Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In Chattanooga

The sole species, Pseudolarix amabilis, is commonly known as the golden larch, though it is not a true larch (Larix), being more closely related to Keteleeria, Abies and Cedrus. Unlike the true larches, it is very tolerant of summer heat and humidity,...

* 'Capitata' is a tree form often used for screening and hedging in the East and Midwest. Usually of conical form; Hortus says it's the typical species. The habit is pleasingly pyramidal.

* The greatest reported cold tolerance is ?27.5 °C (?17.5 °F), survived by four specimens planted in Plovdiv, Bulgaria during a severe cold spell on 6 January 1993 and placing it hardy to USDA Zone 7; more commonly lower tolerance limits of ?15 °C...

Carpels up to 5, pubescent, glabrescent. 1:30, 1972, Conventry, Wild Flow. 1972, Qureshi & Chaudhri, l.c. (Fig. It is used internally in the treatment of rheumatic complaints, coughs, colds, headaches, gum diseases and feverish infections such as measles.

* t is one of the best strengtheners of the human system, stimulating the liver, gall bladder and digestive system, and is an excellent tonic to combine with a purgative in order to prevent its debilitating effects.

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

* 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. * Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous...

* The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use. When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root.

* Great care should be exercised in the use of this plant, the therapeutic dose is very close to the lethal dose. * The much-loved foxglove of cottage gardens; flowers usually purple, but may be white, pink, or some variation, usually speckled in the...

* The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints of the respiratory system. * A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until...

The other herbs included in the formula are Arctium lappa, Ulmus rubra and Rumex acetosella. * A dramatic plant with big dark green leaves, to 3', and tall flowering stalks in spring, with white or sometimes pink flowers; likes rich, moist soil; can be...

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

The plant contains beta-carbolines, which (in doses high enough) act as a psychedelic drug . * An edible oil is extracted from the seed. * Many 3" nodding blue, red, purple, or white nodding flowers on a branching stem; forms basal rosette of 20" leaves;...

* A refreshing tea can be made from the young shoot tips. The seed remains viable for many years. Plant out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts, and give some protection from the cold for their first winter or two outdoors.

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

* It is commonly used for woodenware, cooperage, fence posts, interior finish of houses etc. Any trimming should be done in the summer. * The common name "Atlantic White Cedar" has been rejected by the American Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature,...

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

2 × 1.5 mm, sparsely pubescent, with very narrow wings. Petiole 5-10 mm, villous; leaf blade ovate, ovate-elliptic, or elliptic, 4-8 × 2.5-4.5 cm, subleathery, shiny, abaxially densely resinous punctate and sparsely villous along veins, adaxially glabrous,...

The bark is pale greenish-grey and smooth on young trees with dark grey diamond-shaped lenticels , becoming dark grey and fissured on older trees. The plant is seldom used medicinally, but is sometimes included in propriety medicines for chronic prostate...

* The thornapple is a bitter narcotic plant that relieves pain and encourages healing. * The use of this plant is subject to legal restrictions in some countries. It has a longhistory of use as a herbal medicine, though it is very poisonous and should...

It is a perennial shrub reaching up to 1.5 m in height. Plants are best spaced about 90cm apart each way. Although it is clump forming rather than spreading it increases freely by self-sowing.

* The species is commonly cultivated in temperate areas. It works by doubling the chromosome number. * 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...

* It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life. * Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides.

Only the outer bark is removed, this does not kill the tree. This applies particularly to acidic or nutrient poor soils. This has a relaxing effect on the muscles. * White, unpeeling bark when young, black when older; branches tend to weep; leaves dark...

* Yellow flowers of daisy form, to 4" across, from July to September; leaves to 2'; dried roots sometimes used medicinally; native to Europe and Asia, naturalized in the U.S. * Elecampane has a long history of use as a medicinal herb.

* It is a large shrub or small tree 3-12 m tall with smooth grey bark even in old age. * An orange-red to brown dye can be obtained from the bark. * A shrub; shiny dark green leaves to 3" long; Native to Europe.

* The root is boiled and eaten like salsify. The taste somewhat resembles salsify or parsnips. Wholesome and nutritious.A peppery taste. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central...