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There are also traces of scopolamine, a potent cholinergic-blocking hallucinogen,which has been used to calm schizoid patients. It has a longhistory of use as a herbal medicine, though it is very poisonous and should be used with extreme caution.

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

Side effects can include sweating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, rapid heartbeat, mental confusion, convulsions, hypothermia, coma, and possibly death. * It is still used medicinally in the present day; however, there are adverse effects that limit...

Perforatum is sometimes called Common St John's wort to differentiate it. * St. John's wort has a long history of herbal use. These last two compounds have been shown to have potent anti-retroviral activity without serious side effects and they are being...

Its effectiveness has never been reliably proven or disproven since controlled studies have not been carried out. * A dramatic plant with big dark green leaves, to 3', and tall flowering stalks in spring, with white or sometimes pink flowers; likes rich,...

* 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.

Tabacum is sensitive to temperature, air, ground humidity and the type of land. The dried leaves can also be used, they remain effective for 6 months after drying. Temperatures of 20–30 °C (68–86 °F) are best for adequate growth; an atmospheric...

* 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.

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

S.-Peterburgsk. Guan mu tong Hocquartia manshuriensis (Komarov) Nakai; Isotrema manshuriense (Komarov) H. * Aristolochia manshuriensis Komarov, Trudy Imp.

Its specific epithet , meaning "false acorus," refers to the similarity of its leaves to those of Acorus calamus , as they have a prominently veined mid-rib and sword-like shape. * A beautiful yellow dye is obtained from the flowers.

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 ).

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

* 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 . * Modern research has shown that yew trees contain the substance 'taxol' in their shoots...

* The flowers are the most striking feature, being sweetly fragrant white trumpets up to 20 cm (8 inches) long, often tinted purple, especially at the margin. In clear weather, flowers open at nearly full dark and wither a few hours after sunrise the...

* The name "naked lady" comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long after the leaves have died back. * The species is commonly cultivated in temperate areas. It works by doubling the chromosome number.

* The bark is smooth and light grey, often becoming somewhat rougher with light tan fissures as the tree ages. * In flower from Jul to August, and the seeds ripen from Sep to November.

The plant contains various toxic compounds, including daphnetoxin and mezerein, and these are currently being investigated (1995) for their anti-leukaemia effects. It is generally confined to soils derived from limestone .

* Small, delicate plant forms a rounded mound, often loose and open; evergreen; 3" flowers in May, parents of this strain have flowers in variations of pink and purple; acid soil, good drainage; in the U.S. needs light shade in the North, more shade in...

* A shrub with light green leaves, pale yellow flowers before the leaves, which appear very early; fall color can be a good yellow; likes damp shade; Dirr notes that the Indians used the bark to make bow strings, fishing lines, and baskets--leathery indeed;...

* Clump-forming tree or shrub, stems extremely prickly, lacy white flower panicles; leaves to 2-6' (that's feet, not inches)!! * The leaves usually have a number of slender prickles, they must be gathered before the prickles harden and are then chopped...

The tree has an angular crown and long, somewhat erratic branches, and is usually deep rooted and resistant to wind and snow damage. * Does well in the South; very tough and durable.

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.

Chinensis, especially in the E, typically below 1200 m, ascending to over 3000 m in Sichuan and Yunnan). * Native to coniferous and mixed forests, thickets, deforested rocks, open slopes; 100-3500 m (but usually at lower elevations than var.

It is used in the treatment of rheumatism and skin eruptions. * The flowers and leaves are diaphoretic, diuretic and rubefacient. Growing usually on the margins of woodland areas, it is native to Eastern, Southern and Central Europe .

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 ).

* Sheep laurel is a very poisonous narcotic plant the leaves of which were at one time used by some native North American Indian tribes in order to commit suicide. Prefers almost full sun.