Herbaceous Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Lancaster

The whole plant is harvested when in flower and distilled for its essential oil.The oil is used in perfumery, it is blended with sandalwood oil to produce 'attar genda' perfume. About 35 kilos of oil can be extracted from 1 hectare of the plant (yielding...

Plants are tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, but will not survive if the soil becomes waterlogged or is too dry. * The flower buds are large and round, opening into large flowers 8-16 cm diameter, with 5-10 white, pink, or crimson petals and...

* 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 . Each has an elaiosome , which attracts ants to disperse the seeds ( myrmecochory ).

* Stipa capillata is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae , native to Europe and Asia . * A perennial grass, to 3', with erect stems and leaves, very narrow; flowers and seedheads lax; native to Eurasia.

* Malva moschata ( Musk-mallow ) is a species of Malva native to Europe and southwestern Asia , from Spain north to the British Isles and Poland , and east to southern Russia and Turkey .

* Malvus sylvestris is a spreading herb , who is an annual in North Africa , biennial in the Mediterranean and a perennial elsewhere . * 2 1/2" deep purple flowers on a plant that resembles a small hollyhock; likes full sun; biennial or perennial; native...

* Malva moschata ( Musk-mallow ) is a species of Malva native to Europe and southwestern Asia , from Spain north to the British Isles and Poland , and east to southern Russia and Turkey .

Research shows that it has the ability to raise the body's resistance to bacterial and viral infections by stimulating the immune system. * Echinacea angustifolia ( Narrow-leaved purple coneflower , blacksamson echinacea ) is a herbaceous plant species...

* Grown mostly as a curiosity, for the compound leaflets fold up promptly along the midrib when touched. * An attractive plant with small pink flowers; can be grown as an annual in cold areas; native to the tropics.

* The familiar yarrow from which many garden cultivars have been derived; grows in very poor soil in full sun. * Yarrow has a high reputation and is widely employed in herbal medicine, administered both internally and externally.

* 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. When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root.

Research shows that it has the ability to raise the body's resistance to bacterial and viral infections by stimulating the immune system. * Echinacea angustifolia ( Narrow-leaved purple coneflower , blacksamson echinacea ) is a herbaceous plant species...

The fresh or dried leaves are used as a tea substitute. * Sanguisorba officinalis ( Great Burnet ) is a plant in the family Rosaceae , subfamily Rosoideae . They should be harvested in the spring before the plant comes into flower.

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

The fresh or dried flowering plant can be used, with or without the roots. * Blue, pinky-blue, lilac, or lavenderish flowers 1 1/4" wide atop 3' stems; native to meadows and grassy hills, particularly on limestone; good for wild garden; native to E.

* Veratrum album , commonly known as the False Helleborine (also known as White Hellebore , European White Hellebore , White Veratrum ; syn. Veratrum lobelianum Bernh. * Upright stems topped by 1/2-1" flowers in a branched flower head, white, green, or...

This occurrence is a popular science experiment in primary grade school. * Daucus carota ( common names include wild carrot , (UK) bird's nest , bishop's lace , and (US) Queen Anne's lace ) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae , native to temperate...

It can be sliced and deep-fried, then served with plain yogurt, (optionally) topped with a tomato and garlic sauce, such as in the Turkish dish patl?can k?zartmas? It can be baked, stewed or added to soups, curries etc.

A very ornamental plant. * The species, from central Europe and Russia, has blue-purple, lavender, or white flowers, but there are dozens of cultivars, in a varied range of splendid blues, purples, pinks, and whites, including some of the most striking...

* The plant is also part of a North American formula called essiac which is a popular treatment for cancer. Female flowers are maroon in color. The plant and its subspecies are common perennial weeds .

It also is grown as both a medicinal herb and as a condiment. * A hardy perennial with gray or blue-gray rather frilly leaves, extremely fragrant (although many dislike the pungent scent); woody base; causes dermatitis in some people, for dry sunny places;...

This will make them less bitter, but they will also contain less vitamins and minerals. When used in salads, they are rather bitter, though less so in the winter. * Taraxacum officinale grows from generally unbranched taproots and produces one to more...

It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide. * Leonotis nepetifolia, also known as klip dagga, Christmas candlestick, or lion's ear, is a species of plant in the genus Leonotis and the family Lamiaceae (mint).

* Ginseng has a history of herbal use going back over 5,000 years. * It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life.

* The California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica ) is native to grassy and open areas from sea level to 2,000m (6,500 feet) altitude in the western United States throughout California , extending to Oregon , southern Washington , Nevada , Arizona , New...

* The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge. Both are dried for later use. The root is cardiac and febrifuge. They are best used with Foeniculum vulgare seeds in order to counteract a tendency to cause gripe.

* A refreshing tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves, flowers and stems. It can be drunk hot or cold. * Agrimonia eupatoria is a species of agrimony that is often referred to as common agrimony , church steeples or sticklewort .