Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In Durham

In Germany over 200 pharmaceutical preparations are made from Echinacea. The plants grow 40 to 70 centimetres (16 to 28 in) tall with spindle-shaped taproots that are often branched.

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

It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus celebica or Taxus sumatrana. (Taxus celebica), a large, ornamental evergreen shrub or tree of the yew family (Taxaceae), widespread in China at elevations up to 900 meters (3,000...

Aristolochic acid is said to be too toxic for clinical use. The root is used as a purgative in the treatment of rabies and also has sedative properties. It also increases the cellular immunity and phagocytosis function of the phagocytic cells.

* Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America. * The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints...

Gather the flowers in the summer. A few drops of oil in the bath or ointment is good for wounds or to sooth the skin. In particular it is an excellent herb for treating various digestive disorders, nervous tension and irritability and is also used externally...

It is used applied externally to burns, bleeding due to traumatic injuries, haemorrhoids and ulcers in the mouth. It is used in the treatment of persistent cough with blood, chronic diarrhoea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, bloody stool, urorrhoea...

* Penthorum sedoides (known by the common name ditch stonecrop), is a perennial forb native to the eastern United States which produces small white flowers in summer. The plant is noted for its effectiveness in treating catarrhal problems of many kinds...

* Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words...

The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) * The root is used in the treatment of rheumatism and other bone diseases. It is in flower from Jun to July. It is hardy to zone 8.

* Great care should be exercised in the use of this plant, the therapeutic dose is very close to the lethal dose. 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,...

* Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers. * A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach aches.

The scientific genus name is also used as a common name Kerria . It is named after William Kerr , who introduced the cultivar 'Pleniflora'. * Kerria japonica , the sole species in the genus Kerria , is a deciduous shrub in the rose family Rosaceae, native...

* Resin is extracted by tapping the trunk. The species is also cultivated for afforestation and as an ornamental. * It's a deciduous coniferous tree, growing to 25–30 meters tall.

This variety does not appear in the wild, and is only known in cultivation. The leaves are broad, ovate, 20-40 cm long and 11-20 cm broad. Obovata (Hunt 1998). Further research may or may not eventually determine if M.

* Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words...

* A herb tea is made from the dried leaves. * A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit. * Raspberry fruit may protect the liver. * The plant from which cultivated red raspberries were derived.

It is found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all plants in the Nicotiana genus, and its leaves are commercially grown in many countries to be processed into tobacco.

* Habitats: Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Shady Edge. * 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...

* 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 America .

The whole plant contains substances that are toxic to cockroaches. The growing plant repels whitefly and can be grown near tomatoes to keep that crop free of the insect. About 35 kilos of oil can be extracted from 1 hectare of the plant (yielding 2,500...

* Nice shiny dark green leaves to 3"; large shrub, small tree; quarter-inch bright red fruit in fall; best of the hardy evergreen hollies, Dirr says; may not do well in hot regions; native to Japan and China.

It is waterproof, durable, tough and resinous. Only the outer bark is removed, this does not kill the tree. Occasionally one uses leafy, fragrant boughs of Silver Birch to gently beat oneself in a sauna.

It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial Winter savory . The flowering shoots contain about 0.5% essential oil, this is used as a food flavouring.

* The common name of bugbane is in reference to the odoriferous insect repellant properties of this plant. The root is analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, sedative, tonic.

It is planted in the grounds of temples in Japan, and also on tombs. * A spice commonly called star anise, staranise, star anise seed, Chinese star anise or badiam that closely resembles anise in flavor is obtained from the star-shaped pericarp of the...

Pallida is similar to E. Angustifolia , but plants often grow taller, ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 ft (45 to 75 cm) tall, with some growing 3 feet (90 cm) or more tall. * The flower heads are from ¾ to 3 inches (2 to 7.6 cm) wide with pale rose-purple or...