Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In Ann Arbor

Spiraea chinensis Maximowicz, Trudy Imp. Zhong hua xiu xian ju Shrubs 1.5–3 m tall. Branchlets arched, red-brown and yellow tomentose initially, black-brown and glabrous when old; buds ovoid, 2–5 mm, with several scales, pubescent, apex acute or obtuse.

* Entada rheedii, commonly known as the African dream herb or snuff box sea bean, and as the cacoon vine in Jamaica, is a large woody liana or climber. These include Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaire, Ivory Coast, Ghana,...

(Leguminosae) have been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases including swelling, suppuration, carbuncle and skin diseases. The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis are used as a medicinal herb in China and Korea and may have...

* Securinega suffruticosa (Pall.) Rehder = Flueggea suffruticosa (Pall.) Baill. * This plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs.

* Entada rheedii, commonly known as the African dream herb or snuff box sea bean, and as the cacoon vine in Jamaica, is a large woody liana or climber. These include Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaire, Ivory Coast, Ghana,...

* 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.

* The Asian and European populations are widely disjunct, separated by over 5000 km. * Shrubs to 1.5 m tall. S Gansu (Min Xian, Xigu), E Qinghai (Haiyan Xian, Xining Shi), E Xizang (Sog Xian) [Kazakhstan, Russia (Siberia); SE Europe (Bosnia, Croatia)].

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

* Ginseng has a history of herbal use going back over 5,000 years. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Panax ginseng for lack of stamina.

* A poultice of the bruised root has been used as a dressing and salve on burns, inflammations and cuts. * Flowering period during the summer is long, attrracting many pollinators.

It merits consideration for cultivation in forest areas. * Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail butterfly.

It also lowers the blood pressure by dilating the blood vessels. * Native to Europe, naturalized in North America, tends to be very weedy. * The seed contains arctiin, this excites the central nervous system producing convulsions an increase in respiration...

Noxious weed in California. It is the sole species in the genus Spartium , but is closely related to the other brooms in the genera Cytisus and Genista . * An essential oil is obtained from the flowers, it is used in perfume.

* The leaves are very rich in vitamins and minerals, especially iron and the vitamins A and C. * A perennial weed, to most, with long curly leaves; develops a deep taproot; seed turns brown and remains conspicuous in winter; birdfood, native to Europe...

The flowering shoots contain about 0.5% essential oil, this is used as a food flavouring. It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly more bitter flavor.

* The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked.

* The crushed root has been applied to the body as an insect repellent. * The welcome wildflower of early spring; sap and root are red, hence the common name. The ants take the seeds to their nest, where they eat the elaiosomes, and put the seeds in their...

* Alangium platanifolium is a deciduous Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft) by 2 m (6ft). It is in flower from Jun to July. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) * The root is used in the treatment of rheumatism and other bone diseases.

* 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.

* Penthorum sedoides is 10 to 80 centimeters tall. The plant is noted for its effectiveness in treating catarrhal problems of many kinds and has also been used successfully in treating diarrhoea, haemorrhoids and infantile cholera.

* Polyphenolic compounds from raspberry seeds are efficient antioxidants. * A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit. * Raspberry fruit may protect the liver. * The fruit is delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies,...

* Pseudolarix is a monotypic genus of conifer in the family Pinaceae. The sole species, Pseudolarix amabilis, is commonly known as the golden larch, though it is not a true larch (Larix), being more closely related to Keteleeria, Abies and Cedrus.

* Name verified on: 09-Mar-2004 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 09-Mar-2004 * The fruit and its capsule are antiasthmatic, antiseptic, antitussive and expectorant. The root is used as a purgative in the treatment of rabies and also has sedative...

The plant is seldom used medicinally, but is sometimes included in propriety medicines for chronic prostate and bladder disorders. * It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 10–25 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter.

The leaves are 5–10 cm long and 2–5 cm broad, glossy dark green above, paler glaucous to yellowish green below, thick and leathery textured, and with an entire margin. * The plant arrived in North America in the early 1800s and has become an invasive...

The whole plant can be used at much lower concentrations than the isolated constituents - unlikeusing the isolated ephedrine, using the whole plant rarely gives rise to side-effects.

* 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 .