Dye Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Elgin

* An excrescence produced on the leaf by an insect Melaphis chinensis or M. It is used in the treatment of persistent cough with blood, chronic diarrhoea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, bloody stool, urorrhoea and bloody sputum.

* A blue dye is obtained from the dried plant, an indigo substitute. An infusion is said to strengthen the stomach, create an appetite, remove obstructions of the liver and treat jaundice.

* Cultivated in China for the rutin contained in its leaves and ovaries. * Used to make the strong, springy curved "enju wood" handle used on the traditional Japanese woodworking adze, called the chouna.

* An oil is extracted from the seeds. It attains a tallow-like consistency on standing and is used to make candles.

The whole plant contains substances that are toxic to cockroaches. These secretions are produced about 3 - 4 months after sowing. * The French marigold ( Tagetes patula ) is a species in the daisy family ( Asteraceae ).

It can be drunk hot or cold. It was formerly very popular either on its own or added to China tea, having a peculiar delicacy and aroma. * A refreshing tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves, flowers and stems.

* An oil is extracted from the seeds. It attains a tallow-like consistency on standing and is used to make candles.

Jasminoides has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. * It has been in cultivation in China for at least a thousand years, and was introduced to English gardens in the mid 18th century.

The species is commonly known as Virginia snakeroot and is native to eastern North America, from Connecticut to southern Michigan and south to Texas and Florida. It is used in a number of proprietary medicines for treating skin, circulatory and kidney...

* Smaller and more rounded than P. * The timber , often called lacewood , is figured and valuable for indoor furniture. * The oriental plane is found naturally in riverine settings, together with such trees as alder , willow and poplar .

* It is cultivated for a spice obtained from the seeds inside the cherry stones. * Used as a rootstock for the cultivated cherries * Flowers bloom in mid spring and are pollinated mainly by bees and insects.

It can be drunk hot or cold. It was formerly very popular either on its own or added to China tea, having a peculiar delicacy and aroma. * A refreshing tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves, flowers and stems.

It is sometimes used for furniture because it takes a high polish. The thin outer bark can be peeled off the tree in the same way as birch trees. The bark is both strong and flexible as well as being ornamental.

* A tea is made from the petals and flowers, that made from the petals is less bitter. * Fresh petals are chopped and added to salads. * High in vitamins A and C. A saffron substitute, it is used to colour and flavour rice, soups etc.

* Due to its purported effects on fertility, maca has experienced a major gain of commercial interest, as well as research, in the last few decades. * Maca (Peruvian Ginseng) seedlings usually emerge about one month after sowing with the onset of the...

* A tea is made from the petals and flowers, that made from the petals is less bitter. * Fresh petals are chopped and added to salads. * High in vitamins A and C. A saffron substitute, it is used to colour and flavour rice, soups etc.

* 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".

There has been some doubt over the ability of the body to absorb the medicinally active ingredients orally (intravenous injections being considered the only effective way to administer the plant), but recent research has demonstrated significant absorption...

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

It is native to central and eastern portions of the United States, where it is a common and conspicuous part of the forest vegetation. Leaves are notably gray-glaucous to whitish beneath.

* The highly aromatic bark is stripped from the stems, branches, and roots and used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is known as hou po (thus the common names). Further research may or may not eventually determine if M.

Corresponding to its species name, a common term for the plant is "dragon herb." It is native to a wide area of the Northern Hemisphere from easternmost Europe across central and eastern Asia to India , western North America , and south to northern Mexico...

* Elecampane , also called Horse-heal ( Inula helenium ) or Marchalan (in Welsh ), is a perennial composite plant common in many parts of Great Britain , and ranges throughout central and Southern Europe , and in Asia as far eastwards as the Himalayas...

The whole plant contains substances that are toxic to cockroaches. These secretions are produced about 3 - 4 months after sowing. * The French marigold ( Tagetes patula ) is a species in the daisy family ( Asteraceae ).

* Securinega suffruticosa (Pall.) Rehder = Flueggea suffruticosa (Pall.) Baill. * This plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs.

* A pleasant tasting tea is made from the leaves and flower heads. * It inhabits prairies , plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas from southern Canada through most of the United States to northern Mexico .

It is native to Mauritius , the United States and the west coast of South America in Chile and Peru . This species contains essential oils , tannins , gums and resins . * The leaves are used as a tea substitute.