Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In Spokane

Fremontia californica Torr. It bears the alternate common names California fremontia and flannel flower . * Evergreen or nearly so, with small (2") unlobed to three-lobed leaves; showy yellow flowers; Hortus III calls it "magnificent in flower, as the...

The species is commonly known as Virginia snakeroot and is native to eastern North America, from Connecticut to southern Michigan and south to Texas and Florida. * The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and...

It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North America . They should be harvested in the spring before the plant comes into flower.

* This plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. * Habitats: Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Shady Edge.

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

It is up to 2cm in diameter. * Crataegus aestivalis , known as the Eastern May Hawthorn , is a shrub or small tree of the southeastern US that grows in low-lying or wet areas from eastern Alabama to central Florida and Virginia .

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

* The Common Rue ( Ruta graveolens ), also known as Herb-of-grace , is a species of rue grown as a herb . It is native to southern Europe . * Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the...

When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root. * Tian Nan Xing has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years and is valued especially for its beneficial affect upon the chest.

They are usually multi-stemmed with an open and loosely rounded crown. * Substances from the plant have shown anticancer activity. * Bark dark red-brown, peeling in strips. * Cephalotaxus fortunei, commonly called the Chinese Plum Yew, simply Plum Yew,...

Fremontia californica Torr. It bears the alternate common names California fremontia and flannel flower . * Evergreen or nearly so, with small (2") unlobed to three-lobed leaves; showy yellow flowers; Hortus III calls it "magnificent in flower, as the...

* This is an interesting small tree that can be grown as far north as zone 7. * Wood - hard, durable, very strong. * Dalbergia hupeana is a TREE growing to 15 m (49ft 3in). * Antiphlogistic.

Closely related to the garden Rhubarb , Rheum rhaponticum , it has a similar purgative effect upon the human body . * The plant is part of a North American formula called essiac which is a popular treatment for cancer.

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

* Taxus cuspidata ( Japanese Yew or Spreading Yew ) is a member of the genus Taxus , native to Japan , Korea , northeast China and the extreme southeast of Russia . * 'Capitata' is a tree form often used for screening and hedging in the East and Midwest.

* Centaurea montana ( Perennial Cornflower, Mountain Cornflower, Bachelor's Button, Montane Knapweed or Mountain Bluet ) is a species of Centaurea endemic to Europe . * Mountain cornflower is seldom used in modern herbalism, though it does still have...

* This is the main botanical ingredient in Absinthe, an alcoholic spirit that has a long and interesting history. The active ingredient Thujone is said to create a clear headed intoxication and is also reputed to be dangerous in excess.

* Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB.

* 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 gangly if not tended to, at least in the U.S. North; does well in the South; native to central and...

Other names include 'Yellow Gentian', 'Bitter Root', 'Bitterwort', 'Centiyane', and 'Genciana'. It contains some of the most bitter compounds known and is used as a scientific basis for measuring bitterness.

* The poisonous alkaloid 'colchicine' is extracted from this plant and used to alter the genetic make-up of plants in an attempt to find new, improved varieties. It works by doubling the chromosome number.

Temperatures of 20–30 °C (68–86 °F) are best for adequate growth; an atmospheric humidity of 80 to 85% and soil without a high level of nitrogen are also optimal. * Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant.

* 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 to southern Europe and Turkey.

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

* Sow seed early spring in a rich compost in a greenhouse, placing 2 - 3 seeds in each pot. * This species can be distinguished from the oneseed bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) by the six-lobed corolla and the lack of the clustered fruits that that plant...

They are therefore more difficult to grow in areas with hot summers and in such a region they appreciate some protection from the strongest sunlight. Most species will grow well in the rock garden.

* Matricaria recutita or German chamomile , also spelled camomile , is an annual plant of the composite family Asteraceae . A few drops of oil in the bath or ointment is good for wounds or to sooth the skin.