Herbaceous Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Cincinnati

* Many 3" nodding blue, red, purple, or white nodding flowers on a branching stem; forms basal rosette of 20" leaves; monocarpic--blooms and dies; native to eastern Himalayas, western China.

The aromatic seed is used as a flavouring in stews etc. * The wild carrot, when freshly cut, will draw or change color depending on the color of the water it is in. Carnation also exhibits this effect.

* Bloodroot ( Sanguinaria canadensis ) is a perennial , herbaceous flowering plant native to eastern North America from Nova Scotia , Canada southward to Florida , United States . It is the only species in the genus Sanguinaria , and is included in the...

It should not be used by pregnant women. * Birthwort has a very long history of medicinal use, though it has been little researched scientifically and is little used by present-day herbalists.

* Bearsfoot root was used by the North American Indians as a stimulant and laxative remedy. * A poultice of the bruised root has been used as a dressing and salve on burns, inflammations and cuts.

It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 40–60 cm tall, with spirally arranged leaves 6–12 cm long and 4–9 cm broad. Germination usually takes place quickly and freely. It is native from southern Europe east across southern Asia to Japan .

* Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach aches. * A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained.

* The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and as a result is becoming uncommon in the wild. * Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail...

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil.The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils..It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.It requires moist soil.

It is used as a bitter tonic for alleviating stomach troubles, kidney ailments, rheumatism, chills, fevers etc. * Prefers a sunny position in a well-drained rich soil with abundant moisture.

The name comes from German edel (meaning noble ) and weiss (meaning white ). The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words leon (lion) and podion (diminutive of pous , foot).

* Leonotis nepetifolia is known in Trinidad as shandilay and the leaves are brewed as a tea for fever, coughs, womb prolapse and malaria. It can also be found growing abundantly in much of Latin America and the West Indies.

* The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and as a result is becoming uncommon in the wild. * Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail...

* The peeled roots are cut up and added to soups. * A perennial herb with 8" leaves covered with prickly hairs; flowers to 1/2", yellowish white, pink, or purplish, in summer, in nodding clusters; rather coarse; likes rich, moist, limestone soils; native...

Native to moist prairies and sedge meadows. * The plant is said to be extremely efficacious when used as a local application in the treatment of sore throats and gonorrhoea. It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in...

Its Spanish and Quechua names include maca-maca, maino, ayak chichira, and ayak willku. * Maca is mainly grown for the nutritional and health value of its root. After being dried they are cooked in water to make a sweet aromatic porridge that is called...

* It is considered an aggressive invasive plant in natural areas (both woods and fields). The sap is yellow to orange.The flowers consist of four yellow petals , each about 1 cm long, with two sepals .

* The leaves can be used fresh or dried. The flowering shoots contain about 0.5% essential oil, this is used as a food flavouring. It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly more bitter flavor.

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 range of diseases such as rheumatism. In modern cooking, parsley is used for its leaf in much the same way as coriander...

The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye strengthener. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in gardens , especially because of its bluish leaves, and also...

* Besides the use for ornamental purposes, Job's tears grains are useful as a source of food (cereals) and folk medicine. It has been naturalized in the southern United States and the New World tropics.

* A popular drink in southern India such as Kerala and Tamil Nadu is calld jira water, made by boiling cumin seeds in water. It is an annual herbaceous plant, with a slender, glabrous, branched stem which is 20–30 cm tall and has a diameter of 3 to...

* St. John's wort has a long history of herbal use. These last two compounds have been shown to have potent anti-retroviral activity without serious side effects and they are being researched in the treatment of AIDS.

They usually bloom in September in the Northern hemisphere . It is a vigorous, deciduous, twining vine with an extremely rampant growth habit. * Sweet autumn clematis, as the common name suggests, is a fragrant fall-bloomer.

* Marsh mallow is a very useful household medicinal herb. * 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 .

* The much-loved foxglove of cottage gardens; flowers usually purple, but may be white, pink, or some variation, usually speckled in the throat; biennial, forming a basal rosette one year, flower stalk the next; likes part shade, moist (not wet) soil;...

It has a slightly sour and salty taste and is eaten throughout much of Europe, the middle east, Asia, and Mexico * It has an extensive old-world distribution extending from North Africa through the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent to Malesia and...