Biennial Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Portland

Delphinium consolida ) is an annual plant in the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae . * The roots grow into the soil up to a depth of 50 centimetres (20 in), so the plant can survive long periods of drought.

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

* It is still used medicinally in the present day; however, there are adverse effects that limit its use. * Lobelia inflata (Indian tobacco, puke weed) is a species of Lobelia native to eastern North America, from southeastern Canada (Nova Scotia to southeast...

It is also used in allopathic medicine in the treatment of heart complaints. * Great care should be exercised in the use of this plant, the therapeutic dose is very close to the lethal dose.

The fresh leaves are highly nutritious and can be considered a natural vitamin and mineral supplement in their own right. It is also a good detoxifier, helping the body to get rid of toxins via the urine and therefore helping in the treatment of a wide...

It contains some opium. * The Iceland Poppy ( Papaver nudicaule syn. Papaver croceum, P. They were first described by botanists in 1759. All parts of this plant are likely to be poisonous , containing (like all poppies) toxic alkaloids .

* 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 best treated as a biennial in the garden. * The popular old-fashioned flower; likes limey soil; native to Russia and China. * Plants self-sow freely when grown in a suitable position.

* Considered to be an indicator of agriculture in pollen diagrams, P. * Ribwort plantain is a safe and effective treatment for bleeding, it quickly staunches blood flow and encourages the repair of damaged tissue.

Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked.

Lobata, commonly called wild cucumber, prickly cucumber, or balsam apple. * Sow seed early spring in a rich compost in a greenhouse, placing 2 - 3 seeds in each pot. A climbing plant, supporting itself by means of tendrils.

* The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints of the respiratory system. * Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas...

* Performs better than Campanula in Southern gardens. * Use for border garden. * Prefers well-drained soil. * Adenophora (Lilyleaf Ladybell) is a genus of flowering plant within the family Campanulaceae.

* Maca is mainly grown for the nutritional and health value of its root. * Maca grows at high altitudes in the Andes is an inhospitable region of intense sunlight, violent winds and below freezing weather.

Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked.

It is valued especially for its tonic effect on the liver, gallbladder and digestive system, and for its vermicidal activity. * Artemisia absinthium ( absinthium , absinthe wormwood , wormwood , common wormwood , or grand wormwood ) is a species of wormwood...

Plants are best spaced about 90cm apart each way. It is a perennial shrub reaching up to 1.5 m in height. * A good ground cover plant. * Hypericum androsaemum , commonly known as tutsan , is a plant in the genus Hypericum native to open woods and hillsides...

It fell out of favour in the nineteenth century but recent research has brought it back to prominence as an extremely valuable remedy for nervous problems. These last two compounds have been shown to have potent anti-retroviral activity without serious...

* Externally it is a very beneficial treatment for a variety of skin complaints, wounds, sores, burns, boils etc and is used in the form of liniment plasters, poultices, herbal steam baths and inhalers.

* A decoction of the flowering shoots is used in the treatment of coughs and women's complaints. It is named after William Kerr , who introduced the cultivar 'Pleniflora'. The scientific genus name is also used as a common name Kerria .

Leaves alternate on the stem and possess three leaflets. * Yellow flowers bloom in spring and summer and produce fruit in pods typically containing one seed. Pre-soaking the seed for 12 hours in warm water will speed up the germination process, particularly...

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

The plant has a general stimulatory effect on the immune system and is widely used in modern herbal treatments. In Germany over 200 pharmaceutical preparations are made from Echinacea.

Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long (- rooted ) respectively. It has 18-20% crude protein, is quite heat, cold and drought tolerant, and fast growing.

* A teaspoon of crushed seeds has long been used as a form of natural birth control; its use for this purpose was first described by Hippocrates over 2,000 years ago. Chinese studies have also indicated that the seeds blockprogesterone synthesis, which...

* t is one of the best strengtheners of the human system, stimulating the liver, gall bladder and digestive system, and is an excellent tonic to combine with a purgative in order to prevent its debilitating effects.

* 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 .