Crop Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In San Buenaventura Ventura

The other herbs included in the formula are Arctium lappa, Ulmus rubra and Rumex acetosella. Closely related to the garden Rhubarb , Rheum rhaponticum , it has a similar purgative effect upon the human body .

Prick out the seedlings into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. * Myrtle in a wedding bouquet is a general European custom.

* The French marigold ( Tagetes patula ) is a species in the daisy family ( Asteraceae ). The whole plant contains substances that are toxic to cockroaches. The growing plant repels whitefly and can be grown near tomatoes to keep that crop free of the...

* Datura stramonium , known by the common names jimson weed , devil's trumpet , devil's weed , thorn apple , tolguacha , Jamestown weed , stinkweed , locoweed , datura , moonflower , and, in South Africa , malpitte and mad seeds , is a common weed in...

The fruit can also be dried for later use. The seed can take 4 weeks or more to germinate. The fruit is about 15mm in diameter. The seedlings are very small and slow-growing at first, but then grow rapidly.

Lupulus contains myrcene, humulene, xanthohumol, myrcenol, linalool, tannins, and resin. * The dried flowering heads of female plants are used as a flavouring and preservative in beer.

* Cohosh comes from an Algonquin word meaning rough in reference to the appearance of plant rhizomes. It bears tall tapering racemes of white midsummer flowers on wiry black-purple stems, whose mildly unpleasant, medicinal smell at close range gives it...

* Celery is used in weight-loss diets, where it provides low-calorie dietary fibre bulk. The leaves are pinnate to bipinnate with rhombic leaflets 3–6 cm long and 2–4 cm broad.

* An annual or, in tropical areas, perennial; 4-5" yellow flowers with a brownish-red base; calyx (the leafy external bud covering) becomes large, fleshy, and bright red as the plant sets seed and is used for drink flavorings and jelly; altogether a handy...

In India this plant is known as agati (Hindi), agastya (Kannada), agise (Telugu), and both the leaves and the flowers have culinary uses. * In the Thai language the flowers are called (dok khae) and are used in the Thai cuisine both cooked in curries,...

* Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. * Fennel is used as a flavoring in some natural toothpastes. It grows well in sandy soils and is drought tolerant once established.

* 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...

* The fruit should not be eaten raw. The fruit is antihaemorrhoidal and hypotensive. * Eggplant is used in the cuisine of many countries. Eggplants can also be battered before deep-frying and served with a sauce made of tahini and tamarind.

They are often used in the treatment of certain heart complaints. * The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic. * An easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil, especially if it is rich in organic matter.

Wood - white, beautifully veined. * Nice shiny dark green leaves to 3"; large shrub, small tree; quarter-inch bright red fruit in fall; best of the hardy evergreen hollies, Dirr says; may not do well in hot regions; native to Japan and China.

* The foliage was burned by the Cherokee as a natural insecticide, to smoke out gnats. * Lobelia inflata is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant growing to 15–100 cm (5.9–39.4 in) tall, with stems covered in tiny hairs.

* The common name of bugbane is in reference to the odoriferous insect repellant properties of this plant. The root is analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, sedative, tonic.

A tangy, marjoram-like flavour. * Summer savory ( Satureja hortensis ) is the better known of the Savory species. * The leaves can be used fresh or dried. It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly more bitter...

When taken over an extended period it is said to increase mental efficiency and physical performance whilst helping the body adapt to high or low temperatures and stress. American Ginseng was formerly particularly widespread in the Appalachian and Ozark...

An infusion of the leaves alone, or the leaves and stems, has been used as a hair wash to prevent gray hair. * A poultice of the pounded, dampened leaves has been applied to the feet to treat sweaty feet.

The roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee. However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged, as it can cause serious liver damage.

* 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. It works by doubling the chromosome number.

Burdock is also a good source of essential oils. It taste much like artichoke heart. Burdock root, seeds, tincture available. Seeds contain essential fatty acids. Studies of Burdock show that it is high in minerals, being a good source of iron.

Is used for cardiac and circulation problems as well as for angina and coronary heart disease. It does take longer to work, but there does not appear to be any cumulative effect on the heart tissues.

* Sow the seed in March/April in a greenhouse only just covering the seed. * Physalis alkekengi ( Bladder cherry , Chinese lantern , Japanese lantern , or Winter cherry ; Japanese: h?zuki ), is a relative of P.

* Sow the seed in March/April in a greenhouse only just covering the seed. * Physalis alkekengi ( Bladder cherry , Chinese lantern , Japanese lantern , or Winter cherry ; Japanese: h?zuki ), is a relative of P.

A very safe herb to use, it is suitable for the old and the young and especially useful when the patient is debilitated. A gently warming and tonic herb, it is especially effective in treating coughs, consumption, bronchitis and many other complaints...