Herbaceous Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Lafayette

Use with caution, internal consumption can cause damage to the kidneys and uterine bleeding. It should not be used by pregnant women. * Aristolochia clematitis , (European) Birthwort , is a herbaceous plant in the Aristolochiaceae family, which is native...

* The plant is part of a North American formula called essiac which is a popular treatment for cancer. The other herbs included in the formula are Arctium lappa, Ulmus rubra and Rumex acetosella.

* In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition were introduced to a plant whose smoke was called tobacco by the natives of Hispaniola. * All parts of the plant contain nicotine, this has been extracted and used...

* The seeds have been used as beads. Give the plants some protection, such as a cloche, until they are growing away well. * The pulverized root is used as a poultice for headaches.

* The plant self-sows freely and should not need much encouragement. * It is considered an aggressive invasive plant in natural areas (both woods and fields). * Greater celandine has an erect habit, and may reach 30 to 120 cm high.

* The Nepal poppy ( Meconopsis napaulensis ) is a plant of the family Papaveraceae . However, its phytochemistry remains predominatly unstudied. * An edible oil is extracted from the seed.

* 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.

* Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes. The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye...

Lanceolata is used frequently in tisanes and other herbal remedies. * A good fibre is obtained from the leaves, it is said to be suitable for textiles. A mucilage from the seed coats is used as a fabric stiffener.

* A yellow dye is obtained from the whole plant. A tea made from the plant has been used as an insecticide. It has also been introduced and is now common in North America . * This is considered a noxious weed in some areas.

* Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes. The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye...

In clinical trials about 67% of patients with mild to moderate depression improved when taking this plant. * The plant contains many biologically active compounds including rutin, pectin, choline, sitosterol, hypericin and pseudohypericin.

Plants normally grow with one unbranched stem in the wild, but often produce multi-stemmed clumps in gardens. * The flower heads are from ¾ to 3 inches (2 to 7.6 cm) wide with pale rose-purple or nearly white colored petals.

It is grown for its fleshy hypocotyl (a fused hypocotyl and taproot), which is used as a root vegetable and a medicinal herb. * Maca (Peruvian Ginseng) seedlings usually emerge about one month after sowing with the onset of the rainy season in October.

A very ornamental plant. Plant the roots out very shallowly. The plants are very cold tolerant, but they can be damaged when dormant if the soil is too moist. Grows well in heavy clay soils.

* Contrary to what the name suggests, neither a crocus nor the source of saffron; foliage emerges in spring, fades in early summer; flowers, pale rosy purple, spring up in October among fallen leaves.

The seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks. * Sow the seed in mid spring or late summer to early autumn in a sunny border outdoors and only just cover the seed. * The California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica ) is native to grassy and open areas from...

* Upright stems topped by 1/2-1" flowers in a branched flower head, white, green, or yellowish; grows in wet, grassy subalpine meadows and open woods; flowers in June or July; attractive pleated leaves, to 1' long, 6" wide; native from northern Europe...

* The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family. Growing up to a meter tall, it lives in zones 4 to 9 in moist to wet soils. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely...

* A perennial grown for its 2" bright red-orange inflated husk in fall, which encloses an edible red berry; the plant itself is rather lax and weedy, spreading by underground stems; nodding white flowers; native from southeast Europe to Japan.

These findings indicate that M1 is the final metabolite of ppd-type ginsenosides. Many ginseng growers in Wisconsin are represented by the "Ginseng Board of Wisconsin", whose seal is often sought after on ginseng products to certify they are genuine.

* Serratula tinctoria , commonly known as Saw-wort , is a species in the genus Serratula . It grows in moist soil, full sun to part shade, and grows up to one meter tall. * A fine yellow dye is obtained from the juice of the plant, it is very durable.

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...

The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower. A tangy, marjoram-like flavour. A herb tea is made from the leaves. * The leaves can be used fresh or dried. The flowering shoots contain about 0.5% essential oil, this is used as a food...

* Curled Dock ( Rumex crispus ), also known as Curly Dock, Yellow Dock, Sour Dock, Narrow Dock , sometimes as "narrow-leaved dock" (which properly refers to a variant of Sorrel ), and ambiguously as " garden patience " , is a perennial flowering plant...

The seed, or the oil from the seed are normally used. In a prehistoric cave in the Republic of Georgia dyed flax fibers have been found that date to 34,000 BC . * Flax was extensively cultivated in ancient Ethiopia and ancient Egypt .

* The common name of bugbane is in reference to the odoriferous insect repellant properties of this plant. * This plant is an anti-infective herb that lowers fevers and reduces pain.