Chinese and Vietnamese Healing Plants
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CHINESE AND VIETNAMESE HERBAL HEALING PLANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
CM102 HUANG QI. ASTRAGALUS.
A sprawling perennial legume, with pea like flowers. Strengthens the vital energy "Qi" in Chinese. Stimulates the immune system and is often used together with ginseng. 10 seeds $1.95
CM104 SHE-GAN. BELAMCANDA CHINENSIS
An iris with 2" deep orange star-like flowers with orange specks. A perennial plant that is very easy to grow. Used to treat hoarseness, sore throats, bronchitis and wheezing. 5 seeds $1.95
CM109 JIE-GENG. PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORA
A hardy perennial featuring star-shaped, blue-violet flowers. Blooms all summer long. A very beautiful vining plant whose edible root has been used in Korean cuisine and to treat ailments of the lung including bronchitis, laryngitis, pleurisy, chest pain and tonsillitis. 10 seeds $1.95
CM112 HUN QUE. OCIMUM HORAPHA VAR.
A variety of basil from Thailand with a delicious spicy anise-clove scent that is much used for cooking in the Orient. The leaves of the plant aid in digestion and stimulate the bowels to a small degree. 50 seeds $1.95
CM122 TULSI. HOLY BASIL
Also known as Kaprao in Thailand, this is the famous holy basil used since biblical times. Has a somewhat musky-fruity scent and is good for cooking and salads. Medicinal qualities are aromatic and warming, benefits digestion and is often used to make a tonic.50-100 seeds 1.95
CM124 HAUNG-QIN. SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS
A very easy to grow perennial that grows to about 15 inches and bears loads of beautiful purple flowers. Used in Chinese medicine to expel heat, purge fever, stop bleeding, and to detoxify poisons. 20 seeds $1.95
CM130 JI-GUAN HUA. CELOSIA CRISTATA
Also known as cockscomb, this is a stunning annual that features huge velvet-scarlet flower heads. An easy to grow plant that belongs in every flower bed, it will reach up to 3 ft. tall. The seeds and the flowers of the plant have been used as a mild aphrodisiac, blood diseases, and urinary tract infections. 50 seeds $1.95
CM141 HUANG-JING-ZI. VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS
A graceful shrub with beautiful blue to lilac flowers that can be grown inside in tubs. Outside it will reach 10 ft. or so, inside only 3 ft. The purple black berries are the part that are used medicinally. It is said to regulate hormones, promote lactation and relieve pain and spasms. 20 seeds $1.95
CM201 DANG-SHEN. CODONOPSIS PILOSULA
Throughout the world, this widely used herb is also called "poor man's ginseng as it is used to invigorate vital energy and is good for the blood. A climbing plant that should be trellised. Beautiful bell shaped flowers that are yellow to olive green with purple veins. Harvest roots when 3-4 years old. 25 seeds $1.95
CM220 XI-YANG-SHEN. PANAX QUINQUEFOLIA (GINSENG)
A perennial plant known worldwide for its medicinal values. Grows well in forest floors throughout the world. It provides a vital elixir that improves health overall, along with vigor and longevity. 10 seeds $2.50
CM240 WILDE DAGGA. LEONOTIS LEONURUS
Also known as Lion's Tail, Lion's Ear and others. It is an exotic annual that can reach 5 ft. tall and produces extraordinary flower whorls every 10 inches or so up the flower stem. From these whorls emerge orange furry legs that come out and unfold. A most unusual plant that will stand out in any flower garden. It is said that smoking the leaves produces a mild euphoric effect. 10 seeds $1.95
CM245 PU-GONG-YING. TARAXACUM
This is the pure wild dandelion that is found growing wild throughout the US. The leaves are used in salads, the roots roasted for a coffee substitute. The plant is said to balance sugar levels in the blood, cleanse the blood and stimulate the liver. Small packet of seeds $1.95
CM284 HUI-XIANG . FOENICULUM VULGARE
Plant produces good greens for salads, cole slaws and dressings. The roots can be used in cooking. The seeds of the plant make a tea that is used to aid digestion and as a tonic for the spleen, kidney and reproductive glands. 50 seeds $1.95
CM304 GAN-CAO. GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS
Root of this perennial legume contain up to 24% glycrrhizin which is 50 times sweeter than sugar. The medicinal uses include treatments for the throat, stomach, urinary, and intestinal irritations. 25 seeds $1.95
CM307 JIU-ZI. ALLIUM TUBEROSUM
Known as Oriental Garlic, this allium produces garlic flavored onion like leaves that are great for cooking and salads. Used in Chinese medicine to warm the kidneys and stomach, to treat urinary problems, impotence and back problems. 50 seeds $1.95
CM310 DA-QUING-YE. ISATIS TINCTORIA ISATIS
An excellent flower bed plant growing to 3 ft. with long spikes of lemon yellow flowers and dark blue-green foliage. Has germicide, antipyretic and antiseptic properties. Has been used to treat sore throat and hepatitis. It also clears internal heat. 40 seeds $2.50
CM317 AI YE. ARTEMISIA VULGARIS VAR.
Considered a woman's herb, a tonic is made to balance menstrual and menopausal problems. Also said to stimulate and improve memory of dreams and is often used in dream pillows. Grows to an attractive, bushy plant about 18" tall. 100 seeds $1.95
CM355 DA-HUANG. RHEUM PALMATUM VAR. TANGUTICUM
Also known as Chinese Rhubarb, this plant is used to improve digestion, stimulate the uterus and is used as a laxative. Leaves are toxic. 20 seeds $1.95
CM372 DI-YU. SANGUISOBA MINOR
A great salad green as well as a medicinal herb. Long used by Chinese to stop wounds from bleeding. 100 seeds $1.95
CM401 XIA-KU-CAO. PRUNELLA VULGARIS
An attractive sprawling plant with sandpapery leaves and copper-purple flowers. Makes an unique cutflower. Used medicinally to heal wounds, stop coughs and cure colds. 40 seeds $1.95
CM444 ZI-SU-ZI. PERILLA FRUTESCENS
A most unusual herb with the flavor of cumin and a hint of cinnamon. Much used in oriental dishes as a salad and cooking green. 100 or more seeds $1.95
CM460 QING-HO. ARTEMISIA
Known as Sweet Annie in the US, this herb has long been used to treat malaria. 50 seeds $1.95
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