Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In Illinois

The leaves are lobed and crenate , 30 cm long. Each has an elaiosome , which attracts ants to disperse the seeds ( myrmecochory ). * The plant self-sows freely and should not need much encouragement.

* Dalbergia hupeana is a TREE growing to 15 m (49ft 3in). * Wood - hard, durable, very strong. * Habitats: Sunny wild uplands. It has a tropical appearance with exfoliating bark reminiscent of Eucalyptus.

* 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...

* 'Capitata' is a tree form often used for screening and hedging in the East and Midwest. * Modern research has shown that yew trees contain the substance 'taxol' in their shoots and bark.

* Marsh mallow is a very useful household medicinal herb. * 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 .

Closely related to the garden Rhubarb , Rheum rhaponticum , it has a similar purgative effect upon the human body . The other herbs included in the formula are Arctium lappa, Ulmus rubra and Rumex acetosella.

* Bright green stems in winter, bright yellow 1 1/2" flowers in spring, bright green leaves in summer; flowers in full shade, although it gets sloppy and gangly if not tended to, at least in the U.S. North; does well in the South; native to central and...

Biloba, has leaves with a notch at the apex. * The bark contains magnolol and honokiol, two polyphenolic compounds that have been demonstrated as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR gamma) agonists

* The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern Ontario; in northern Ontario it occurs farther north than the alternateleaf dogwood,...

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. * In Europe growth is most successful in the Mediterranean region with notable...

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

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

* 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 and Asia and common in North America.

It makes part of the undergrowth of the Mississippi river valley, and is found most frequently on rocky slopes. * Ptelea trifoliata is the second-northernmost New World representative of the Rue (Citrus) family after American prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum...

Plant the roots out very shallowly. * Prefers a humus-rich soil, succeeding in a moist border or by water. * The species, from central Europe and Russia, has blue-purple, lavender, or white flowers, but there are dozens of cultivars, in a varied range...

It is native to southern Europe . * A hardy perennial with gray or blue-gray rather frilly leaves, extremely fragrant (although many dislike the pungent scent); woody base; causes dermatitis in some people, for dry sunny places; also used medicinally...

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. * In Europe growth is most successful in the Mediterranean region with notable...

* The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Panax ginseng for lack of stamina. * It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life.

* The seeds have been used in making cough syrups. * The cooked leaves can be used as a potherb. * In Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps, floodplain pools, rocky or sandy shores, fens, marshes, beaver ponds, and disturbed...

It is grown for its fleshy hypocotyl (a fused hypocotyl and taproot), which is used as a root vegetable and a medicinal herb. * The root is eaten cooked. Sweet and pleasantly flavoured.

It is used in the treatment of persistent cough with blood, chronic diarrhoea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, bloody stool, urorrhoea and bloody sputum. Paitan is antiseptic, astringent and haemostatic.

* Lian Qiao has been used in Chinese herbalism for over 4,000 years and is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine .

Last updated: 09-Mar-2004 * The fruit and its capsule are antiasthmatic, antiseptic, antitussive and expectorant. It also increases the cellular immunity and phagocytosis function of the phagocytic cells.

* The leaves are used as an insect repellent. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

It produces a spike of zygomorphic flowers in the late summer. * The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground roots...

Purpurea is easily grown from seed or purchased as potted plants in the spring. * The foxglove is a widely used herbal medicine with a recognised stimulatory effect upon the heart.

* The thornapple is a bitter narcotic plant that relieves pain and encourages healing. It should be used with extreme caution and only under the supervision of a qualified practitioner since all parts of the plant are very poisonous and the difference...