Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Cleveland

Leaf juice is used for earache. Root has diaphoretic, diuretic and laxative properties. Leaves are mixed in castor oil to treat stiff limbs, rheumatism and lumbago. (Kanphuti; Balloon vine) Climbing annual common throughout India.

Fresh flower petals are excellent in salads and can be used to make medicinal creams. The flowers are unusually long lasting, and if flowers are dead-headed, the flowers will just keep coming right up until frost.

(Huang shu kui; Yellow sichuan mallow)

They are known to act against kidney stones, angina pectoris, muscle spasms, gastrointestinal cramps, colic, painful menstruation and bronchial asthma. Active compounds, called and can be found.

Used externally for skin parasites, venereal disease, herpes, and as a dressing for wounds. Seeds and leaves have a strong purgative action and poisonous if used internally. In India a renewable bio-fuel is made from the seeds.

Though the greens are usually collected from the wild they are easy to grow. We do not honestly know, but we love the name anyway. Even the older less tender leaves can be blanched a few seconds and added to salads.

The tea has a great reputation as a wash for healing wounds and skin eruptions. It produces yellow, gold and green dyes with very good fastness and contains tannins, making it appropriate for treating leathers.

Considered a ‘life medicine' by the Navajo people who have used it for menstrual pain, stomach ache, wounds, swellings and coughs. Prefers sandy or gravelly soil on a slope. Brilliant red tubular flowers.

Also used for high blood pressure, headaches, and dizziness. Promotes clear vision, and relieves swelling, soreness and redness of the eyes caused by liver inflammation. Ht. 30-90 cm/1-3 ft.X5385

Extracts are widely employed in medicinal lotions, shampoos, soaps, creams, hair tonics, gargles, and toothpaste. Seeds are very short-lived -- lasting only 30 days; we offer fresh seed shipped immediately after harvest.

But as much as this heirloom belongs among the vegetables, its lush dark green leaves are also terrific as a fresh herb. The variety went on to spawn many more varieties and radically changed celery as a crop on both sides of the Atlantic.

Extra sweet and super nutritious, Goji berry plants produce a valuable harvest you can freeze, dry, juiceand of course, eat raw like a blueberry or cranberry. Much lauded as a "superfruit" in recent years, Goji has been used medicinally in China for centuries.

Juice of plant can be added to soaps to make an effective poison ivy-fighting soap. When applied liberally to affected skin, it works almost immediately to soothe and help to reduce the itchy rash caused by poison ivy's irritant oils.

A popular red basil for home gardens! Reliable producer of dark red leaves. Great for adding color to salads and meals. Fine flavor and aroma.

Its slightly heavier, thicker leaves cure nicely with a high percentage of mahogany and orange leaves. It was developed by crossing Canadian and American varieties to improve quality and disease resistance and to lower nicotine.

It is biennial, self-seeding to come back year after year. The plant is very easygoing in the garden, requiring only full sun and well-drained soil. Double hollyhock grows to between 1.2-2.5m (4-8ft), and features huge, full blooms that are attractive...

Seeds stored with clothing repel insects. Seeds used in curries and bread, although its close cousin black cumin is better. Valued in perfumery trade. (Love-in-a-mist) Finely divided leaves create a mist effect surrounding the lovely blue flowers.

Tall, vigorous habit. Coarser foliage; almost completely lacks the odour and flavour characteristic of the true French variety. Not recommended.

Likely because of its antiseptic properties, it was used by Native Americans like other sagebrushes to treat colds, diarrhea and sore eyes. Ht. 30-90cm/1-3ft. Very tolerant of drought and a good plant for xeriscaping.

In the food industry it is used as a stabilizer, emulsifier and flavour fixative, and it is common in chewing gum and candy. Used in lozenges for sore throat and cough, and for diarrhea and dysentery.

No blanching required. Aromatic leaves are used to season soups and stews, and like parsley they can be used as a garnish. Outstanding curled leaf variety from Holland that is both ornamental and delicious to use in the kitchen like parsley.

Delicious stuffed like bell peppers with meat and rice and baked. (Vegetable gourd) Small 8cm/3in melons taste like a sweet winter squash.

Oil extracted from seeds is a commonly used laxative for temporary constipation and acute diarrhea. Caution: although the oil is safe, raw seeds are poisonous. Large tropical-looking foliage.

In the 16th and 17th centuries the candied roots, called “kissing comforts,” were considered aphrodisiac, and were given, with all due discretion, to older people suffering from “loss of vital force” and shortness of breath.

The effects of this plant are well described by Castaneda in . Long history of use as a hallucinogen by the Mexican Indians.

Hardy to 5°F, or zone 7. Small seeds (thyme, savory, marjoram, oregano) can be gently pressed onto surface of the soil—don't cover or bury seed. No special requirements, but germination may be slow and erratic.

They are also used externally in the form of poultices or ointments for the treatment of aches, pains, arthritis, and rheumatism, All parts of the plant are poisonous if used improperly, especially if ingested.