Herbaceous Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Topeka

* Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides. * It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life.

* The root is harvested in the autumn and used fresh or dried. In Bhutan and Tibet, the tetraploid cytotype seems to r eplace the diploid one as described here. With long flattened ± patent scales.

* Seed propagation - sow spring or autumn in situ. * Native Americans used it for respiratory and muscle disorders, as a purgative, and as a ceremonial medicine.The plant was used as a traditional medicinal plant by the Cherokee, Iroquois, Penobscot,...

Cultivated forms often show flowers completely surrounding the central spike, in contrast to the wild form, where the flowers only appear on one side. Purpurea is easily grown from seed or purchased as potted plants in the spring.

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

* 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.

The leaves, which resemble a colt's foot in cross section, do not appear usually until after the seeds are set. Tussilago is often found in colonies of dozens of plants. * Bright yellow 3/4" flowers on foot-long stalks before the leaves appear, in very...

It is an umbelliferous plant, in the same group as fennel, cow parsley, elder and giant hogweed. It prefers rich humid soils. The plant is little used in modern herbalism but has been employed in the treatment of laryngitis and bronchitis.

* Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The name comes from German edel (meaning noble ) and weiss (meaning white ).

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

A climbing plant, supporting itself by means of tendrils. The sole species is E. It is an annual, sprawling plant that is native to North America. * Echinocystis lobata is an annual vine that produces stems that can be as long as 8 m (26 ft) and which...

* A hot and aromatic flavour, it is an important ingredient in curries, and is also often used as a flavouring in biscuits, cakes and bread where it also helps in improving the digestion.

The plant grows to 1 m tall. It is an aromatic bitter tonic herb that reduces blood pressure, relieves indigestion, stimulates the uterus and is anti-inflammatory. * The growing plant is an insect repellent, it repels the cabbage white butterfly so is...

It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North America . * The young leaves and flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked.

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

* A good bee plant. * Thistley plants for full sun and poor dry soil; the half-inch flower heads, also like thistles, can be a fine metallic blue or blue purple; flowers in mid to late summer; in rich soil the plants grow too fast and need staking; may...

The leaves, which resemble a colt's foot in cross section, do not appear usually until after the seeds are set. Tussilago is often found in colonies of dozens of plants. * Bright yellow 3/4" flowers on foot-long stalks before the leaves appear, in very...

* Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides. * It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life.

It is also an insecticide and nematicide. * It is an herb that is 0.5–1 m. * The plant contains between 0.7 - 2.0% essential oil, plus alkaloids and saponins. The whole plant is antiinflammatory and antiallergic.

* Echinacea is one of the world's most important medicinal herbs. It is also antibiotic and helps to relieve allergies. * Plants in this genus were probably the most frequently used of all North American Indian herbal remedies.

As an essential oil, Hyssop's botanical name is always referred to as Hyssopus officinalis. Due to its properties as an antiseptic , cough reliever , and expectorant , it is commonly used as an aromatic herb and medicinal plant .

Tender young leaves are considerably less bitter than older leaves. A very nutritious food, 100g of the raw leaves contain about 2.7g. The stems can be tinted purplish, they are upright or lax, and produce flower heads that are held as tall or taller...

The plant grows to 1 m tall. It is an aromatic bitter tonic herb that reduces blood pressure, relieves indigestion, stimulates the uterus and is anti-inflammatory. * The growing plant is an insect repellent, it repels the cabbage white butterfly so is...

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.

* Seed - if sown in situ during March or April, the plant will usually flower in the summer and complete its life cycle in one growing season. The spiny bracts on the flower head were eaten in the past like globe artichoke, and the stems (after peeling)...

* The aubergine is used mainly as a food crop, but it does also have various medicinal uses that make it a valuable addition to the diet. It is also used as an antidote to poisonous mushrooms.

In cooler climates, however, it should be grown in shallower water, though no less than 30 cm deep, which will warm up more quickly and encourage better growth and flowering. * From ancient times the lotus has been a divine symbol in Asian traditions...