Biennial Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Downey

It is native to Europe and western Asia. * Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads.

The dried flower heads were attached to spindles, wheels, or cylinders, sometimes called teasel frames, to raise the nap on fabrics (that is, to tease the fibres). A homeopathic remedy is made from the flowering plant.

The leaves are strongly flavoured and are used less often, either as a flavouring in soups and stews or as a dried herb. The plant grows to 1 m tall. * Celery is used in weight-loss diets, where it provides low-calorie dietary fibre bulk.

* The flowers appear from late spring to summer in umbelliform cymes of about 4 flowers.The seeds are small and black, borne in a long capsule . * It is considered an aggressive invasive plant in natural areas (both woods and fields).

* The root is very crisp and has a sweet, mild, and pungent flavor. * Greater Burdock is rather tall, reaching as much as 9 feet (2.7 m). * Arctium lappa, commonly called greater burdock, gobo,edible burdock, lappa, or beggar's buttons, is a biennial...

The species name campestre means "of the fields". * Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland...

* The purple topped turnip root will reach 4-5 inches in diameter and matures in 40 to 60 days. * This is a very easy to grow and rewarding vegetable. * Purple Top White Globe Turnip is an outstanding Heirloom variety.

Pre-soaking the seed for 12 hours in warm water will speed up the germination process, particularly in dry weather. * Seeds can be viable for up to 30 years. * Melilotus officinalis, known as yellow sweet clover, yellow melilot, ribbed melilo and common...

It is an extremely useful medicine for those with weak and under-active digestion. * Wormwood is a very bitter plant with a long history of use as a medicinal herb. It is valued especially for its tonic effect on the liver, gallbladder and digestive system,...

The leaves are strongly flavoured and are used less often, either as a flavouring in soups and stews or as a dried herb. The plant grows to 1 m tall. * Celery is used in weight-loss diets, where it provides low-calorie dietary fibre bulk.

Closely related to the garden Rhubarb , Rheum rhaponticum , it has a similar purgative effect upon the human body . Its effectiveness has never been reliably proven or disproven since controlled studies have not been carried out.

Lanceolata is used frequently in tisanes and other herbal remedies. It also contain the iridoid glycosides aucubin and catalpol. * A good fibre is obtained from the leaves, it is said to be suitable for textiles.

* The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine.

The name comes from German edel (meaning noble ) and weiss (meaning white ). * Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae).

The leaves have an aromatic apple scented adding to the tea flavor. * German camomile is a well known herbal remedy and is much used in the West. Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant medicinally.

Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long (- rooted ) respectively. Sow 5-15 lbs./acre. Immature flowering stems - cooked in much the same way as broccoli.

* The use of this plant is subject to legal restrictions in some countries. There are also traces of scopolamine, a potent cholinergic-blocking hallucinogen,which has been used to calm schizoid patients.

It is high in vitamins and minerals, especially potassium. The high fiber content of parsnips may help prevent constipation and reduce blood cholesterol levels. It was introduced into the United States in the nineteenth century.

It also is grown as both a medicinal herb and as a condiment. The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye strengthener.

In some older texts the name is spelled " Pinus tabulaeformis ". * The Chinese Red Pine Pinus tabuliformis (?? Oval, brown cones to 3.5” long. Mature trees have reddish-scaled bark in the crown and fissured, dark gray bark near the ground.

* This plant is commonly seen along roadsides and in disturbed places in North America. The inflated bladder like flowers are interesting. It is pollinated by evening flying insects and provides seed as food for finches in the winter.

* The whole plant is used in the treatment of arthritis, recurring fever in pulmonary tuberculosis, tubercular lymph nodes, joint pained and lumbago. * Very shiny dark green leaves, spiny; ultimately forms a dense, rounded crown; attractive gray bark,...

* The bark can be made into cordage then used in making nets etc. It is one of two species in the genus Fremontodendron , and it is divided into four subspecies. * Evergreen or nearly so, with small (2") unlobed to three-lobed leaves; showy yellow flowers;...

* Native to Europe, naturalized in North America, tends to be very weedy. * The Lesser Burdock , Arctium minus , is a biennial thistle , also known as Burweed, Louse-bur, Common Burdock, and Button-bur.

* Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop. * This species is grown as a green manure crop in Japan and southern China. * This species used to be cultivated for its edible leaves in China.

* The poisonous alkaloid 'colchicine' is extracted from this plant and used to alter the genetic make-up of plants in an attempt to find new, improved varieties. * The species is commonly cultivated in temperate areas.

* The California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica ) is native to grassy and open areas from sea level to 2,000m (6,500 feet) altitude in the western United States throughout California , extending to Oregon , southern Washington , Nevada , Arizona , New...