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

Ginseng, though it is said to have a milder action and is more likely to be prescribed for younger patients. Since the 18th century, the roots have been collected by "sang hunters" and sold to Chinese or Hong Kong traders, who often pay very high prices...

It is adaptogenic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and diuretic. It is used in Korea in the treatment of lumbago, neuralgia, arthritis and oedema. * The root bark contains saponins, acanthosides, cardiac glycosides and polysaccharides.

* Siberian ginseng is a powerful tonic herb with an impressive range of health benefits. Caffeine should not be taken when using this herb. Regular use is said to restore vigour, improve the memory and increase longevity.

The leaves are shiny green, ovoid, 3-8 cm long and 2-6 cm broad. * A shrub; shiny dark green leaves to 3" long; Native to Europe. * An orange-red to brown dye can be obtained from the bark.

* The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong. * Cliftonia monophylla ( Buck-wheat tree , Buckwheat tree , Titi ) is a tree native to the United States .

* The bark and the leaves are mildly diuretic, expectorant and stimulant. * It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 10–25 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The adult leaves , produced on branches of mature trees, are nearly round, slightly...

* It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in stinging spines. * Devil's club was widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its pain-relieving properties.

It is still commonly employed in modern herbalism with much the same uses. They should not be prescribed to patients who are sensitive to aspirin. In some situations, abscission may be one means of colonizing exposed sandbars .

* Mimulus ringens is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names Allegheny monkeyflower and square-stemmed monkeyflower. * The flower looks something like a monkeys face, hence the common and genus names, the latter from the Latin mimus (a buffoon).

* An herbaceous perennial, forming a basal rosette to 1', from which arise 3' flowering stems with purplish blue (rarely pink or white) flowers resembling scabiosa; likes moist, peaty soil in sun or part shade; native to Europe, north Africa, east to...

* The bark and the leaves are mildly diuretic, expectorant and stimulant. * It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 10–25 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The adult leaves , produced on branches of mature trees, are nearly round, slightly...

In vernacular use, it is most often known asCunninghamia, but is also sometimes called "China-fir" (though it is not a fir). The wood is strongly resistant to rot, is not eaten by termites, and is easily worked.

* It is closely related to (and in many respects intermediate between) Silver Fir to the north in central Europe, Greek Fir to the south in southern Greece, and Nordmann Fir to the east in northern Turkey.

Kaempferi; native to Korea, China, Central Asia, and Japan. Requires a lime-free soil. Likes plenty of moisture and a rich loamy slightly acid soil. * The species has reddish-purple flowers; grows in marshes, ditches, and other wet places, even in shallow...

* 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".

* Chamaecyparis thyoides (Whitecedar Falsecypress or Atlantic White cedar), is a species of Chamaecyparis, native to the Atlantic coast of North America from Maine south to Georgia, with a disjunct population on the Gulf of Mexico coast from Florida to...

* Sarracenia rubra , also known as the Sweet pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia . The red petals are long and strap-like, and dangle over the umbrella-like style of the flower, which is held upside down at the end of a 50 cm...

It is in flower in August, and the seeds ripen in October. * They are popularly grown in gardens and parks. * A decidious Shrub growing to 2 m (6ft 7in).

* 2-5" dark shiny "needles" clustered in whorls at the ends of shoots; form varies, may be narrowly vertical to broadly conical; branches tend to droop with age; grows slowly; 2-4" cones, green, then brown; makes a distinctive dark green impression in...

A rope can be made from the bark fibres. It is little used in modern herbalism and any use should be carried out with caution since even minute doses can cause salivation and burning of the tongue.

* Acanthus balcanicus, is an endemic herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Acanthus, native to the Balkan peninsula, up to Dalmatia. * Easily grown from seed. Flowers are on a very long flowering stem and consist of a lower lip and upper tooth-like...

* This flowering shrub is native to the eastern United States, likes a moist shady location. * Well worth growing if you have the right spot to enjoy its fragrant blooms.

They can be grown successfully in a plastic basin or in a pot that is standing in a deep saucer of water. An insectivorous plant, it is best grown in a boggy position and prefers a soil low in nitrogen.

The inner bark contains large quantities of a sticky slime that can be dried to a powder or made into a liquid. * The Slippery Elm is a deciduous tree which can grow to 20 m in height with a 50 cm d.b.h. .

Very rich in vitamin C (120mg per 100g) and vitamin A, they are too acid when raw for most peoples tastes, though most children seem to relish them. Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant medicinally.

* Common Hogweed ( Heracleum sphondylium ) is an herbaceous biennial plant of the family Apiaceae , which grows in the prairies of Eurasia. The plant is little used in modern herbalism but has been employed in the treatment of laryngitis and bronchitis.