Herbaceous Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Raleigh

It is also used in allopathic medicine in the treatment of heart complaints. 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.

It was cultivated by the Aztec in pre-Columbian times, and was so valued that it was given as an annual tribute by the people to the rulers. It is still used in Mexico and Guatemala, with the seeds sometimes ground, while whole seed is used for nutritious...

It is the only species in the genus Sanguinaria , and is included in the family Papaveraceae and most closely related to Eomecon of eastern Asia. * Bloodroot is one of many plants whose seeds are spread by ants, a process called myrmecochory.

The plant has a general stimulatory effect on the immune system and is widely used in modern herbal treatments. The plants grow 40 to 70 centimetres (16 to 28 in) tall with spindle-shaped taproots that are often branched.

It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly more bitter flavor. The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower. * The leaves can be used fresh or dried.

She describes it as "like popping candy" and "little needles poking the top of your mouth". * These curiosities are well worth growing, if only for the conversation factor! * The buds are known as "buzz buttons", "Szechuan buttons", "sansho buttons",...

* In general, gentians require a moist well-drained soil in a sheltered position, a certain minimum of atmospheric humidity, high light intensity but a site where temperatures are not too high.

Autumn sown plants may require protection from frosts in cold winters. 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.

Tussilago is often found in colonies of dozens of plants. * Coltsfoot is a perennial herbaceous plant that spreads by seeds and rhizomes . The flowers, which superficially resemble dandelions , appear in early spring before dandelions appear.

* In general, gentians require a moist well-drained soil in a sheltered position, a certain minimum of atmospheric humidity, high light intensity but a site where temperatures are not too high.

* The leaves are very rich in vitamins and minerals, especially iron and the vitamins A and C. * Curled Dock ( Rumex crispus ), also known as Curly Dock, Yellow Dock, Sour Dock, Narrow Dock , sometimes as "narrow-leaved dock" (which properly refers to...

* The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use. * Tian Nan Xing has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years and is valued especially for its beneficial affect upon the chest.

Perforatum is sometimes called Common St John's wort to differentiate it. In clinical trials about 67% of patients with mild to moderate depression improved when taking this plant.

Europe, Caucasus, western Siberia. The fresh or dried flowering plant can be used, with or without the roots. * The whole plant is astringent and mildly diuretic. It is used as a blood purifier and as a treatment for eczema and other skin disorders.

They should be harvested in the spring before the plant comes into flower. * The young leaves and flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked. It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North...

* The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic. They are often used in the treatment of certain heart complaints. * An easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil, especially if it is rich in organic matter.

* The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Panax ginseng for lack of stamina. * Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides.

* The leaves are mucilaginous and fairly bland, we use them in bulk in summer salads. They make a very good perennial substitute for lettuce in a salad, producing fresh leaves from spring until the middle of summer, or until the autumn from spring germinating...

About 40 varieties are currently cultivated. * 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.

* Celery is used around the world as a vegetable for the crisp petiole (leaf stalk). * Wild celery has a long history of medicinal and food use. * Celery is used in weight-loss diets, where it provides low-calorie dietary fibre bulk.

The nodding, blue to reddish-purple flowers are solitary on short branches from the axils of three-parted leaves. Flowers are followed by a fragile, plumed seedhead. * Purple or blue solitary flowers; native to northwest U.S. and Canada.

An essential oil from the leaves is used as a flavouring. They make an excellent flavouring in salads. The young shoots can also be cooked and used as a potherb. * The leaves can also be harvested in late summer and dried for later use.

* Some native North American Indian tribes used the root as a protection against rattlesnakes. * The leaves have been used to weave baskets and mats. * A fine blue infusion is obtained from the flowers and this can be used as a litmus substitute to test...

* Silybum marianum has other common names include cardus marianus, milk thistle, blessed milk thistle, Marian Thistle, Mary Thistle, Saint Mary's Thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, variegated thistle and Scotch thistle.

A tea from the leaves is used as a highly effective cough medicine. * Plantago lanceolata is a species of genus Plantago known by the common names ribwort plantain, English plantain, buckhorn plantain, narrowleaf plantain, ribleaf and lamb's tongue.

A gently warming and tonic herb, it is especially effective in treating coughs, consumption, bronchitis and many other complaints of the chest as well as disorders of the digestive system.

The stems can be glabrous or are sparsely covered with short hairs. The foliage is upright growing or horizontally orientated, with leaves having narrowly winged petioles or being unwinged.