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It is commonly called eleuthero , and was previously marketed in the United States as Siberian Ginseng as it has similar herbal properties to those of Panax ginseng . Regular use is said to restore vigour, improve the memory and increase longevity.

American ginseng is found in full shade environments in these deciduous forests underneath hardwoods. * Requires a deep moist humus rich soil in a shady position in a woodland. Ginseng is also widely grown in British Columbia and Ontario, Canada.

However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged, as it can cause serious liver damage. * The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.Comfrey has been used in folk medicine as a poultice for treating burns and wounds.

* Requires a free-draining, light, sandy, acid soil with additional leafmould added. * The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong. It burns with a clear, bright flame and is valued as a fuel.

* Aralia spinosa is an aromatic spiny deciduous shrub or small tree growing 2–8 m tall, with a simple or occasionally branched stem with very large bipinnate leaves 70–120 cm long.

It is most easily removed in late spring to early summer. * The bark is white, often with black diamond-shaped marks or larger patches, particularly at the base. * It is a medium-sized deciduous tree , typically reaching 15-25 m tall (exceptionally up...

* Requires a free-draining, light, sandy, acid soil with additional leafmould added. * The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong. It burns with a clear, bright flame and is valued as a fuel.

* The wood is light, fragrant, easily worked, resists insects damage. The wood is strongly resistant to rot, is not eaten by termites, and is easily worked. The general shape of the tree is conical with tiered, horizontal branches that are often somewhat...

* Needles to 1" long, in 2 rows forming a trough; barrel-shaped cones, 4", dark violet-black. * It is a high altitude mountain tree, growing at altitudes of 3,000-4,000 meters, often occupying the tree line .

* Alnus viridis subsp. Northeastern North America, Greenland. Crispa, Mountain Alder). * It is a large shrub or small tree 3-12 m tall with smooth grey bark even in old age. * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches...

A polymorphic species, it hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. * Plants can be grown as a low hedge. * Spiraea japonica is a deciduous, perennial shrub native to Japan, China, and Korea.

Unlike the closely related species, Thuja plicata (Western Redcedar), it is only a small tree. The cones are slender, yellow-green ripening brown, 10-15 mm long and 4-5 mm broad, with 6-8 overlapping scales.

* A decidious Tree growing to 18m. * A species of alder with a wide range across the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere .

It is used in Korea in the treatment of lumbago, neuralgia, arthritis and oedema. It is adaptogenic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and diuretic. * The root bark contains saponins, acanthosides, cardiac glycosides and polysaccharides.

* Cohosh comes from an Algonquin word meaning rough in reference to the appearance of plant rhizomes. Cimicifuga racemosa) is a species of flowering plant of the family Ranunculaceae.

A delicious carbonated beverage can be made from the boiled leaves. * The leaves are used as a tea substitute. It is native to Mauritius , the United States and the west coast of South America in Chile and Peru .

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 adult leaves , produced on branches of mature trees, are nearly round, slightly wider than long, 2–8...

* The roughleaf dogwood is used as a buffer strip around parking lots, in the median of highways and near the decks and patios of homes. * The roughleaf dogwood flowers during the summer months.

* Shiny reddish-brown or dark brown bark; often of shrubby habit; native to Rocky Mountains * The buds and twigs are used as a flavouring in stews It typically occurs along streams in mountainous regions.

This plant is also cultivated in many European and American gardens. * Deeply lobed glossy green leaves (2-3' long) form an ornamental mound which usually remains attractive throughout the growing season.

The leaves are often available all through the winter. They make an attractive garnish to salads, and can also be used as a cookedvegetable or in conserves etc. Flowers- raw or cooked.

Abies cilicica , or Cilicia Fir , is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family. These forests occur between 800 and 2100 meters elevation. Over 5000 years of logging, burning, and grazing have reduced these forests to enclaves.

* It is in flower in March, and the seeds ripen from Oct to January. * A decidious Tree growing to 12 m at a fast rate. * Native to western North America , from Washington east to western Montana and south to California.

The scale-like foliage will grow in a range of colors yellow, blue and greyish greens are common . The root is used in the treatment of burns and scalds. Protect the tree in freezing tempreatures .

* Features large rosettes of leathery, glossy, toothed, rounded, dark green leaves (to 10" long by 8" wide) which are heart-shaped at the base. * Leaves are often used in floral arrangements.

* A variable evergreen of upright, rounded habit, with 1/2" white flowers in small clusters; 1" green or red berries; likes moist soil, part shade; emerging leaves bronzy to reddish, later leathery, dark green; leaves to 4" x 1 1/2", turning bronzy-red...

It is brown otherwise. A delicately scented essential oil, obtained from the roots, has been used to adulterate the oil of Acorus calamus. Its specific epithet , meaning "false acorus," refers to the similarity of its leaves to those of Acorus calamus...