Poisonous Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In High Point

* 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 use of this plant is subject to legal restrictions in some countries. It should be used with extreme caution and only under the supervision of a qualified practitioner since all parts of the plant are very poisonous and the difference between a...

* This is the main botanical ingredient in Absinthe, an alcoholic spirit that has a long and interesting history. A warm compress has been used to ease sprains and strained muscles.

Its effectiveness has never been reliably proven or disproven since controlled studies have not been carried out. * The plant is part of a North American formula called essiac which is a popular treatment for cancer.

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

* 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. * The name "naked lady" comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long...

* Modern research has shown that yew trees contain the substance 'taxol' in their shoots and bark. Japanese Yew is a great bonsai for beginners. Can be grown indoors and the trunk, bark formation takes a few years.

* Soapwort's main medicinal use is as an expectorant. * An herbaceous perennial, erect; with 3/4"white or pinkish fragrant flowers in terminal clusters and in the leaf axils; blooms throughout summer; spreads by creeping rhizomes; roots used as a soap...

* The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic. * 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...

Division after flowering or in autumn. * This species produces flowering plants in 2 - 3 years from seed. * In antiquity the most famous place for the black hellebore was the Phokian city of Antikyra in Greece.

It blooms from April to May, with trusses of 6–12 flowers, campanulate, white to pink, and fragrant. * It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 3–12 metres (9.8–39.4 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong to oblong-elliptic, 8–14.5...

* It has greenish yellow flowers in May and the dark green leaves turn yellow to pumpkin-orange in the fall. * It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 20-47 m tall. * A species of buckeye native to the Ohio Valley and Appalachian Mountains of the...

The common name is Mezereon . * Lilac or rosy-purple wonderfully fragrant 1/2" flowers in early spring; red fruit in June; may be evergreen or nearly so; native to Europe and western Asia.

* 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...

They are taken both internally and externally in the treatment of syphilitic, cancerous and other foul ulcers. Caution is advised since this is a poisonous plant. Growing usually on the margins of woodland areas, it is native to Eastern, Southern and...

* Securinega suffruticosa (Pall.) Rehder = Flueggea suffruticosa (Pall.) Baill. * This plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs.

* It is native and endemic to Madagascar, but grown elsewhere as an ornamental and medicinal plant, a source of the drugs vincristineand vinblastine, used to treat cancer. * Vinblastine and vincristine, chemotherapy medications used to treat several types...

Yews will grow buds on new and old wood to accommodate bonsai different styles.( brooms style is popular) * The potential age of yews is impossible to determine accurately and is subject to much dispute.

The root is a source of tannin and has been used in making ink. * Iris pseudacorus is a species of Iris , native to Europe , western Asia and northwest Africa . * A beautiful yellow dye is obtained from the flowers.

* Securinega suffruticosa (Pall.) Rehder = Flueggea suffruticosa (Pall.) Baill. * This plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs.

* With its white flowers it is beloved of bees in May and children in fall for the mahogany nuts. * Commonly found in parks and gardens and is one of the dominant landscape species.

Because of its decorative leaves, fragrant flowers, and spreading crown, it is best known as an ornamental plant. * This tree often grows in coastal regions, as well as nearby lowland forests.

), is a medicinal plant of the Liliaceae (lily family) or Melanthiaceae which is native to Europe . * Veratrum album , commonly known as the False Helleborine (also known as White Hellebore , European White Hellebore , White Veratrum ; syn.

It is called ce bai in Chinese. * This plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. * The leaves also contain rhodoxanthin, amentoflavone, quercetin, myricetin, carotene, xanthophyll and ascorbic...

It was much used by the North American Indians and acquired a reputation as a heal-all amongst the earlier white settlers. * Orange flowers in late summer; grows well in dry soil; native to eastern U.S. * Pleurisy root is a bitter, nutty-flavoured tonic...

* Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine.

Wood - close grained, moderately hard. * Plants are sometimes grown as a hedge. * An evergreen shrub with dark green leaves, 2" golden-yellow bowl-shaped flowers in July; native to China, Japan.