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It is valued especially for its tonic effect on the liver, gallbladder and digestive system, and for its vermicidal activity. It is an extremely useful medicine for those with weak and under-active digestion.

* The roots and the leaves are aphrodisiac, digestive, mildly expectorant and sedative. The plant is little used in modern herbalism but has been employed in the treatment of laryngitis and bronchitis.

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

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

A delicately scented essential oil, obtained from the roots, has been used to adulterate the oil of Acorus calamus. * A beautiful yellow dye is obtained from the flowers. A good black dye is obtained from the root if it is mixed with iron sulphate.

It is valued especially for its tonic effect on the liver, gallbladder and digestive system, and for its vermicidal activity. It is an extremely useful medicine for those with weak and under-active digestion.

* Mezereum has been used in the past for treating rheumatism and indolent ulcers, but because of its toxic nature it is no longer considered to be safe. The plant contains various toxic compounds, including daphnetoxin and mezerein, and these are currently...

The seed usually germinates in 10 - 20 days at 20°c. The plant has been used as a poultice for removing the pus from scrofulous sores or boils. * A poultice of the leaves can be applied to cuts, bruises, swellings and other wounds.

There are confirmed claims as high as 5,000-9,500 years, [ 6 ] but other evidence based on growth rates and archaeological work of surrounding structures suggests the oldest trees (such as the Fortingall Yew in Perthshire , Scotland ) are more likely...

* The whole plant contains a very aromatic essential oil, giving out a scent somewhat like lemon peel. When the plant is bruised, this smell becomes more like fine balsam. Its leaves resemble those of an Ash tree.

* It is native to Greece and Albania. * Commonly found in parks and gardens and is one of the dominant landscape species. * It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen in September.

An asparagus substitute. Tips of older shoots are cooked like spinach. * Fragrant pinkish flowers followed by the pods beloved of children. Young seed pods, harvested when 3 - 4 cm long - cooked.

* Deciduous twining shrubs; branchlets dark brown, 4-6-angular; lenticels dense, prominent, orbicular to elliptic, white; axillary buds ovate, 2-4 mm. Paniculate thyrses terminal, apically branched, 10-20 cm, 1- or 2-ramous; rachis and pedicels glabrous...

* Ilex vomitoria ( Yaupon Holly , Yaupon , or Cassina ; the latter shared with Ilex cassine ), is a species of holly native to southeastern North America , occurring in United States from Maryland south to Florida and west to Oklahoma (only in the extreme...

An extremely hardy pioneer plant, it is tolerant of drought and poor soil, often being the only cover on new road cuttings or verges. The seeds are taken as a laxative. * The fresh yellow, milky, acrid sap contains protein-dissolving substances and has...

* This species of bugbane is an upright perennial that features ferny, deeply-cut, deep green, 2-3 ternate leaves on branched stems which form a foliage clump typically growing to 3-4' tall.

* This species is the state tree of Ohio. Ohio buckeye AEGL Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator FACU, FAC+ Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer...

* Ginseng has a history of herbal use going back over 5,000 years. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Panax ginseng for lack of stamina.

* Rheum palmatum , known as Turkey rhubarb , Chinese rhubarb , ornamental rhubarb , and East Indian rhubarb , is a plant in the family Polygonaceae . The other herbs included in the formula are Arctium lappa, Ulmus rubra and Rumex acetosella.

* Primula vulgaris ( syn. The leaves are often available all through the winter. A mild flavour,though the texture is a bit tough. Acaulis (L.) Hill) is a species of Primula native to western and southern Europe (from the Faroe Islands and Norway south...

These last two compounds have been shown to have potent anti-retroviral activity without serious side effects and they are being researched in the treatment of AIDS. * St. John's wort has a long history of herbal use.

* The fruit can be made into jams and preserves.

Most species will grow well in the rock garden. * In general, gentians require a moist well-drained soil in a sheltered position, a certain minimum of atmospheric humidity, high light intensity but a site where temperatures are not too high.

* The leaves can be used as a very powerful mind-altering drug, they contain hyoscyamine and atropine. There are also traces of scopolamine, a potent cholinergic-blocking hallucinogen,which has been used to calm schizoid patients.

* A decoction of the flowering shoots is used in the treatment of coughs and women's complaints. The scientific genus name is also used as a common name Kerria . It is named after William Kerr , who introduced the cultivar 'Pleniflora'.

* Due to the tree of heaven's weedy habit, landowners and other organisations often resort to various methods of control in order to keep its populations in check. * The bark is smooth and light grey, often becoming somewhat rougher with light tan fissures...

* The fruit is delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies, preserves etc. * Raspberry fruit may protect the liver. * A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit.