Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In Riverside

* 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...

* Artemisia absinthium ( absinthium , absinthe wormwood , wormwood , common wormwood , or grand wormwood ) is a species of wormwood , native to temperate regions of Eurasia and northern Africa .

* The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow for irritation of mouth and throat and associated dry cough/bronchitis .

The bark also contains fraxetin.This has an inhibitory effect on the central nervous system, is a stronger and safer anodyne than aspirin and has some antibacterial activity. * The barkcontains aesculin, this has anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant and analgesic...

Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. The seed remains viable for many years.

* The common name of bugbane is in reference to the odoriferous insect repellant properties of this plant. The root is analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, sedative, tonic.

* 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.

The species is rarely cultivated but has ornamental leaves, flowers, and foliage. * Crataegus brachyacantha is one of the "black-fruited" species of hawthorn , but it is only very distantly related to the other black-fruited species such as C.

It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North America . A cucumber flavour they can be added to salads or used as a potherb.

* Aristolochia clematitis , (European) Birthwort , is a herbaceous plant in the Aristolochiaceae family, which is native to Europe. The leaves are heart shaped and the flowers are pale yellow and tubular in form.

* Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Panax ginseng for lack of stamina.

Most species will grow well in the rock garden. * Gentiana acaulis ( Stemless gentian ) is a small gentian native to central and southern Europe from Spain east to the Balkans , growing especially in mountainous regions, such as the Alps , Cevennes and...

* Chinese pine is a conical tree that will grow to 50-70' tall in its native habitat, but is usually seen much smaller in cultivation. Mature trees have reddish-scaled bark in the crown and fissured, dark gray bark near the ground.

Flora of China explains: Trees grow to 35 m tall; bark black or black-brown, fissured. Female inflorescence erect, oblong-cylindric, 2-3 cm × 7-8 mm; peduncle robust, 3-6 mm, sparsely pubescent; bracts 4-5 mm, glabrous, 3-lobed, middle lobe lanceolate,...

Branchlets glabrous; buds ovoid, slightly pubescent. * The Asian and European populations are widely disjunct, separated by over 5000 km. * A versatile mid sized, prolific flowering shrub that is quite cold hardy.

* In cultivation they tend to grow on a single stem that is often leaning and bare towards the bottom, but with dense foliage on the upper half. It is native to northern Burma and China, but is sometimes grown in western gardens where it has been in cultivation...

The taste somewhat resembles salsify or parsnips. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America , from Newfoundland west to Alberta , southeast to Florida , and southwest...

* Magnolia biondii (Biond's Magnolia) is a deciduous tree that flowers in late winter to early spring before leaf growth. * The dried flower buds of Magnolia biondii are used medicinally in China and Japan.

A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB. * The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern...

* The foxglove is a widely used herbal medicine with a recognised stimulatory effect upon the heart. * The much-loved foxglove of cottage gardens; flowers usually purple, but may be white, pink, or some variation, usually speckled in the throat; biennial,...

* Chamaecyparis thyoides (Whitecedar Falsecypress or Atlantic White cedar), is a species of Chamaecyparis, native to the Atlantic coast of North America from Maine south to Georgia, with a disjunct population on the Gulf of Mexico coast from Florida to...

* Smilax glauca, the cat greenbriar or catbriar is a woody vine in the family Smilacaceae. * Succeeds in most soils in sun or semi-shade. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.

A very pleasant sweet taste. The attractive light pink tones of this species and its easy workability make it desirable in furniture applications. Viminalis is widely distributed in the cooler areas of Australia where the leaves are the favoured food...

* Smilax glauca, the cat greenbriar or catbriar is a woody vine in the family Smilacaceae. * Succeeds in most soils in sun or semi-shade. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.

Other names include 'Yellow Gentian', 'Bitter Root', 'Bitterwort', 'Centiyane', and 'Genciana'. It is especially useful in states of exhaustion from chronic disease and in all cases of debility, weakness of the digestive system and lack of appetite.

They had a very wide range of applications and many of these uses have been confirmed by modern science. Research shows that it has the ability to raise the body's resistance to bacterial and viral infections by stimulating the immune system.

The bark can also be made into a string. The bark is both strong and flexible as well as being ornamental. It has been used to make baskets, mats, ropes and as an ornament on bows, arrows etc.