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(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 feet). It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus celebica or Taxus...

The juice of the stem is emetic. The flowers are diaphoretic and diuretic. The present study aims to identify the bioactive fractions and ingredients in SWH that account for its osteoprotective effects.

Officinalis differs very little from Magnolia obovata; the only difference that is consistently observed between the two being that the fruit aggregate of M. Officinalis should be treated as a subspecies of M.

In particular it is an excellent herb for treating various digestive disorders, nervous tension and irritability and is also used externally to treat skin problems. The leaves have an aromatic apple scented adding to the tea flavor.

* A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit. * A herb tea is made from the dried leaves. * The plant from which cultivated red raspberries were derived. * Polyphenolic compounds from raspberry seeds are efficient antioxidants.

* Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant. The dried leaves can also be used, they remain effective for 6 months after drying. Tabacum is sensitive to temperature, air, ground humidity and the type of land.

Each has an elaiosome , which attracts ants to disperse the seeds ( myrmecochory ). * The flowers appear from late spring to summer in umbelliform cymes of about 4 flowers.The seeds are small and black, borne in a long capsule .

* A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour. * The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other...

* The bark can be made into cordage then used in making nets etc. * 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";...

* Gentian root has a long history of use as a herbal bitter in the treatment of digestive disorders and is an ingredient of many proprietary medicines. Other names include 'Yellow Gentian', 'Bitter Root', 'Bitterwort', 'Centiyane', and 'Genciana'.

It is an extremely useful medicine for those with weak and under-active digestion. It is valued especially for its tonic effect on the liver, gallbladder and digestive system, and for its vermicidal activity.

An extract of them has antibacterial properties. Lanceolata is used frequently in tisanes and other herbal remedies. * Considered to be an indicator of agriculture in pollen diagrams, P.

* 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.

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

It is commonly grown in gardens in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, the Southeastern and Pacific Northwestern United States and California, coastal regions of British Columbia, as well as extreme southern hemisphere...

* An easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil, especially if it is rich in organic matter. * Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes; biennial or short-lived perennial; full or part sun, dry, well-drained...

The plant is also known as an introduced species across much of the rest of the world, including Australia . Common names include meadow buttercup and tall buttercup . It is a naturalized species and often a weed in parts of North America, but it is probably...

* Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. * The species is grown as an ornamental tree for its strongly fragrant flowers.

* 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 .

* Sow the seed in mid spring or late summer to early autumn in a sunny border outdoors and only just cover the seed. * The California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica ) is native to grassy and open areas from sea level to 2,000m (6,500 feet) altitude...

They act to disinfect the respiratory tract. * The leaves and the wood are antiseptic and expectorant. * The crown is conic when young, becoming broadly tabular with age with fairly level branches.The shoots are dimorphic, with long shoots and short shoots.

Trim in spring. * A tea is made from the dried leaves. Used as a substitute for China tea, especially by people living at high elevations in the Himalayas. * The bark of older stems is shreddy with long thin strips.

* An excellent garden plant for areas east of the Cascades. The plant has been used as a head wash and to treat scabs and eczema. Flowers are followed by a fragile, plumed seedhead.

The showy part of the floral display, however, is the white, pink or rose sepals that become petal-like and reminiscent of poinsettias. Flowers are yellowish-green and tubular with five, reflexed lobes.

* A perennial herb with 8" leaves covered with prickly hairs; flowers to 1/2", yellowish white, pink, or purplish, in summer, in nodding clusters; rather coarse; likes rich, moist, limestone soils; native to Europe, where it is used medicinally; a weed...

The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad. It is a perennial plant growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early fall.

The plant is also known as an introduced species across much of the rest of the world, including Australia . Common names include meadow buttercup and tall buttercup . It is a naturalized species and often a weed in parts of North America, but it is probably...