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(Yellow dock) Ointment for skin eruptions and itchy skin is made by boiling roots in vinegar, then mixing softened pulp with lard or petroleum jelly. Various plant parts used with mordants yield yellow, green, gold and tan dyes.

(Gan-cao) One of the most commonly prescribed Chinese medicinal herbs. Not only does it help with soil nitrogen, it also helps to control erosion and provide habitat for helpful garden dwellers.

Sow Mar/Apr for harvest in Aug/Sept. High yielder, producing double the crop of the common biennial variety. Seeds used like regular caraway except this annual strain is superior for commercial production.

All parts of the plant contain high levels of tropane alkaloids, which can cause delirium, uncontrolled rise in body temperature, elevated heart rate, brain damage and death. (Jimson weed; Thornapple; Jamestown weed) A cousin of tomatoes, chiles, and...

Valuable for all chest complaints, including pleurisy. Roots act specifically on the lungs as an expectorant and anti-inflammatory. (Butterfly weed) Bright orange-red flowers are worthy of attention as an ornamental.

Native to eastern United States, these are one of the most adored wildflowers. Situate in full sun, and divide roots every 3 years. Tall stems bloom with radiant golden-yellow sunflowers and distinct black centers.

Also great in salads. (Tree mallow) Purple flowers yield an excellent natural colouring for drinks and herbal teas. Medicinally similar to marshmallow.

This European variety has bright gold button flowers with red "eyes" that look like they might be from a raging bull! What happens is the mouth goes numb briefly, followed by an intense cooling sensation.

Infusion of the leaves and flowers is used to relieve severe headaches. Sometimes used to make ointments for sores, skin ulcers and itchy skin. A woody climbing vine native to the eastern and central United States.

Treasured for its unique and nutritious fruits, strawberry guava is a small shrubby tree that yields sweet, tart strawberry-flavoured fruits high in vitamin C that can be eaten fresh or in preserves.

Roots provide a valuable antiseptic, useful for bacterial infections of the mouth, throat, respiratory system, and skin. Wild indigo contains a blue dyestuff similar to true indigo, , a native of India, and early settlers to North America used it as a...

Under study as a potential booster of the immune system. Used by Amerindians as a purgative, emetic, and anti-inflammatory. Showy American native with blue-violet flower spikes and majestic, upright growth habit.

Has double orange and maroon blossoms. Compact plants are ideal for interplanting. Preferred variety of marigold for insect control.

(Mousemelon; Sandita; Mexican sour gherkin)

Excellent for colds and coughs. Root tea stops catarrh and acts to expel phlegm. Charming European yellow wildflower similar to cowslip but larger. Attracts butterflies.

Compounds extracted from the leaves are at least as effective as the antibiotics ampicillin, gentamycin and tetracycline. With antibiotic resistance on a sharp rise worldwide finding new antibiotics that work in new ways is an urgent priority.

Sow in early spring or late summer. Sowing successively every ten days will produce a regular supply of tasty salad greens. Mesclun is commonly defined as a mixture of salad greens.

Dried milky juice, called lactucarium or lettuce opium, was once used to induce sleep and to treat nervous disorders.

A soothing herb for irritations of the skin and mouth. The back of the border will come to life when these tall spires of luscious colour erupt in mid-summer. It is biennial, self-seeding to come back year after year.

Hardy to zone 6. (Chasteberry; Vitex) So named because the seeds reputedly subdue the sexual urge and have long been used by monks to produce this effect. In Germany, women who are stopping oral contraception, use chastetree to help reestablish normal...

Caution: although the oil is safe, raw seeds are poisonous. Large tropical-looking foliage. Oil extracted from seeds is a commonly used laxative for temporary constipation and acute diarrhea.

(Huang shu kui; Yellow sichuan mallow)

Wagner of the University of Munich, the leading European research group working on echinacea, suggest that is the correct name for the plant commonly traded in Europe as . Similar to the narrowleaf species in both appearance and medicinal action.

More compact than other leaf celeries, reaching only 25-50cm (10-20") in height. Use it like parsley and surprise your guests with its rich celery flavour and aroma. A very nice leaf celery with finely cut, dark green glossy leaves.

Wrinkled lantern-shaped pods are used fresh or dried in salsas, chutneys, marinades. Matures into a deep orange-chocolate colour. Fiery chile from Trinidad. Thrives in hot sunny spots, a little on the dry side.

It is also a popular antidiabetic used throughout Spain. (Lavender sage) In Spain this is the only sage used in cooking. The oil is distilled and harvested commercially. It has smaller leaves, and stronger flavour and aroma than garden sage (S.