Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In Henderson

* The root is harvested in the autumn and used fresh or dried. It is used internally in the treatment of rheumatic complaints, coughs, colds, headaches, gum diseases and feverish infections such as measles.

* Wormwood is a very bitter plant with a long history of use as a medicinal herb. * The plant is applied externally to bruises and bites. It is valued especially for its tonic effect on the liver, gallbladder and digestive system, and for its vermicidal...

* Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. * The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout...

* The leaf is emetic and is used in the treatment of ague fits, serving to break the fit. A decoction of the root is used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The flowers are diaphoretic and diuretic.

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

The bark is thick and brown but does not fissure. The leaves are broad, ovate, 20-40 cm long and 11-20 cm broad. Biloba, has leaves with a notch at the apex. * The highly aromatic bark is stripped from the stems, branches, and roots and used in traditional...

It is especially useful in states of exhaustion from chronic disease and in all cases of debility, weakness of the digestive system and lack of appetite. * Gentiana lutea ( Great Yellow Gentian ) is a species of gentian native to the mountains of central...

The leaves are up to 4 centimeters (11?2 inches) long—broader than those of most other yews—and often end in a very small, sharp point. * Taxus chinensis is a species of yew. The underside of each leaf has two broad yellow stripes and is densely covered...

A cucumber flavour they can be added to salads or used as a potherb. * Sanguisorba officinalis ( Great Burnet ) is a plant in the family Rosaceae , subfamily Rosoideae . The fresh or dried leaves are used as a tea substitute.

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.

The wax can be used to make aromatic candles. Utahensis ) is a shrub or small tree reaching 3-6 m (rarely to 9 m) tall. It grows at moderate altitudes of 1,300-2,600 m, on dry soils, often together with Pinus monophylla .

Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty foods. * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have...

* The root is said to have a beneficial effect on the liver, stomach and spleen and may be taken to relieve indigestion and counteract liver malfunction. * Flowering period during the summer is long, attrracting many pollinators.

* It inhabits prairies , plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas from southern Canada through most of the United States to northern Mexico . * A pleasant tasting tea is made from the leaves and flower heads.

* Timber is insect resistant and is useful for construction and household furniture making. * It is the most widespread conifer in NW Vietnam. Evelyniana grows in Vietnam at elevations above 500 metres (1,600 ft).

It has been mixed with other medicines in order to give added potency. * A small tree but often a shrub of a few spreading stems. * Ptelea trifoliata is the second-northernmost New World representative of the Rue (Citrus) family after American prickly-ash...

The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower. It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly more bitter flavor. The flowering shoots contain about 0.5% essential oil, this is used as a food...

This remedy is very toxic and, even when used externally, should only be used under the supervision of a qualified practitioner. The habit is pleasingly pyramidal. * Modern research has shown that yew trees contain the substance 'taxol' in their shoots...

* 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".

The fruits are small figs 1–1.5 cm in diameter, green ripening to purple. The leaves are cordate in shape with a distinctive extended drip tip; they are 10–17 cm long and 8–12 cm broad, with a 6–10 cm petiole.

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

It merits consideration for cultivation in forest areas. * Aristolochia serpentaria is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Aristolochiaceae (birthwort) family. It is used in a number of proprietary medicines for treating skin, circulatory and...

They are best used with Foeniculum vulgare seeds in order to counteract a tendency to cause gripe. The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. * The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge.

* The stems of most members ofthis genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints of therespiratory system. This shrub is made up of many erect bright green twigs.

* 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. * The name "naked lady" comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long...

* Flax was extensively cultivated in ancient Ethiopia and ancient Egypt . * Linseed has a long history of medicinal use, its main effects being as a laxative and expectorant that soothes irritated tissues, controls coughing and relieves pain.

* A dark red dye is obtained from the leaves. Wood - white, beautifully veined. * 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...