Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In Rockford

* A confection made from the root since ancient Egyptian time evolved into today's marshmallow treat. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow for irritation of mouth and throat...

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".

* Native to Europe, naturalized in North America, tends to be very weedy. It also lowers the blood pressure by dilating the blood vessels. * Burdock is one of the foremost detoxifying herbs in both Chinese and Western herbal medicine.

* The plant self-sows freely and should not need much encouragement. The leaves are lobed and crenate , 30 cm long. * Greater celandine has an erect habit, and may reach 30 to 120 cm high.

They are often used in the treatment of certain heart complaints. * Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes; biennial or short-lived perennial; full or part sun, dry, well-drained soil; flowering in summer; native...

* Prefers a humus-rich soil, succeeding in a moist border or by water. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. Grows well in heavy clay soils.

Plants normally grow with one unbranched stem in the wild, but often produce multi-stemmed clumps in gardens. Angustifolia , but plants often grow taller, ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 ft (45 to 75 cm) tall, with some growing 3 feet (90 cm) or more tall.

Montanus often remains under 1 metre (3.3 ft) in height because of browsing by elk and deer, but can reach 20 feet (6.1 m). * Tolerant of maritime exposure and amenable to training, this species can be grown as a hedge in seaside gardens.

* Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained. * A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach...

* The root-bark is anthelmintic, antibacterial, antiperiodic, stomachic and tonic. * The fruit is also used as a hop substitute when making beer and it is added to yeast to make it rise more quickly when making bread.

A tea from the leaves is used as a highly effective cough medicine. A mucilage from the seed coats is used as a fabric stiffener. * Plantago lanceolata is a species of genus Plantago known by the common names ribwort plantain, English plantain, buckhorn...

* Very fragrant pea like bright-yellow flowers in pendulous racemes to 18", in summer; blue-green foliage, but not much of it; needs full sun, tolerates heat and drought; needs pruning for neatness; generally grows on limestone in the wild; native to...

Aristolochic acid is said to be too toxic for clinical use. Last updated: 09-Mar-2004 * The fruit and its capsule are antiasthmatic, antiseptic, antitussive and expectorant. * Name verified on: 09-Mar-2004 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

* This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The sole species, Pseudolarix amabilis, is commonly known as the golden larch, though it is not a true larch (Larix), being more closely related to Keteleeria, Abies and...

A few drops of oil in the bath or ointment is good for wounds or to sooth the skin. Gather the flowers in the summer. Dried Chamomile flowers make a sedative and delicious tea that is calming to the stomach and improves digestion.

* The plant self-sows freely and should not need much encouragement. The leaves are lobed and crenate , 30 cm long. * Greater celandine has an erect habit, and may reach 30 to 120 cm high.

* A slender-stemmed, sometimes creeping, semi-woody perennial that may attain a length of 10-12 ft. The nodding, blue to reddish-purple flowers are solitary on short branches from the axils of three-parted leaves.

* The common name of bugbane is in reference to the odoriferous insect repellant properties of this plant. * This species of bugbane is an upright perennial that features ferny, deeply-cut, deep green, 2-3 ternate leaves on branched stems which form a...

Aromatic and somewhat bitter. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty foods.

* Prefers well-drained soil. * Adenophora (Lilyleaf Ladybell) is a genus of flowering plant within the family Campanulaceae. * Performs better than Campanula in Southern gardens. * Many Adenophora species have been used in traditional Chinese medicine.

* The California flannelbush ( Fremontodendron californicum , syn. * 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";...

It is also a major ingredient in the making of ph?, a Vietnamese noodle soup. * Illicium verum is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to northeast Vietnam and southwest China. * Star anise oil is a highly fragrant oil used in cooking, perfumery, soaps,...

* Smilax glauca, the cat greenbriar or catbriar is a woody vine in the family Smilacaceae. Hardy to at least -20°c. Leaves are notably gray-glaucous to whitish beneath. * Smilax glauca has thorny stems climb by means of tendrils.

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

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. * A small ash native to China with 1 1/2" leaflets on compound leaves and 1"...

* The foxglove is a widely used herbal medicine with a recognised stimulatory effect upon the heart. * Digitalis purpurea is an herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant. The foliage forms a tight rosette at ground level in the first year.

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