Herbaceous Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Mckinney

In particular it is an excellent herb for treating various digestive disorders, nervous tension and irritability and is also used externally to treat skin problems. Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant medicinally.

The seeds have been soaked in water until they are mucilaginous and then swallowed as a treatment for sore throats. The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action.

* The leaves and flower heads contain an analgesic agent spilanthol used to numb toothache. * These curiosities are well worth growing, if only for the conversation factor! * The buds are known as "buzz buttons", "Szechuan buttons", "sansho buttons",...

* This species of bugbane is an upright perennial that features ferny, deeply-cut, deep green, 2-3 ternate leaves on branched stems which form a foliage clump typically growing to 3-4' tall.

* 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 poisonous alkaloid 'colchicine' is extracted from this plant and used to alter the genetic make-up of plants in an attempt to find new, improved varieties. It works by doubling the chromosome number.

However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged, as it can cause serious liver damage. * A perennial herb with 8" leaves covered with prickly hairs; flowers to 1/2", yellowish white, pink, or purplish, in summer, in nodding...

Pallida is similar to E. Angustifolia , but plants often grow taller, ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 ft (45 to 75 cm) tall, with some growing 3 feet (90 cm) or more tall. Plants normally grow with one unbranched stem in the wild, but often produce multi-stemmed...

* 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.

Other names include 'Yellow Gentian', 'Bitter Root', 'Bitterwort', 'Centiyane', and 'Genciana'. * Gentian root has a long history of use as a herbal bitter in the treatment of digestive disorders and is an ingredient of many proprietary medicines.

* 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 .

There is no difference whatsoever between the European and the Himalayan collections, wh ile plants from Siberia Subsp. 1:30, 1972, Conventry, Wild Flow. Fl.Per: May-June. * Foetid bugbane is an anti-infective herb that lowers fevers and reduces pain.

* The leaves are eaten raw or cooked, used as a flavouring in salads etc. * Depending on where it is grown, is either a perennial or annual herb. Both the dill "weed" and seed is used.

* Malvus sylvestris is a spreading herb , who is an annual in North Africa , biennial in the Mediterranean and a perennial elsewhere . A pleasant mild flavour, with a similar texture to the leaves, they make a pleasant and pretty addition to the salad...

* Common yarrow is an erect herbaceous perennial plant that produces one to several stems (0.2 to 1m tall) and has a rhizomatous growth form. * Yarrow has a high reputation and is widely employed in herbal medicine, administered both internally and externally.

* Adonis aestivalis ( Summer pheasant's-eye ) is a medicinal and ornamental plant . It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in July. It is hardy to zone 6. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained...

The whole plant is antiinflammatory and antiallergic. The juice of the fresh plant, or an extract of the dried plant, is used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and sinusitis. Conyzoides can cause liver lesions and tumors.

* Portulaca oleracea ( Common Purslane , also known as Verdolaga , Pigweed , Little Hogweed or Pusley ), is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae , which can reach 40 cm in height.

* 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 Russia and Turkey .

It is also used as an antidote to poisonous mushrooms. The fruit is said to be very nutritious. The fruit is antihaemorrhoidal and hypotensive. * The fruit should not be eaten raw.

* Bearsfoot root was used by the North American Indians as a stimulant and laxative remedy. * Flowering period during the summer is long, attrracting many pollinators. * Does well along woods edges as a background plant in perennial gardens.

Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica and frequently misspelt "Luffa aegyptica", it is cultivated and grown for its fruit.

* Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads. It is native to Europe and western Asia.

* Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes; biennial or short-lived perennial; full or part sun, dry, well-drained soil; flowering in summer; native to southern Europe and Turkey.

* A fine blue infusion is obtained from the flowers and this can be used as a litmus substitute to test for acids and alkalis. * The leaves have been used to weave baskets and mats.

* Although considered a "winter" squash, acorn squash belongs to the same species as all "summer" squashes (including zucchini and yellow crookneck squash). * As the name suggests, its shape resembles that of an acorn.

* The dried leaves can be ground and used as a sweetener or soaked in water and the liquid used in making preserves. * Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero calories! * Because stevia has a negligible effect on...