Each herb in the garden and your yard is different in itself, but the characteristic of all is that they are collected when they have accumulated the largest amount of active substances to be most useful.
Depending on the conditions in which the herbs grow, their stages of development are different, and this leads to different amounts of the drug substance.
The amount of the drug also depends on climatic conditions, soil conditions, latitude and others. Thus, some herbs accumulate more substances in different seasons, some accumulate them in the spring arcs in the fall. The age of the plant also plays a big role in the amount of substance.
Spring is the best season for picking the buds of plants, because during this period they are richest in medicinal substance. (This does not apply to houseplants that are fertilized with ordinary mineral fertilizers минерални торове обикновени).
The flowers are collected in different phases of their development. It is advisable to pick the flowers by hand by placing them in baskets, but it is not advisable to press them. The flowers of some plants are collected before they are completely dissolved, and of others when the flowers are completely dissolved. Mixing colors of similar species is not recommended.