Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In Wilmington

* 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".

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.

* 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. When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root.

* The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern...

Kinmokusei ; also known as Sweet Olive, Tea Olive and Fragrant Olive) is a species of Osmanthus native to Asia , from the Himalaya east through southern China ( Guizhou , Sichuan , Yunnan ) and to Taiwan and to southern Japan .

This remedy is very toxic and, even when used externally, should only be used under the supervision of a qualified practitioner. The habit is pleasingly pyramidal. * Taxus cuspidata ( Japanese Yew or Spreading Yew ) is a member of the genus Taxus , native...

S Gansu (Min Xian, Xigu), E Qinghai (Haiyan Xian, Xining Shi), E Xizang (Sog Xian) [Kazakhstan, Russia (Siberia); SE Europe (Bosnia, Croatia)]. * Open forests, slopes, meadows, stream sides.

* A confection made from the root since ancient Egyptian time evolved into today's marshmallow treat. * Marsh mallow is a very useful household medicinal herb. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea...

In Chinese ; pinyin : shao or bai shao ; bai meaning "white"), and common garden peony is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Paeoniaceae , native to central and eastern Asia from eastern Tibet across northern China to eastern Siberia...

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

A gently warming and tonic herb, it is especially effective in treating coughs, consumption, bronchitis and many other complaints of the chest as well as disorders of the digestive system.

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...

* The jelly is of a warm rosy color with a delicate flavor sometimes described as feral . The fruit is frequently used and much prized in parts of southern N. * The fruit is eaten raw or cooked.

Flowers are followed by a fragile, plumed seedhead. * A poultice of the pounded, dampened leaves has been applied to the feet to treat sweaty feet. The plant has been used as a head wash and to treat scabs and eczema.

It bears the alternate common names California fremontia and flannel flower . It is one of two species in the genus Fremontodendron , and it is divided into four subspecies. Fremontia californica Torr.

* Penthorum sedoides is widely distributed in the United States and Canada. * In Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps, floodplain pools, rocky or sandy shores, fens, marshes, beaver ponds, and disturbed wetlands.

* As a result of long exploitation, few old trees remain in Lebanon, but there is now an active program to conserve and regenerate the forests. * A majestic sturdy tree when mature, flat topped and wide spreading with a horizontal branching habit; likes...

The seed has a strong bitter taste that, in parts of the Mediterranean, is dried, ground and used as a spice in breads and pastries. * The species is grown as an ornamental tree for its strongly fragrant flowers.

* The fruit is used in herbal medicine as a cardiotonic, diuretic, laxative and tonic treatment. * A very tolerant and easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil that is not impoverished or water-logged.

* It is said to be of great use when applied externally to stimulate hair growth and is an ingredient of many hair lotions and ointments. * The root is said to have a beneficial effect on the liver, stomach and spleen and may be taken to relieve indigestion...

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

* Quercus durata ( California Scrub Oak , Leather Oak ; syn. Quercus dumosa revoluta Sarg.) is an oak endemic to California . This plant is often used as an urban tree and medicinal plant.

Oval, brown cones to 3.5” long. Needles (to 6” long) in bundles of two are an attractive dark green. Yous?ng in Mandarin) is a pine native to northern China from Liaoning west to Inner Mongolia and Gansu , and south to Shandong , Henan and Shaanxi...

* The leaves also contain rhodoxanthin, amentoflavone, quercetin, myricetin, carotene, xanthophyll and ascorbic acid. Their use is said to improve the growth of hair. The leaves are harvested for use as required and can be used fresh or dried.

* Quercus durata ( California Scrub Oak , Leather Oak ; syn. Quercus dumosa revoluta Sarg.) is an oak endemic to California . This plant is often used as an urban tree and medicinal plant.

* The flowers are very fragrant. * The flowers are considered to be one of the best bee plants in Japan. Speciosa, it is much smaller, typically reaching heights between 20 and 30 feet.

The plant is little used in modern herbalism but has been employed in the treatment of laryngitis and bronchitis. It is smaller in size than the Giant Hogweed ( Heracleum mantegazzianum ).