Herbaceous Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Boise City

* 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.

A gently warming and tonic herb, it is especially effective in treating coughs, consumption, bronchitis and many other complaints of the chest as well as disorders of the digestive system.

* Gentian root has a long history of use as a herbal bitter in the treatment of digestive disorders and is an ingredient of many proprietary medicines. * t is one of the best strengtheners of the human system, stimulating the liver, gall bladder and digestive...

* 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. It works by doubling the chromosome number.

Autumn sown plants may require protection from frosts in cold winters. * Sow the seed in mid spring or late summer to early autumn in a sunny border outdoors and only just cover the seed.

* The flowers appear from late spring to summer in umbelliform cymes of about 4 flowers.The seeds are small and black, borne in a long capsule . The sap is yellow to orange.The flowers consist of four yellow petals , each about 1 cm long, with two sepals...

Both the dill "weed" and seed is used. * This is common dill that is used in pickles and for flavoring. * The leaves are eaten raw or cooked, used as a flavouring in salads etc. * The leaves lose their flavour if the are cooked for any length of time...

* The flower clusters can be french-fried to produce a carrot-flavoured gourmet's delight. * The wild carrot, when freshly cut, will draw or change color depending on the color of the water it is in.

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 .

An essential oil from the leaves is used as a flavouring. The young shoots can also be cooked and used as a potherb. * The leaves can also be harvested in late summer and dried for later use.

The flowers can also be sprinkled on salads to add colour and fragrance. Leaves are grey-green, rugose on the upper side, and nearly white underneath due to the many short soft hairs.

The seed usually germinates within 2 weeks. Side effects can include sweating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, rapid heartbeat, mental confusion, convulsions, hypothermia, coma, and possibly death.

* Foetid bugbane is an anti-infective herb that lowers fevers and reduces pain. As found in The Flora of Pakistan website: Cimicifuga foetida L., Syst. Foetida heave sparse to dense glandular stems.

* Can be used as a ground cover plant in a sunny position. It is widespread and common in the more southerly mountain ranges of Europe, but is rarer in the north. * Mountain cornflower is seldom used in modern herbalism, though it does still have a reputation...

An essential oil from the leaves is used as a flavouring. The young shoots can also be cooked and used as a potherb. * The leaves can also be harvested in late summer and dried for later use.

The placebo group. The young shoots in spring can be cut down to the root and boiled and buttered. Let stand 30 minutes before drinking. Originally a native of Southern Europe through to Asia, it is now found throughout the world.

* Established plants are drought tolerant. * Thistley plants for full sun and poor dry soil; the half-inch flower heads, also like thistles, can be a fine metallic blue or blue purple; flowers in mid to late summer; in rich soil the plants grow too fast...

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). Aromatic and somewhat bitter. * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia...

* Many Adenophora species have been used in traditional Chinese medicine. * Performs better than Campanula in Southern gardens. * Use for border garden. * Prefers well-drained soil.

* This is considered a noxious weed in some areas. A tea made from the plant has been used as an insecticide. * A yellow dye is obtained from the whole plant. * Linaria vulgaris ( Common Toadflax , Yellow Toadflax , or Butter-and-eggs ) is a species of...

Autumn sown plants may require protection from frosts in cold winters. * Sow the seed in mid spring or late summer to early autumn in a sunny border outdoors and only just cover the seed.

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). Aromatic and somewhat bitter. * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia...

Successional sowings can be made at intervals of a few weeks in order to ensure a constant supply of young plants. * Glebionis coronaria is used as a leaf vegetable. The leaves are also an important ingredient in Taiwanese oyster omelettes and, when young,...

* Nepeta cataria (also known as catnip , catswort , or catmint ) is a plant in the Lamiaceae family. Edible Uses: Condiment; Tea. Older leaves areused as a flavouring in cooked foods.

* 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. * The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use.

* Linseed has a long history of medicinal use, its main effects being as a laxative and expectorant that soothes irritated tissues, controls coughing and relieves pain. In a prehistoric cave in the Republic of Georgia dyed flax fibers have been found...

Wholesome and nutritious.A peppery taste. The taste somewhat resembles salsify or parsnips. * The root is boiled and eaten like salsify. Fleshy, sweet and succulent. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera...