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To wage war on colds and flu this winter, stock up on echinacea, elderberries, eucalyptus, ginger, goji berries, nettles, onions and garlic.

What to grow: pick elderberries, goji berries (both in early autumn), and nettles in the wild (or you can plant them if you really want!). Find a eucalyptus tree in your neighbourhood and ask for a few leaves. Echinacea, garlic and onions grow well outside. For ginger, see here.

What to buy: onions, garlic and ginger from greengrocers. Dried elderberries, eucalyptus leaves, nettles, echinacea root or tincture from herbal specialists or health food shops. Dried goji berries from Asian food shops (where they can be as little as half the price of those in fancy health food stores).