Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In Lansing

* Evergreen or nearly so, with small (2") unlobed to three-lobed leaves; showy yellow flowers; Hortus III calls it "magnificent in flower, as the flowers all tend to open at the same time"; native to California, Baja, and western Arizona.

* The fruit is delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies, preserves etc. * Polyphenolic compounds from raspberry seeds are efficient antioxidants. * A herb tea is made from the dried leaves.

* 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. The inner meat of the seed would be either consumed directly, or the meat would be chopped, dried,...

An infusion of the leaves alone, or the leaves and stems, has been used as a hair wash to prevent gray hair. * The seed floss makes an excellent tinder for starting fires, a spark from a flint will quickly ignite it.

The stems and leaves are moderately to densely hairy. * Echinacea angustifolia ( Narrow-leaved purple coneflower , blacksamson echinacea ) is a herbaceous plant species in Asteraceae .

* 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. The inner meat of the seed would be either consumed directly, or the meat would be chopped, dried,...

Needles (to 6” long) in bundles of two are an attractive dark green. In some older texts the name is spelled " Pinus tabulaeformis ". * Chinese pine is a conical tree that will grow to 50-70' tall in its native habitat, but is usually seen much smaller...

* Kerria japonica , the sole species in the genus Kerria , is a deciduous shrub in the rose family Rosaceae, native to eastern Asia , in China , Japan and Korea . * A decoction of the flowering shoots is used in the treatment of coughs and women's complaints.

* The thornapple is a bitter narcotic plant that relieves pain and encourages healing. There are also traces of scopolamine, a potent cholinergic-blocking hallucinogen,which has been used to calm schizoid patients.

* The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.Comfrey has been used in folk medicine as a poultice for treating burns and wounds. A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots. However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged,...

* The barkcontains aesculin, this has anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant and analgesic actions. * It can grow in very alkaline soils, but not in the shade. The bark also contains fraxetin.This has an inhibitory effect on the central nervous system, is a...

* Matricaria recutita or German chamomile , also spelled camomile , is an annual plant of the composite family Asteraceae . Dried Chamomile flowers make a sedative and delicious tea that is calming to the stomach and improves digestion.

* 'Capitata' is a tree form often used for screening and hedging in the East and Midwest. This remedy is very toxic and, even when used externally, should only be used under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.

* Bai Tou Weng is thought to clear toxicity and to lower fever. * Anemone chinensis is a basionym of the currently known Pulsatilla chinensis and 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. The root is used as a purgative in the treatment of rabies and also has sedative properties.

* Taxus chinensis is a species of yew. 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. It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus...

Tussilago is often found in colonies of dozens of plants. * Bright yellow 3/4" flowers on foot-long stalks before the leaves appear, in very early spring; flowers look like the result of a cross between dandelion and small yellow daisy; slightly lobed...

* The roots grow into the soil up to a depth of 50 centimetres (20 in), so the plant can survive long periods of drought. Delphinium consolida ) is an annual plant in the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae .

* The species is grown as an ornamental tree for its strongly fragrant flowers. * The tree is native in the Mediterranean region, Iran and parts of central Asia. * Used as a rootstock for the cultivated cherries * Flowers bloom in mid spring and are pollinated...

* It grows to 0.1–1 m (3.9–39.4 in) tall, rarely up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft). * Native to the cool temperate to subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere , often growing at high altitudes in mountains .

* Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. * A refreshing tea can be made from the young shoot tips. * Kunzea ericoides (K?nuka, White tea-tree or Burgan) is a tree or shrub that is restricted to Australia and New Zealand.

It can be boiled and made into a jelly or dried and ground into a powder then used with cereals when making bread etc. * Smilax glauca has thorny stems climb by means of tendrils. * The root can be eaten cooked.

The fruit is nutritious and has a price comparable to the mandarin orange on the Nepalese market. * Its fruit is about 3 centimeters long and has a a soft whitish sour flesh and green to yellow skin.

Nutlet ovate, ca. Flora of China explains: Trees grow to 35 m tall; bark black or black-brown, fissured. 1/2 as long as middle lobe. Female inflorescence erect, oblong-cylindric, 2-3 cm × 7-8 mm; peduncle robust, 3-6 mm, sparsely pubescent; bracts 4-5...

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 leaves can be used fresh or dried.

* Myrtus, with the common name myrtle, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. Crowns of myrtle are used in the Ukrainian wedding ceremony. * Pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water and then sow it in late winter in a greenhouse.

* Bark first smooth, brown-gray, with age becoming dark brown and longitudinally fissured. * Trees to 40 m tall and 150 cm dbh with a straight, round trunk and broadly conical crown.