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* Ginseng has a history of herbal use going back over 5,000 years. * 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.

* Pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water and then sow in early spring in a greenhouse. Seeds are produced in pea like pods. * Perennial with characteristic palmate leaves. Germination should take place within a couple of weeks.

* Near California shores, it is common under coast redwood. Associated understory plants include swordfern, vanilla leaf, violets, redwood sorrel and salal. In the northern part of its range, which includes southern British Columbia, extreme southwestern...

* Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB.

Pharmacokinetics: When taken orally, ppd-type ginsenosides are mostly metabolized by intestinal bacteria (anaerobes) to ppd monoglucoside, 20-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxadiol (M1).

The genus name is Greek - rhapis, meaning "needle"; and the species name is Latin for "tall", an ironic name choice as R. They were first collected by the Japanese for Tokugawa shogunate palaces, then popularity spread to Europe, and later to America...

Flowers- raw or cooked. The leaves are often available all through the winter. Acaulis (L.) Hill) is a species of Primula native to western and southern Europe (from the Faroe Islands and Norway south to Portugal , and east to Germany, Ukraine , the Crimea...

Ruscus aculeatus occurs in woodlands and hedgerows, where it is tolerant of deep shade, and also on coastal cliffs. Small greenish flowers appear in spring, and are borne singly in the centre of the cladodes.

It is the wild ancestor of the garden Carnation . * This double flowered variety is more compact than some and flowers thoughout the growing season. * Dianthus caryophyllus ( Clove Pink ) is a species of Dianthus .

* The flowers are yellow–orange or orange–vermillion with the petals spotted in purple, somewhat ‘flatfaced' in appearance with irregular distribution of petals around the face of the flower forming a fanshape.

* This plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. * Securinega suffruticosa (Pall.) Rehder = Flueggea suffruticosa (Pall.) Baill.

It is a shrub or small tree , very variable and often a low spreading shrub, but occasionally reaching 10 m tall. Common Juniper has needle-like leaves in whorls of three; the leaves are green, with a single white stomatal band on the inner surface.

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

* A beautiful very vigorous variety well know for its extreme cold hardiness.

* The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent.

The new growth and samaras are bright red. The lanceolate leaves are glossy and evergreen. Newly grown leaves and samaras take on a reddish hue. * Acer fabri (Faber's Maple) is a species of evergreen maple tree native to Vietnam and central to southern...

The tree is short-lived in temperate climates, rarely reaching more than 60 years of age, but in its native environment may live to between 100 and 150 year. The wind-dispersed fruit develops in a flat, oval membranous wing ( samara ) 1 - 1.5 cm long...

It is never pithy and stays crunchy in the refrigerator. * It can be grown indoors in the winter. Sow the seed as soon as the soil temperatures are bove 40 degrees F. The young plants can also be eaten as a slightly spicy tasting micro-green.

* The plant flowers in June and July with one to six upright, dish-shaped flowers. * Lilium pensylvanicum reaches a height of 30 cm to 70 cm and has a width up to 25 cm. The bulb is roundish with a diameter of about 2 cm.

* 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae. The common name is large-flowered tickseed.

* Rhododendron viscosum , commonly known as swamp azalea or clammy azalea , is a deciduous shrub which is endemic to the United States .

Best in sandy loams or rocky soils with good drainage. * Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Dried leaves were used as a tea substitute, albeit without caffeine, in American Revolutionary War times, hence...

The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad. * Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America . Its main use in present day herbalism is for relieving the pain and inflammation of pleurisy.

Dislikes dry soils, requiring cool, permanently moist conditions at the roots. Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida , and west to Indiana and Louisiana .

V - from early spring to late autumn. Leaves falcate, 3-5, in rosette, as tall as stem. * Very well suited to the rock garden, and for group planting. P - by division and by seed. Plant to 20-30 cm.

* Features a dwarf mound of slightly wavy, heart-shaped, medium green leaves with racemes of funnel-shaped, violet flowers on 10" scapes. Dense foliage crowds out most garden weeds.

* The plant is most common in rich, mixed upland forests. * As a particularly conspicuous forest flower, T. Grandiflorum is one of the most popular trilliums in cultivation, primarily because of the size of its flowers and its relative ease of cultivation.