Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In South Carolina

* Forsythia suspensa (pinyin : lianqiao ) is a flowering plant native to Asia. * Lian Qiao has been used in Chinese herbalism for over 4,000 years and is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs.

* A good fibre is obtained from the leaves, it is said to be suitable for textiles. An extract of them has antibacterial properties. * Plantago lanceolata is a species of genus Plantago known by the common names ribwort plantain, English plantain, buckhorn...

* Smilax glauca has thorny stems climb by means of tendrils. * Succeeds in most soils in sun or semi-shade. * Smilax glauca, the cat greenbriar or catbriar is a woody vine in the family Smilacaceae.

* Alangium platanifolium is a deciduous Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft) by 2 m (6ft). It is in flower from Jun to July. It is hardy to zone 8. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) * The root is used in the treatment of rheumatism...

The root or the fruit is decocted as a contraceptive. It does not however grow well in hot climates. * Trachycarpus fortunei is cultivated as an ornamental plant for use in gardens and parks.

Spiraea chinensis Maximowicz, Trudy Imp. Zhong hua xiu xian ju Shrubs 1.5–3 m tall. Branchlets arched, red-brown and yellow tomentose initially, black-brown and glabrous when old; buds ovoid, 2–5 mm, with several scales, pubescent, apex acute or obtuse.

It is used internally in the treatment of rheumatic complaints, coughs, colds, headaches, gum diseases and feverish infections such as measles. Actaea frigida Wall. Bracts shorter than the pedicels.

* Modern research has shown that it contains the substance 'taxol' in its shoots and bark. Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers.

* Echinacea angustifolia ( Narrow-leaved purple coneflower , blacksamson echinacea ) is a herbaceous plant species in Asteraceae . There has been some doubt over the ability of the body to absorb the medicinally active ingredients orally (intravenous...

Aristolochic acid is said to be too toxic for clinical use. A decoction of the fruit is used in the treatment of cancer, coughs, inflammation of the respiratory organs, haemorrhoids and hypertension.

It was used as a face paint by the North American Indians. The ants take the seeds to their nest, where they eat the elaiosomes, and put the seeds in their nest debris, where they are protected until they germinate.

* Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. * The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout...

It is valued especially for its tonic effect on the liver, gallbladder and digestive system, and for its vermicidal activity. * Artemisia absinthium ( absinthium , absinthe wormwood , wormwood , common wormwood , or grand wormwood ) is a species of wormwood...

Give the plants some protection, such as a cloche, until they are growing away well. Thin the seedlings to the best plant in each pot, grow them on fast and plant them out after the last expected frosts.

* Nice shiny dark green leaves to 3"; large shrub, small tree; quarter-inch bright red fruit in fall; best of the hardy evergreen hollies, Dirr says; may not do well in hot regions; native to Japan and China.

* A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers.

* Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America. * The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints...

* Light blue-green or bright to dark green needles, 3-5"; of irregular, picturesque habit, with crooked leaning branches; bark orange-red or orangish; much used for bonsai and in the landscape for its appealing form; prefers well-drained, slightly acid...

* A perennial with tubular reddish-purple flowers in small terminal clusters; native to Europe, North Africa, and Siberia. * A fine yellow dye is obtained from the juice of the plant, it is very durable.

Nutlet ovate, ca. Flora of China explains: Trees grow to 35 m tall; bark black or black-brown, fissured. 2 × 1.5 mm, sparsely pubescent, with very narrow wings. 1/2 as long as middle lobe.

* This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. * Golden larch is a very attractive ornamental tree for parks and large gardens. Unlike the true larches, it is very tolerant of summer heat and humidity, growing very successfully...

(1997) that “With only three native species of Crataegus in our [intermountain] range, we are virtually free from the taxonomic difficulties encountered in distinguishing the taxa of the central and eastern part of the continent * Crataegus saligna...

* The leaves and flower heads contain an analgesic agent spilanthol used to numb toothache. She describes it as "like popping candy" and "little needles poking the top of your mouth".

Trim in spring. The habit is variably upright to sprawling or prostrate, but stems are often ascending especially those stems with many long branches. Used as a substitute for China tea, especially by people living at high elevations in the Himalayas.

* An evergreen Tree growing to 25 m (82ft) by 4 m (13ft) at a slow rate. Subalpine fir ABLA Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator UPL, FAC Morphology/Physiology...

Anthocyanins are also antioxidants, so there is interest in black raspberries for their potential nutraceutical value. * Easily grown in a good well-drained loamy soil in sun or semi-shade[

* Crataegus vulsa , the "Alabama hawthorn" is a rare species of hawthorn from northeastern Alabama and northwestern Georgia .