Biennial Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In San Francisco

* The Lesser Burdock , Arctium minus , is a biennial thistle , also known as Burweed, Louse-bur, Common Burdock, and Button-bur. The dried root of one year old plants is the official herb, but the leaves and fruits can also be used.

* Wild celery has a long history of medicinal and food use. * The growing plant is an insect repellent, it repels the cabbage white butterfly so is a good companion for brassicas. * Celery is used in weight-loss diets, where it provides low-calorie dietary...

They are harvested with about 20cm of stem as soon as the flowers wither and are dried for later use. * The dried flower heads are used for carding wool and as a clothes brush for raising the nap on woollen cloth.

Wholesome and nutritious.A peppery taste. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America , from Newfoundland west to Alberta , southeast to Florida , and southwest...

The leaves are up to 4 centimeters (11?2 inches) long—broader than those of most other yews—and often end in a very small, sharp point. The tree is up to 14 m (46 ft) tall and wide and bushy when cultivated.

* Wild celery has a long history of medicinal and food use. * The growing plant is an insect repellent, it repels the cabbage white butterfly so is a good companion for brassicas. * Celery is used in weight-loss diets, where it provides low-calorie dietary...

A lupane acid extracted from the thorns showed in vitro anti-HIV activity. Sinensis has in vitro effects that may be indicative of antiallergic activities, possibly due to the saponins in fruits.

* Plantago lanceolata is a species of genus Plantago known by the common names ribwort plantain, English plantain, buckhorn plantain, narrowleaf plantain, ribleaf and lamb's tongue.

* Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not . This plant is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens.

It merits consideration for cultivation in forest areas. * The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and as a result is becoming uncommon in the wild.

* Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America. * A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour.

* Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant. * In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition were introduced to a plant whose smoke was called tobacco by the natives of Hispaniola.

They are often crystallised in sugar and used as sweets and cake decorations. They are also used to sweeten tart fruits. * Angelica archangelica grows wild in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, mostly in the northern...

Aristolochic acid is said to be too toxic for clinical use. It also increases the cellular immunity and phagocytosis function of the phagocytic cells. Last updated: 09-Mar-2004 * The fruit and its capsule are antiasthmatic, antiseptic, antitussive and...

Plants have a characteristic sweet odor. Leaves alternate on the stem and possess three leaflets. * Melilot, used either externally or internally, can help treat varicose veins and haemorrhoids though it requires a long-term treatment for the effect to...

A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots. * The peeled roots are cut up and added to soups. The roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee. However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged,...

It is native to Europe and western Asia. * Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads.

* Many 3" nodding blue, red, purple, or white nodding flowers on a branching stem; forms basal rosette of 20" leaves; monocarpic--blooms and dies; native to eastern Himalayas, western China.

* Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

* Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The name comes from German edel (meaning noble ) and weiss (meaning white ).

* A teaspoon of crushed seeds has long been used as a form of natural birth control; its use for this purpose was first described by Hippocrates over 2,000 years ago. * The flower clusters can be french-fried to produce a carrot-flavoured gourmet's delight.

Delphinium consolida ) is an annual plant in the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae . * A strong tincture of the fresh seed is used externally to kill lice and nits in the head and pubic hair.It is also effective against aphids and thrips.

* Trachycarpus fortunei is cultivated as an ornamental plant for use in gardens and parks. Young plants are less hardy, and can be damaged by only ?8 °C (17.6 °F). It is commonly grown in gardens in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands,...

* A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach aches. * Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers.

The leaves are then removed and a source of citric acid (usually lemon juice) is added to help preserve the cordial and add a tart flavour. Soaking stinging nettles in water or cooking removes the stinging chemicals from the plant, which allows them to...

* Anemone chinensis is a basionym of the currently known Pulsatilla chinensis and is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. * Bai Tou Weng is thought to clear toxicity and to lower fever.

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