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They are often used in the treatment of certain heart complaints. * An easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil, especially if it is rich in organic matter. * Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes;...

It is considered a noxious weed in the state of Washington and seems to be tolerated most others. It is pollinated by evening flying insects and provides seed as food for finches in the winter.

* Maca is mainly grown for the nutritional and health value of its root. It was found at the Meseta of BomBom close to Junin Lake in the Andes. * Maca (Peruvian Ginseng) seedlings usually emerge about one month after sowing with the onset of the rainy...

* A very ornamental plant, its flowers are very attractive to butterflies and moths. The flowers have a strong clove-like scent. * Plants self-sow freely when grown in a suitable position.

They are often used in the treatment of certain heart complaints. * An easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil, especially if it is rich in organic matter. * Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes;...

The extract consists of about 65–80% silymarin (a flavonolignan complex) and 20–35% fatty acids, including linoleic acid. * Silybum marianum has other common names include cardus marianus, milk thistle, blessed milk thistle, Marian Thistle, Mary Thistle,...

The colour is yellow when mixed with alum. * It differs from the wild type in having stouter, somewhat recurved spines on the seed heads. * A blue dye is obtained from the dried plant, an indigo substitute.

* Stipa capillata is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae , native to Europe and Asia . * A perennial grass, to 3', with erect stems and leaves, very narrow; flowers and seedheads lax; native to Eurasia.

* These are the sweet white onions famous raw on hamburgers and salads. Great for slicing and fresh eating! * Also make very good fried onion rings and can be used in cooking where a mild onion flavor is desired.

* Burdock is one of the foremost detoxifying herbs in both Chinese and Western herbal medicine. The dried root of one year old plants is the official herb, but the leaves and fruits can also be used.

* Burdock is one of the foremost detoxifying herbs in both Chinese and Western herbal medicine. The dried root of one year old plants is the official herb, but the leaves and fruits can also be used.

It is slow to bolt as summer progresses so it can be grown later in the spring than many varieties. It is ready to harvest in about 60 days from sowing and does well in cool weather in the spring and early summer.

* Greater celandine has an erect habit, and may reach 30 to 120 cm high. The leaves are lobed and crenate , 30 cm long. The sap is yellow to orange.The flowers consist of four yellow petals , each about 1 cm long, with two sepals .

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".

Requires a sunny position. A very ornamental plant. It is a perennial with grass-like evergreen foliage and lilac-purple flowers which produce single seeded berries on a spike in the fall.

Wholesome and nutritious.A peppery taste. Fleshy, sweet and succulent. * The root is boiled and eaten like salsify. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America ,...

* A strong tincture of the fresh seed is used externally to kill lice and nits in the head and pubic hair.It is also effective against aphids and thrips. Delphinium consolida ) is an annual plant in the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae .

Foetida heave sparse to dense glandular stems. Leave ternately pinnate or biternate, the lower ones with a long, the upper ones with a very short petiole, leaflets ovate-acuminate, deeply and sharply serrate-dentate with ± irregular teeth.

* Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides. * It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life.

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Immature flowering stems - cooked in much the same way as broccoli. Sow 5-15 lbs./acre. The leaves are also fermented for later use. * Rapeseed ( Brassica napus ), also known as rape , oilseed rape , rapa , rappi...

Tabacum is sensitive to temperature, air, ground humidity and the type of land. * In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition were introduced to a plant whose smoke was called tobacco by the natives of Hispaniola.

* Sanguisorba officinalis ( Great Burnet ) is a plant in the family Rosaceae , subfamily Rosoideae . * The young leaves and flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked. It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern...

* A very ornamental plant, it is hardy to about -20°c. * It is in leaf 12-Jan It is in flower from Mar to April. * It is hardy to zone 3 and is not frost tender. * Bergenia crassifolia is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.8 m (2ft 7in).

* Bearsfoot root was used by the North American Indians as a stimulant and laxative remedy. * The root is said to have a beneficial effect on the liver, stomach and spleen and may be taken to relieve indigestion and counteract liver malfunction.

Foetida heave sparse to dense glandular stems. Leave ternately pinnate or biternate, the lower ones with a long, the upper ones with a very short petiole, leaflets ovate-acuminate, deeply and sharply serrate-dentate with ± irregular teeth.

* The leaves can be used fresh or dried. The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower. A herb tea is made from the leaves. It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly more bitter flavor.

It is native to East Asia (such as China , Korea , Japan , and East Siberia ) and bears big blue flowers, although varieties with white and pink flowers are in cultivation. Depending upon the region, it is also referred to as the Japanese bellflower ,...