Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In Portland

* 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...

And National Herbarium, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan. Ex Royle Stout perennial, 40-100(-200) cm high. It is used internally in the treatment of rheumatic complaints, coughs, colds, headaches, gum diseases and feverish infections...

The root is analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, sedative, tonic. * The common name of bugbane is in reference to the odoriferous insect repellant properties of this plant.

It is used in the treatment of persistent cough with blood, chronic diarrhoea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, bloody stool, urorrhoea and bloody sputum. It is used applied externally to burns, bleeding due to traumatic injuries, haemorrhoids and...

* This plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. * Securinega suffruticosa (Pall.) Rehder = Flueggea suffruticosa (Pall.) Baill.

Research shows that it has the ability to raise the body's resistance to bacterial and viral infections by stimulating the immune system. They had a very wide range of applications and many of these uses have been confirmed by modern science.

Brachyacantha , C. (1997) that “With only three native species of Crataegus in our [intermountain] range, we are virtually free from the taxonomic difficulties encountered in distinguishing the taxa of the central and eastern part of the continent *...

Spiraea chinensis Maximowicz, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Zhong hua xiu xian ju Shrubs 1.5–3 m tall. Branchlets arched, red-brown and yellow tomentose initially, black-brown and glabrous when old; buds ovoid, 2–5 mm, with several scales, pubescent,...

* A decoction of the flowering shoots is used in the treatment of coughs and women's complaints. * 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...

It is called ce bai in Chinese. * A yellow dye is obtained from the young branches. * The common name 'arborvitae' is from Latin, 'tree of life', and is based on its association with long life and vitality in Buddhist thought in China.

Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers. * Modern research has shown that it contains the substance 'taxol' in its shoots and bark.

* The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Panax ginseng for lack of stamina. * Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides.

It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in gardens , especially because of its bluish leaves, and also sometimes for its tolerance of hot and dry soil conditions. * Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its...

* The bark contains magnolol and honokiol, two polyphenolic compounds that have been demonstrated as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR gamma) agonists It is possibly not a true variety at all, but actually a cultigen instead, though...

A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots. * 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...

The whole plant can be used at much lower concentrations than the isolated constituents - unlikeusing the isolated ephedrine, using the whole plant rarely gives rise to side-effects.

Magnolia biondii is generally distinguished by its smaller size, narrower leaves, and smaller flowers. * Magnolia biondii is a deciduous tree that grows mainly in temperate forests in the mountains.It has a broadly conical to spreading habit.

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

* A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers. * Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach aches.

* Can be used as a ground cover plant in a sunny position. * Mountain cornflower is seldom used in modern herbalism, though it does still have a reputation in parts of Europe as a wash for tired eyes.

* Lian Qiao has been used in Chinese herbalism for over 4,000 years and is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. A bitter tasting pungent herb with an antiseptic effect, it is chiefly used to treat boils, carbuncles, mumps and infected neck...

* Golden larch is a very attractive ornamental tree for parks and large gardens. * This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Unlike the true larches, it is very tolerant of summer heat and humidity, growing very successfully...

* Trees have extensive root systems and are sometimes planted on the banks of streams in order to prevent erosion.

Nutlet ovate, ca. Branchlets purplish brown, densely villous, sparsely resinous glandular. 1/2 as long as middle lobe. Petiole 5-10 mm, villous; leaf blade ovate, ovate-elliptic, or elliptic, 4-8 × 2.5-4.5 cm, subleathery, shiny, abaxially densely resinous...

It is used in the treatment of persistent cough with blood, chronic diarrhoea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, bloody stool, urorrhoea and bloody sputum. It is used applied externally to burns, bleeding due to traumatic injuries, haemorrhoids and...

* Polyphenolic compounds from raspberry seeds are efficient antioxidants. * A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit. * The fruit is delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies, preserves etc.

It is especially useful in states of exhaustion from chronic disease and in all cases of debility, weakness of the digestive system and lack of appetite. * Gentian root has a long history of use as a herbal bitter in the treatment of digestive disorders...