Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In San Antonio

* Modern research has shown that yew trees contain the substance 'taxol' in their shoots and bark. * Taxus cuspidata ( Japanese Yew or Spreading Yew ) is a member of the genus Taxus , native to Japan , Korea , northeast China and the extreme southeast...

* It is still used medicinally in the present day; however, there are adverse effects that limit its use. * The foliage was burned by the Cherokee as a natural insecticide, to smoke out gnats.

* The Lesser Burdock , Arctium minus , is a biennial thistle , also known as Burweed, Louse-bur, Common Burdock, and Button-bur. Arctium lappa is the main species used, though this species has similar properties.

It is used applied externally to burns, bleeding due to traumatic injuries, haemorrhoids and ulcers in the mouth. * An excrescence produced on the leaf by an insect Melaphis chinensis or M.

* 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. * The fruit is also used as a hop substitute when making beer and it is added to...

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.

* Crataegus brachyacantha is one of the "black-fruited" species of hawthorn , but it is only very distantly related to the other black-fruited species such as C. The common name "Blueberry haw" refers to the appearance of the fruit, which are almost blue,...

* An excellent garden plant for areas east of the Cascades. The seed floss can be used as an insulation in shoes etc. * Purple or blue solitary flowers; native to northwest U.S. and Canada.

The seeds have a fleshy organ called an elaiosome that attracts ants. * The welcome wildflower of early spring; sap and root are red, hence the common name. The ants take the seeds to their nest, where they eat the elaiosomes, and put the seeds in their...

* Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words...

* A versatile mid sized, prolific flowering shrub that is quite cold hardy. Leaves usually solitary at axils on current year's growth, clustered on older branchlets; leaf blade linear-lanceolate, broadly lanceolate, or oblong-oblanceolate, 4–6.5 ×...

In the far south of those states, it is replaced by Pinus arizonica (q.v.). Brachyptera (not published). * An infusion of the dried buds has been used as an eye wash. * Ponderosa pine was employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes,...

A very safe herb to use, it is suitable for the old and the young and especially useful when the patient is debilitated. * Elecampane , also called Horse-heal ( Inula helenium ) or Marchalan (in Welsh ), is a perennial composite plant common in many parts...

* Gentiana acaulis ( Stemless gentian ) is a small gentian native to central and southern Europe from Spain east to the Balkans , growing especially in mountainous regions, such as the Alps , Cevennes and the Pyrenees , at heights of 800 to 3,000 m.

Lobata, commonly called wild cucumber, prickly cucumber, or balsam apple. * The pulverized root is used as a poultice for headaches. Give the plants some protection, such as a cloche, until they are growing away well.

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

* An oil similar to Wintergreen oil (obtained from Gaultheria procumbens) is obtained from the inner bark. * The bark is white, often with black diamond-shaped marks or larger patches, particularly at the base.

* The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family. Growing up to a meter tall, it lives in zones 4 to 9 in moist to wet soils. It produces a spike of zygomorphic flowers in the late summer.

Officinalis should be treated as a subspecies of M. Obovata has an acute base. * Magnolia officinalis var. The leaves are broad, ovate, 20-40 cm long and 11-20 cm broad. Officinalis has a rounded base, while that of M.

It is valued especially for its tonic effect on the liver, gallbladder and digestive system, and for its vermicidal activity. * Wormwood is a very bitter plant with a long history of use as a medicinal herb.

Stratify stored seed for 3 weeks at 1°c and sow in spring. * Seed - best sown outdoors, or in a cold frame, as soon as it is ripe. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a cold frame for...

* 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. * Centaurea montana ( Perennial Cornflower, Mountain Cornflower, Bachelor's Button, Montane Knapweed or Mountain...

About 35 kilos of oil can be extracted from 1 hectare of the plant (yielding 2,500 kilos of flowers and 25,000 kilos of herbage). * The French marigold ( Tagetes patula ) is a species in the daisy family ( Asteraceae ).

* Spanish Broom ( Spartium junceum , syn. Genista juncea ), also known as Weaver's Broom , is a perennial, leguminous shrub native to the Mediterranean region in southern Europe , southwest Asia and northwest Africa , where it is found in sunny sites,...

* Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides. * Ginseng has a history of herbal use going back over 5,000 years. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Panax ginseng for lack of stamina.

* A fir native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. * The inner bark of the grand fir was used by some Plateau Indian tribes for treating colds and fever. * The lumber is non-resinous and fine textured.

* Catalpa ovata, the yellow catalpa or Chinese catalpa , is a pod-bearing tree native to China. * Fruits are very narrow, foot-long pods. Speciosa, it is much smaller, typically reaching heights between 20 and 30 feet.