (highly recommended for burns)
• Prid Drawing Salve

Immune Boosters, Teas and Tinctures

• Activated charcoal powder
• Aloe vera gel (in the refrigerator), and we also have an aloe plant for fresh aloe
• Fresh garlic
• Ginger powder and fresh ginger in the freezer
• Medicinal raw honey
• Slippery Elm powder
• Arnica tablets for sore or inflamed muscles
• Elderberry syrup (I make my own with this recipe)
• Elderberry gummies (here’s my recipe for these)
• Echinacea tincture
• Goldenseal tincture
• Colloidal silver
• Vitamin C in the form of pills, powder, and also Emergen-C
• Clove oil (great for toothache and sore muscles)
• Coconut oil
• Cayenne pepper
• Zinc lozenges
• Astragalus tincture
• Umcka
• Black seed oil (my husband prefers the liquid, but the capsules avoid the strong flavor)
• Chicken bone broth in the freezer (here’s how to make it in the crock-pot and the Instant Pot)
• And a large selection of herbal teas, including chamomile, echinacea, immune tea, red raspberry, Throat Coat, etc.

One of my favorite resources for natural remedies are the herbal remedies from Earthley. I regularly use the Pain Potion for headaches and other pain. The Feel Better Fast is another great remedy to keep on hand.

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