Dog Rose Dog Rose ROSACEAE Rosa canina Comment A deciduous shrub with arched, downward-curving branches, which are armed with stout hooked prickles. The fruit consists of numerous hairy achenes enclosed in a fleshy, amphora-shaped, bright orange/red casing a.k.a. the well known rosehip.
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Dog Rose – Mans Herbal Friend
radish CRUCIFERAE/BRASSlCACEAERaphanussativus Garden Radish Appearance The leaves and stalk of the grden radish are stiffly fuzzy.
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Radish – as a Herbal Remedy
Yarrow Border External use Externally a decoction is used as a herbal remedy to deal with slow-healing cuts, skin rashes and eczema, chapped skin and in the form of a gargle and bath additive. Yarrow should be consumed in moderation and not for long periods because doing so might cause skin itching.
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Yarrow – First Among Natural Herbal Remedies?.. Part 2
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Rhubarb – also “pie plant” – is valued for use in pies, tarts, and sauces as well as herbal remedies. Only the petioles are eaten, whereas herbal solutions use the leaves and roots
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One Of The Oldest Herbal Remedies
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Marshmallow – also althaea root, mallow root, mortification root, Schloss tea, sweet weed, Hock herb. MALVACEAE Althaea officinalis Description A perennial botanical herb with a yellow, branched root, elevated, vertical, leafy stems and substantial alternating, lobed and irregularly toothed foliage. The stems and foliage are velvety
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Marshmallow Herb – A Lot More Than Just Candy
My previous post examined the features of pots and containers for creating your indoor herb garden kits, as well as appropriate kinds of herb for inclusion therein. I would at this juncture like to concentrate on several other options you might want to make if you want to gain optimum pleasure and functionality from a
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Developing Your Indoor Herb Garden Kits
Urtica diocia Appearance The common nettle is a perennial herb with a hard, creeping, branched rhizome and erect, square, leafy stems. The opposing stalked leaves are cordate, long-pointed and coarsely serrated.
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Nettle Stings Whatever It’s Name
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ERICACEAE Vaccinium myrtillus Appearance The alternating, briefly stalked leaves are oval, finely serrate and vivid green; they are easily distinguished from those of Cowberry. The pitcher-shaped pinkish or greenish-pink flowers with rather short turned-back lobes grow singly or in pairs in the upper leaf axils.
LILIACEAE Allium sativum Appearance Garlic is a perennial herb with a bulb which is split into segments (Known as cloves), basal linear leaves and an erect stalk terminated by an umbel with numerous small bulbils between the purplish-white flowers. The flower cluster is encircled by a sheath (spathe) of papery bracts
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Garlic The Essential Herb
COMPOSITAE/ASTERACEAE Helianthus annuus Appearance The large, terminal showy flower heads are made up of yellow ray-florets, which are sterile, and purplish-brown, tubular disc-florets. The fruit is a slightly flattened achene, frequently streaked with white and black. Sunflower is a large annual herb with an upright, occasionally branched hairy stem.
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Sunflower the Versatile Crop
