Medicinal Plant Seeds For Sale In Springfield

* The flowers and the seed are astringent and haemostatic. The palm can be cultivated the furthest north in the world, being grown successfully in such cool and damp but relatively winter-mild locales as Scotland and the panhandle of Alaska.

The dried root of one year old plants is the official herb, but the leaves and fruits can also be used. * The seed contains arctiin, this excites the central nervous system producing convulsions an increase in respiration and later paralysis.

This pine has become a popular ornamental and has several cultivars, but in the winter it becomes yellowish. * Light blue-green or bright to dark green needles, 3-5"; of irregular, picturesque habit, with crooked leaning branches; bark orange-red or orangish;...

* The plant self-sows freely and should not need much encouragement. The sap is yellow to orange.The flowers consist of four yellow petals , each about 1 cm long, with two sepals .

Give the plants some protection, such as a cloche, until they are growing away well. Lobata, commonly called wild cucumber, prickly cucumber, or balsam apple. Succeeds in ordinary garden soil.

* A herb tea is made from the dried leaves. * Polyphenolic compounds from raspberry seeds are efficient antioxidants. * Raspberry fruit may protect the liver. * The fruit is delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies, preserves etc.

* Bai Tou Weng is thought to clear toxicity and to lower fever. It is most commonly taken as a decoction to counter infection within the gastro-intestinal tract. * Anemone chinensis is a basionym of the currently known Pulsatilla chinensis and is one...

An essential oil from the leaves is used as a flavouring. The North American populations may, however, be naturalised from early human introduction. The aromatic leaves have a very nice flavour that is somewhat liquorice-like.

Closely related to the garden Rhubarb , Rheum rhaponticum , it has a similar purgative effect upon the human body . Its effectiveness has never been reliably proven or disproven since controlled studies have not been carried out.

* Bark first smooth, brown-gray, with age becoming dark brown and longitudinally fissured. * Shoots with a dense, rust-colored pubescence; leaves 1.5-3 cm long with slightly revolute margins; cone bracts exserted, broad and tapering to a short cusp.

* Forms mats of small green leaves and stemless sky-blue flowers, as large as 3"; wants good soil, cool, moist conditions; native to Swiss Alps. * Gentiana acaulis ( Stemless gentian ) is a small gentian native to central and southern Europe from Spain...

Genista juncea ), also known as Weaver's Broom , is a perennial, leguminous shrub native to the Mediterranean region in southern Europe , southwest Asia and northwest Africa , where it is found in sunny sites, usually on dry, sandy soils.

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

* In Poland, where dill is called "koper," it is one of the most popular herbs used in the kitchen, and, along with parsley and chives, is used for various purposes. * This is common dill that is used in pickles and for flavoring.

However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged, as it can cause serious liver damage. A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots. The roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee.

* The seeds have been used in making cough syrups. The erect lower portion of the stem is smooth, but the curved branching inflorescence is covered in glandular hairs. * In Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps, floodplain...

* This is an interesting small tree that can be grown as far north as zone 7. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). It has a tropical appearance with exfoliating bark reminiscent of Eucalyptus.

Pallida is similar to E. * Succeeds in ordinary garden soil but prefers a deep rich loam with plenty of leafmold and a sunny position. * The flower heads are from ¾ to 3 inches (2 to 7.6 cm) wide with pale rose-purple or nearly white colored petals.

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. * It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 10–25 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter.

* The leaves are used as an insect repellent. 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.

* A dark red dye is obtained from the leaves. Wood - white, beautifully veined. * 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...

The sprouted seeds are eaten in salads, sandwiches, soups, stews etc. It is still used in Mexico and Guatemala, with the seeds sometimes ground, while whole seed is used for nutritious drinks and as a food source.

A warm compress has been used to ease sprains and strained muscles. Vincent van Gogh and Ernest Hemingway were Absinthe drinkers. * Wormwood is a very bitter plant with a long history of use as a medicinal herb.

* This plant is an anti-infective herb that lowers fevers and reduces pain. * The common name of bugbane is in reference to the odoriferous insect repellant properties of this plant.

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum ), also known as the marguerite , is a widespread flowering plant native to Europe and the temperate regions of Asia . * The oxeye daisy ( Leucanthemum vulgare , syn.

* Trees have extensive root systems and are sometimes planted on the banks of streams in order to prevent erosion.

This pine has become a popular ornamental and has several cultivars, but in the winter it becomes yellowish. * Light blue-green or bright to dark green needles, 3-5"; of irregular, picturesque habit, with crooked leaning branches; bark orange-red or orangish;...