Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In Boston

* An excellent garden plant for areas east of the Cascades. Flowers are followed by a fragile, plumed seedhead. The plant has been used as a head wash and to treat scabs and eczema.

OVX C57BL/6J mice, aged 12 weeks, were orally administrated daily with vehicle or 17?-oestradiol (3·2 mg/kg), SWH (60 % ethanol crude extract; 1·0 g/kg), SWA (water eluate; 0·570 g/kg), SWB (30 % ethanol eluate; 0·128 g/kg) or SWC (50 and 95 % ethanol...

* Aristolochic acid can also be used in the treatment of acute and serious infections such as TB, hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and infantile pneumonia. It also increases the cellular immunity and phagocytosis function of the phagocytic cells.

* Magnolia officinalis (commonly called Houpu Magnolia or Magnolia-bark) is a species of Magnolia native to the mountains and valleys of China at altitudes of 300-1500 m. Obovata has an acute base.

It has a tropical appearance with exfoliating bark reminiscent of Eucalyptus. It is used to make oil presses, spokes, tool handles etc. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs).

* 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 . Each has an elaiosome , which attracts ants to disperse the seeds ( myrmecochory ).

It bears the alternate common names California fremontia and flannel flower . Fremontia californica Torr. * Evergreen or nearly so, with small (2") unlobed to three-lobed leaves; showy yellow flowers; Hortus III calls it "magnificent in flower, as the...

* 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 .

* Sanguisorba officinalis ( Great Burnet ) is a plant in the family Rosaceae , subfamily Rosoideae . It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North America .

Studies in mice suggest that Gleditsia sinensis ethanolic extract could be an effective therapeutic agent for the treatment of allergic asthma. Gleditsia sinensis has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent.

It bears the alternate common names California fremontia and flannel flower . Fremontia californica Torr. * Evergreen or nearly so, with small (2") unlobed to three-lobed leaves; showy yellow flowers; Hortus III calls it "magnificent in flower, as the...

* The plant contains many biologically active compounds including rutin, pectin, choline, sitosterol, hypericin and pseudohypericin. * St John's wort (traditionally pronounced /se?nt?d??nz ?w?rt/ , now sometimes the spelling pronunciation /?w?rt/ ) is...

S.-Peterburgsk. Guan mu tong Hocquartia manshuriensis (Komarov) Nakai; Isotrema manshuriense (Komarov) H. * Aristolochia manshuriensis Komarov, Trudy Imp.

A very safe herb to use, it is suitable for the old and the young and especially useful when the patient is debilitated. * Yellow flowers of daisy form, to 4" across, from July to September; leaves to 2'; dried roots sometimes used medicinally; native...

* The much-loved foxglove of cottage gardens; flowers usually purple, but may be white, pink, or some variation, usually speckled in the throat; biennial, forming a basal rosette one year, flower stalk the next; likes part shade, moist (not wet) soil;...

Kinmokusei ; also known as Sweet Olive, Tea Olive and Fragrant Olive) is a species of Osmanthus native to Asia , from the Himalaya east through southern China ( Guizhou , Sichuan , Yunnan ) and to Taiwan and to southern Japan .

* The common name of bugbane is in reference to the odoriferous insect repellant properties of this plant. * This plant is an anti-infective herb that lowers fevers and reduces pain.

It is native to the southwestern United States , in Utah , Nevada , Arizona , western New Mexico , western Colorado , Wyoming , southern Montana , southern Idaho and eastern California .

Synonyms are: Chamomilla chamomilla , Chamomilla recutita (correct name according to the Flora Europaea ), Matricaria chamomilla , and Matricaria suaveolens . Gather the flowers in the summer.

* Tolerant of maritime exposure and amenable to training, this species can be grown as a hedge in seaside gardens. It makes a valuable fuel and is occasionally used in the manufacture of small articles for domestic and industrial use.

* 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.

* Magnolia biondii (Biond's Magnolia) is a deciduous tree that flowers in late winter to early spring before leaf growth. * The dried flower buds of Magnolia biondii are used medicinally in China and Japan.

* 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 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. * The California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica ) is native to grassy and open areas from...

* Tolerant of maritime exposure and amenable to training, this species can be grown as a hedge in seaside gardens. It makes a valuable fuel and is occasionally used in the manufacture of small articles for domestic and industrial use.

The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words leon (lion) and podion (diminutive of pous , foot). * Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers...

* A pleasant tasting tea is made from the leaves and flower heads. * Ratibida columnifera , commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat , is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae , that is native to much of North...