Herbaceous Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Massachusetts

Use with caution, internal consumption can cause damage to the kidneys and uterine bleeding. * The plant should not be used internally without experienced supervision, externally it is used in the treatment of slow-healing cuts, eczema, infected toe and...

Ex Royle Stout perennial, 40-100(-200) cm high. Actinospora frigida Fisch. Stem arising from a divided root-stock, simple or branched, slightly sulcate, glabrous beneath the inflorescence.

* The young leaves and flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked. The fresh or dried leaves are used as a tea substitute. It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North America .

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed , Wild Wormwood , Old uncle Henry , Sailor's Tobacco...

* 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 to Europe, where it is used medicinally; a weed...

Plant the roots out very shallowly. * Prefers a humus-rich soil, succeeding in a moist border or by water. * The species, from central Europe and Russia, has blue-purple, lavender, or white flowers, but there are dozens of cultivars, in a varied range...

* Linseed has a long history of medicinal use, its main effects being as a laxative and expectorant that soothes irritated tissues, controls coughing and relieves pain. * Flax was extensively cultivated in ancient Ethiopia and ancient Egypt .

An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems. The root is cardiac and febrifuge. The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action.

* The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked.

* It is said to be of great use when applied externally to stimulate hair growth and is an ingredient of many hair lotions and ointments. * Flowering period during the summer is long, attrracting many pollinators.

* Prefers well-drained soil. * Performs better than Campanula in Southern gardens. * Adenophora (Lilyleaf Ladybell) is a genus of flowering plant within the family Campanulaceae. * Many Adenophora species have been used in traditional Chinese medicine.

* 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...

She describes it as "like popping candy" and "little needles poking the top of your mouth". * The leaves and flower heads contain an analgesic agent spilanthol used to numb toothache.

* Deeply lobed glossy green leaves (2-3' long) form an ornamental mound which usually remains attractive throughout the growing season. * An erect, clump-forming perennial which features pale pink to white flowers enclosed in spiny, reddish-purple bracts...

The plant is typically between 10 - 30 cm in height. Thus, the flowers appear on stems with no apparent leaves, and the later appearing leaves then wither and die during the season without seeming to set flowers.

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

* The seed contains arctiin, this excites the central nervous system producing convulsions an increase in respiration and later paralysis. * Native to Europe, naturalized in North America, tends to be very weedy.

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 ground roots were secretly added to the food of an arguing couple then this would avert a divorce...

* The leaves are mucilaginous and fairly bland, we use them in bulk in summer salads. * Malva moschata ( Musk-mallow ) is a species of Malva native to Europe and southwestern Asia , from Spain north to the British Isles and Poland , and east to southern...

* Although purslane is considered a weed in the United States, it may be eaten as a leaf vegetable. The species status in the New World is uncertain: it is generally considered an exotic weed; however, there is evidence that the species was in Crawford...

Common behaviors cats display when they sense the bruised leaves or stems of catnip are rubbing on the plant, rolling on the ground, pawing at it, licking it, and chewing it. The leaf tops are gray-green and the bottoms are white with hairs.

* The roots and the leaves are aphrodisiac, digestive, mildly expectorant and sedative. Umbelliferous plants are so named because of the umbrella-like arrangement of flowers they produce.

* Although purslane is considered a weed in the United States, it may be eaten as a leaf vegetable. The species status in the New World is uncertain: it is generally considered an exotic weed; however, there is evidence that the species was in Crawford...

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

The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, 10–35 cm long and 5–12 cm broad, and are covered with gray-white pubescent and glandular hairs, imparting a woolly texture. The foliage forms a tight rosette at ground level in the first year.

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

The leaves are oblong, ranging in size up to 2.5 in (6.4 cm) long by 1 in (2.5 cm) wide. Leaves are grey-green, rugose on the upper side, and nearly white underneath due to the many short soft hairs.