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They make an excellent flavouring in salads. 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...

* 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 roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee. However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged, as it can cause serious liver damage.

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

* t is one of the best strengtheners of the human system, stimulating the liver, gall bladder and digestive system, and is an excellent tonic to combine with a purgative in order to prevent its debilitating effects.

* Bright yellow 3/4" flowers on foot-long stalks before the leaves appear, in very early spring; flowers look like the result of a cross between dandelion and small yellow daisy; slightly lobed roundish leaves to 8"; can spread vigorously and become a...

Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff.

Research conducted on mice has offered a degree of confirmation for this use—it was found that wild carrot disrupts the implantation process, which reinforces its reputation as a contraceptive.

It was found at the Meseta of BomBom close to Junin Lake in the Andes. * Maca is mainly grown for the nutritional and health value of its root. * Due to its purported effects on fertility, maca has experienced a major gain of commercial interest, as well...

Autumn sown plants may require protection from frosts in cold winters. * Sow the seed in mid spring or late summer to early autumn in a sunny border outdoors and only just cover the seed.

Children can't resist testing their friends to see if they like butter. Common names include meadow buttercup and tall buttercup . The plant is also known as an introduced species across much of the rest of the world, including Australia .

* The cooked leaves can be used as a potherb. * Penthorum sedoides is 10 to 80 centimeters tall. The erect lower portion of the stem is smooth, but the curved branching inflorescence is covered in glandular hairs.

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 , Naughty Man , Old Man or St. John's Plant...

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".

Since the 18th century, the roots have been collected by "sang hunters" and sold to Chinese or Hong Kong traders, who often pay very high prices for particularly old wild roots. In humans, M1 is detected in plasma from 7 hours after the intake of ppd-type...

It has a profound tonic effect upon a diseased heart, enabling the heart to beat more slowly, powerfully and regularly without requiring more oxygen. * The much-loved foxglove of cottage gardens; flowers usually purple, but may be white, pink, or some...

The seed floss can be used as an insulation in shoes etc. * A poultice of the pounded, dampened leaves has been applied to the feet to treat sweaty feet. * A slender-stemmed, sometimes creeping, semi-woody perennial that may attain a length of 10-12 ft.

It has a slightly sour and salty taste and is eaten throughout much of Europe, the middle east, Asia, and Mexico The species status in the New World is uncertain: it is generally considered an exotic weed; however, there is evidence that the species was...

Chamomile is used to sooth widely for children's ailments, infantile colic, and even asthma. 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.

It is also commonly planted as an ornamental, especially in xeriscapes. It is sometimes used as a hallucinogen. There are five narrow points spaced symmetrically around the rim. * Datura wrightii or Sacred Datura is the name of a poisonous perennial plant...

* The leaves can be used fresh or dried. A herb tea is made from the leaves. A tangy, marjoram-like flavour. * Summer savory ( Satureja hortensis ) is the better known of the Savory species.

The seed usually germinates within 1 - 2 weeks at 20°c. * Echinocystis is a monotypic genus in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. A very bitter tea brewed from the roots is analgesic and is also used as a love potion.

Fleshy, sweet and succulent. Wholesome and nutritious.A peppery taste. The taste somewhat resembles salsify or parsnips. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America...

* It is considered an aggressive invasive plant in natural areas (both woods and fields). * The flowers appear from late spring to summer in umbelliform cymes of about 4 flowers.The seeds are small and black, borne in a long capsule .

* Grown as a garden flower due to its unique flower shape. Care should be taken however, because all parts of the plant are poisonous.

* An evergreen groundcover, a source of wintergreen oil; 1/4" very light pink or pinkish white flowers in summer, scarlet fruit; wants acid, woodland-type soil; native to eastern and central North America south to Georgia.

* The whole plant is astringent and mildly diuretic. An infusion is used internally as a blood purifier and externally for treating cuts, burns and bruises. A homeopathic remedy is made from the plant.