Dye Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Costa Mesa

* The plant bears pink flowers and bright red spiny fruits which contain red seeds. * It is best known as the source of the natural pigment annatto , produced from the fruit . * Bees collect nectar from its flowers to make honey.

An excellent fuel. The bark can also be made into a string. * A green dye can be obtained from the leaves. Wood - close-grained, soft, brittle. A dark grey to green dye can be obtained from the fruit.

Externally, they are used to treat toothache, sore throats, wounds, skin rashes and stings. In New Zealand, where it is the heaviest of any native wood, the Maori have traditionally used it for making weapons, carved walking staves, axe-handles, and weights...

* The dried flowering heads of female plants are used as a flavouring and preservative in beer. Lupulus contains myrcene, humulene, xanthohumol, myrcenol, linalool, tannins, and resin.

Perforatum is sometimes called Common St John's wort to differentiate it. These last two compounds have been shown to have potent anti-retroviral activity without serious side effects and they are being researched in the treatment of AIDS.

* Gardenia jasminoides fructus (fruit) is used within Traditional Chinese Medicine to "drain fire" and thereby treat certain febrile conditions. * Evidence of Gardenia jasminoides in cultivation in China dates to the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD), where...

* Fuller's teasel (the cultivar group Dipsacus fullonum Sativus Group; syn. * The root is diaphoretic, diuretic and stomachic. * Not known in a truly wild condition. Sativus) was formerly widely used in textile processing, providing a natural comb for...

It attains a tallow-like consistency on standing and is used to make candles. * An oil is extracted from the seeds.

It attains a tallow-like consistency on standing and is used to make candles. * An oil is extracted from the seeds.

A saffron substitute, it is used to colour and flavour rice, soups etc. An edible yellow dye is obtained from the petals. * Fresh petals are chopped and added to salads. * They are very rich in vitamins and minerals and are similar to Taraxacum officinale...

Crispa, Mountain Alder). Northeastern North America, Greenland. * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches by means of its nitrogen-fixing nodules, while not growing large enough to compete with the intended timber crop.

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. Common names include yellow iris and yellow flag .

* A low, suckering shrub, member of the heath family; flowers white, resemble blueberry flowers; purple or black edible fruit; habit depends on growing conditions, scrambling up to some height in shade and rich soil, forming a low mat in full sun and...

It can be drunk hot or cold. It was formerly very popular either on its own or added to China tea, having a peculiar delicacy and aroma. * Agrimonia eupatoria is a species of agrimony that is often referred to as common agrimony , church steeples or sticklewort...

* A perennial with tubular reddish-purple flowers in small terminal clusters; native to Europe, North Africa, and Siberia. * A fine yellow dye is obtained from the juice of the plant, it is very durable.

* The dried flowering heads of female plants are used as a flavouring and preservative in beer. Lupulus contains myrcene, humulene, xanthohumol, myrcenol, linalool, tannins, and resin.

In Germany over 200 pharmaceutical preparations are made from Echinacea. They had a very wide range of applications and many of these uses have been confirmed by modern science. The stems and leaves are moderately to densely hairy.

It has a longhistory of use as a herbal medicine, though it is very poisonous and should be used with extreme caution. * The thornapple is a bitter narcotic plant that relieves pain and encourages healing.

Isolated populations exist in Alabama, Southern Ontario, and small sections of the Appalachian Mountains. It is typically found over calcareous substrates such as limestone , growing on limestone slopes and in moist valley soils, at elevations of 120–600...

* An easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil, especially if it is rich in organic matter. * Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes; biennial or short-lived perennial; full or part sun, dry, well-drained...

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

Betula is the genus for birch, and the species name refers to the birch-like leaves. * The etymology of the species name derives from the Greek “kerkos”, from which the genus name root cerco derives, meaning "tail", referring to the tail-like appearance...

* The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * 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 pulverized root is used as a poultice for headaches. A very bitter tea brewed from the roots is analgesic and is also used as a love potion. A climbing plant, supporting itself by means of tendrils.

* The unripe fruits are preserved in brine like olives. The very fragrant flowers are used by the Chinese to impart a pleasant aroma to tea, wine and sweet dishes such as lotus seed soup, pastries and steamed pears.

* The cooked leaves can be used as a potherb. * A tincture of the plant is somewhat astringent, demulcent, laxative and tonic. * The seeds have been used in making cough syrups. * In Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps,...

Leaves are notably gray-glaucous to whitish beneath. It can be boiled and made into a jelly or dried and ground into a powder then used with cereals when making bread etc. * The root can be eaten cooked.