Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In Manchester

* 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. The tree is up to 14 m (46 ft) tall and wide and bushy when cultivated.

* 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...

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 .

* The greatest reported cold tolerance is ?27.5 °C (?17.5 °F), survived by four specimens planted in Plovdiv, Bulgaria during a severe cold spell on 6 January 1993 and placing it hardy to USDA Zone 7; more commonly lower tolerance limits of ?15 °C...

* 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.

* The seed floss makes an excellent tinder for starting fires, a spark from a flint will quickly ignite it. The plant has been used as a head wash and to treat scabs and eczema. The nodding, blue to reddish-purple flowers are solitary on short branches...

* The plant is also used as a topical ointment against jaundice, toothache, ulcers and to treat muscular-skeletal problems. * Its seeds are found on east and southern African beaches, having grown on river and estuary banks and in swamp forest.

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

* 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...

* Native to Europe, naturalized in North America, tends to be very weedy. Arctium lappa is the main species used, though this species has similar properties. This plant is native to Europe, but is now widespread throughout most of the United States as...

* Rheum palmatum , known as Turkey rhubarb , Chinese rhubarb , ornamental rhubarb , and East Indian rhubarb , is a plant in the family Polygonaceae . Its effectiveness has never been reliably proven or disproven since controlled studies have not been...

Use with caution, internal consumption can cause damage to the kidneys and uterine bleeding. * The plant should not be used internally without experienced supervision, externally it is used in the treatment of slow-healing cuts, eczema, infected toe and...

The nutritional value of dried Maca root is high, resembling cereal grains such as maize, rice and wheat. * Maca (Peruvian Ginseng) seedlings usually emerge about one month after sowing with the onset of the rainy season in October.

* Habitats: Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Shady Edge. * This plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs.

* Crataegus vulsa , the "Alabama hawthorn" is a rare species of hawthorn from northeastern Alabama and northwestern Georgia .

* Can be used as a ground cover plant in a sunny position. It is widespread and common in the more southerly mountain ranges of Europe, but is rarer in the north. * Mountain cornflower is seldom used in modern herbalism, though it does still have a reputation...

* The plant is applied externally to bruises and bites. * This is the main botanical ingredient in Absinthe, an alcoholic spirit that has a long and interesting history. It is valued especially for its tonic effect on the liver, gallbladder and digestive...

In some older texts the name is spelled " Pinus tabulaeformis ". It tends to develop a somewhat flattened and spreading crown with age, hence the specific epithet of tabuliformis. Yous?ng in Mandarin) is a pine native to northern China from Liaoning west...

The leaves contain mucilage, tannin and silic acid. * Considered to be an indicator of agriculture in pollen diagrams, P. Lanceolata is used frequently in tisanes and other herbal remedies.

* An infusion of the dried buds has been used as an eye wash. In the far south of those states, it is replaced by Pinus arizonica (q.v.). * Ponderosa pine was employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes, who valued it especially...

* Prefers a humus-rich soil, succeeding in a moist border or by water. The plants are very cold tolerant, but they can be damaged when dormant if the soil is too moist. * The species, from central Europe and Russia, has blue-purple, lavender, or white...

* The Lebanon Cedar is widely planted as an ornamental tree in parks and large gardens, often being planted in landscape avenues, and as focal point trees in large landscapes. * The crown is conic when young, becoming broadly tabular with age with fairly...

1:17:1923, Stewart, Ann. NASIR Naturhistorisches Museum, Botanische Abteilung, Wien, Austria. Cimicifuga europaea N. In Bhutan and Tibet, the tetraploid cytotype seems to r eplace the diploid one as described here.

The leaves have an aromatic apple scented adding to the tea flavor. Gather the flowers in the summer. Chamomile is used to sooth widely for children's ailments, infantile colic, and even asthma.

* The Japanese Red Pine ( Pinus densiflora ) has a home range that includes Japan , Korea , northeastern China ( Heilongjiang , Jilin , Liaoning , Shandong ) and the extreme southeast of Russia (southern Primorsky Krai ).

* 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.

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.