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The flowering shoots contain about 0.5% essential oil, this is used as a food flavouring. A herb tea is made from the leaves. A tangy, marjoram-like flavour. The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower.

A very bitter tea brewed from the roots is analgesic and is also used as a love potion. Thin the seedlings to the best plant in each pot, grow them on fast and plant them out after the last expected frosts.

About 40 varieties are currently cultivated. It has a slightly sour and salty taste and is eaten throughout much of Europe, the middle east, Asia, and Mexico The species status in the New World is uncertain: it is generally considered an exotic weed;...

Autumn sowings succeed in mild areas. * Seed - surface-sow in spring to early autumn in situ. They appear in Cantonese dishes and Hong Kong cuisine in stews, casseroles, and hotpots.

* The thornapple is a bitter narcotic plant that relieves pain and encourages healing. There are also traces of scopolamine, a potent cholinergic-blocking hallucinogen,which has been used to calm schizoid patients.

* A dramatic plant with big dark green leaves, to 3', and tall flowering stalks in spring, with white or sometimes pink flowers; likes rich, moist soil; can be an attention-getting accent for the large border, a striking contrast to narrow-leaved plants...

Taken with Achyranthes spp the seed is used to treat aching teeth and gums, boils etc. * Lagenaria Siceraria is a ANNUAL CLIMBER growing to 9 m (29ft 6in) at a fast rate. * The bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria (synonym Lagenaria vulgaris Ser.), also...

It is still used in Mexico and Guatemala, with the seeds sometimes ground, while whole seed is used for nutritious drinks and as a food source. Global interest in chia seed as a food* is based on its high content of protein, ?-3 fatty-acids, and complex...

* As the name suggests, its shape resembles that of an acorn. * Although considered a "winter" squash, acorn squash belongs to the same species as all "summer" squashes (including zucchini and yellow crookneck squash).

* Marsh mallow is a very useful household medicinal herb. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow for irritation of mouth and throat and associated dry cough/bronchitis .

It is still used in Mexico and Guatemala, with the seeds sometimes ground, while whole seed is used for nutritious drinks and as a food source. Global interest in chia seed as a food* is based on its high content of protein, ?-3 fatty-acids, and complex...

* The fruits are beautiful hanging on the vines so it is recommended to grow on a trellis if possible. * This wild cucumber has edible fruit which are very tasty when green and extremely bitter when yellow and fully ripe.

It is used in Italian, Portuguese (Catarino bean), Turkish, and Greek cuisine. * The Borlotti bean, also known as the Roman bean or romano bean (not to be confused with the Italian flat bean, a green bean also called "romano bean"), is a variety of cranberry...

When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root. * The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use.

* Maca grows at high altitudes in the Andes is an inhospitable region of intense sunlight, violent winds and below freezing weather. * Due to its purported effects on fertility, maca has experienced a major gain of commercial interest, as well as research,...

Care should be taken however, because all parts of the plant are poisonous. * Grown as a garden flower due to its unique flower shape.

Oats are a nutrient-rich food associated with lower blood cholesterol when consumed regularly. * The seed ripens in the latter half of summer and, when harvested and dried, can store for several years.

* The common name of moss rose is quite descriptive of this plant's key ornamental features: ruffled, rose-like flowers (to 1” diameter) appearing on prostrate to slightly ascending stems that form a moss-like foliage mat.

* The leaves are ready for harvesting in about 8 weeks from sowing, the plant responds well to cut and come again harvesting. * Sometimes called garden chervil , it is used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture...

Actaea cimicifuga L. Bracts shorter than the pedicels. In Bhutan and Tibet, the tetraploid cytotype seems to r eplace the diploid one as described here. HARALD RIEDL and YASIN J. Rashid Khan s.n. (RAW), Mundakuli, Karnah, Lipa Valley, 17.9.1969, Jan Mohd...

If you really want to grow a record breaker do your homework on growing techniques, fertilization, etc. * There is an art to growing the giants so don't be discouraged if you don't get pumpkins weighing hundreds of pounds on your first try.

The fruit resembles a cucumber . Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica and frequently misspelt "Luffa aegyptica", it is cultivated and grown for its fruit.

The leaves are heart shaped and the flowers are pale yellow and tubular in form. It should not be used by pregnant women. It is an aromatic tonic herb that stimulates the uterus, reduces inflammation, controls bacterial infections and promotes healing.

* Direct sowing: The seedbed should have a loose and fine structure, but should be reconsolidated using a packer roller imminently prior to sowing. * Nettles are the exclusive larval food plant for several species of butterflies, such as the peacock butterfly...

The seed, or the oil from the seed are normally used. In a prehistoric cave in the Republic of Georgia dyed flax fibers have been found that date to 34,000 BC . * Flax was extensively cultivated in ancient Ethiopia and ancient Egypt .

* This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC. They can also be sprouted and used in salads. * The mild-flavoured leaves (cooked as a spinach) are rich in vitamins and minerals.

* A poultice of the bruised root has been used as a dressing and salve on burns, inflammations and cuts. It is perhaps best known for its use as a hair tonic whilst the root is also taken internally as a treatment for non-malignant swollen glands and...