Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In Pittsburgh

* 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 stronger and safer anodyne than aspirin and has some antibacterial activity.

* Rheum palmatum , known as Turkey rhubarb , Chinese rhubarb , ornamental rhubarb , and East Indian rhubarb , is a plant in the family Polygonaceae . Closely related to the garden Rhubarb , Rheum rhaponticum , it has a similar purgative effect upon the...

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 seed floss makes an excellent tinder for starting fires, a spark from a flint will quickly ignite it. A cold infusion of the plant can be used as a lotion on swollen knees and ankles.

The plant contains beta-carbolines, which (in doses high enough) act as a psychedelic drug . * An edible oil is extracted from the seed. * The Nepal poppy ( Meconopsis napaulensis ) is a plant of the family Papaveraceae .

) is a flowering evergreen minor hardwood tree / shrub , with fuzzy, flannel-like leaves and colorful blossoms. It is not used commercially due to the small size of the tree. It bears the alternate common names California fremontia and flannel flower...

1972, Qureshi & Chaudhri, l.c. (Fig. NASIR Naturhistorisches Museum, Botanische Abteilung, Wien, Austria. China, Korea, Mongolia. Schipchinskii Cimicifuga frigida Wall. Type: Described from Siberia.

* Use for border garden. * Performs better than Campanula in Southern gardens. * Adenophora (Lilyleaf Ladybell) is a genus of flowering plant within the family Campanulaceae. * Many Adenophora species have been used in traditional Chinese medicine.

It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine . A bitter tasting pungent herb with an antiseptic effect, it is chiefly used to treat boils, carbuncles, mumps and infected neck glands.

* A poultice of the bruised root has been used as a dressing and salve on burns, inflammations and cuts. It is perhaps best known for its use as a hair tonic whilst the root is also taken internally as a treatment for non-malignant swollen glands and...

Its native range is wet areas of western Colorado and northeastern Utah . * Crataegus saligna (willow hawthorn) is a shrubby tree inhabiting canyons and riparian corridors from 1,630 to 2,620 meters (5,345 to 8,600 feet) in western Colorado.

Care should be taken however, because all parts of the plant are poisonous. * Grown as a garden flower due to its unique flower shape.

* The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints of the respiratory system. * A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until...

* A small tree but often a shrub of a few spreading stems. 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...

* The young shoots can be eaten cooked. * Spiny stems, leaves to 30" long, white flowers. They can also be blanched and used in salads. * It is an upright deciduous small tree or shrub growing up to 6 m in height, native to eastern Russia , China , Korea...

The vernacular name "sagebrush" is also used for several related members of the genus Artemisia , such as California Sagebrush ( Artemisia californica ). * The seeds are used during celebrations because, when thrown into a fire, they explode like crackers.

The fruit is usually called soursop due to its slightly acidic taste when ripe. * An extract from the leaves has been reportedly successful in lowering elevated blood pressure by its decreasing peripheral vascular resistance.

* A spice commonly called star anise, staranise, star anise seed, Chinese star anise or badiam that closely resembles anise in flavor is obtained from the star-shaped pericarp of the fruit of Illicium verum which are harvested just before ripening.

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 .

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. It is in flower from Jun to July.

Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. 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,...

* A small tree but often a shrub of a few spreading stems. 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...

* Linaria vulgaris ( Common Toadflax , Yellow Toadflax , or Butter-and-eggs ) is a species of toadflax ( Linaria ), native to most of Europe and northern Asia , from the United Kingdom south to Spain in the west, and east to eastern Siberia and western...

It is one of several species of hawthorn with fruits known as " mayhaws ", which are harvested for use in making mayhaw jelly, a delicacy treasured by those few lucky enough to know it.

They also get the added bonus of growing in a medium made richer by the ant nest debris. Caution is advised. * Bloodroot is one of many plants whose seeds are spread by ants, a process called myrmecochory.

* Birthwort has a very long history of medicinal use, though it has been little researched scientifically and is little used by present-day herbalists. It should not be used by pregnant women.

It is native to central and eastern portions of the United States, where it is a common and conspicuous part of the forest vegetation. It is also common across much of Mexico. A vigorous plant, it can be grown through trees or shrubs or over tree stumps.