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Wood Poppy. This plant with its latex rich stems was traditionally used topically against warts and also as a penetrating alternative ingredient in hand and...

Carpet Mint. I have been obsessed with this adorable, carpet-like groundcover for years. It can handle light foot traffic, has sweet light blue flowers in...

This is the wilder form of celery used for the leaf and seed. Internally, it is used for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout and inflammation of the...

Feverwort. An excellent bitter much easier to grow than Yellow Gentianan with similar medicinal activity. Used when there is stomach or intestinal ulceratio...

This plant makes a wonderfully soothing tea. Traditionally used as a tonifying gastrointestinal tonic and gentle sedative, also makes a great hair rinse....

Spanish Thyme, Indian Borage, Mexican Thyme. This fleshy, aromatic, plant originates from south eastern Africa, but has naturalized throughout the tropics....

Gold Poppy. This California wild flower with it's bright orange 2 inch wide cup shaped flowers, bloom above lacy blue-green foliage in the early spring....

A North American Native known for it's beautiful spikes of showy white flowers during the second year. Traditionally harvested for the roots which must be...

Wild succory, wild chicory, coffee weed, blue sailors, blue dandelion, Italian dandelion, wild endive. This showy biennial is native to England and Ireland...

Curry is a sub-shrub with intensely silver foliage and golden colored flowers. The curry plant's name does result from its curry-like smell, but it is not...

Qu Mai. Beautiful cottage garden flower with highly fragrant, rosy/purplish fringed petals. The plants form a thick mat of narrow blue green leaves and send...

Safe and effective laxative. Also helps alleviate symptoms of liver inflammation, high blood pressure, headaches, and dizziness. Unusual foliage make it an...

This compact perennial herb is actually not in the thyme family at all, but is closely related to Germander. Originating from the western parts of the...

Costmary, Herbe Sainte Marie, Alecost.
Originally from the Caucuses region of the Eastern Mediterranean, Costmary slowly became naturalized throughout...

An important nervine as well as a beautiful plant. Catnip is a great remedy for colds, fevers, and stressed nervous systems. Drought hardy and easy to grow....

Da Qing. Qiug Dai. Used in Chinese medicine as an antiseptic gargle and as an anti-inflammatory to irritated liver and spleen. The plant is considered...

Has all the same medicinal qualities as regular catnip with a strong citrus flavor. Makes a soothing and tasty tea. Cats who are heavy catnip addicts...

Jing Jie. This annual aromatic herb, native to China and Japan reaches about 2 feet in height with long spikes of delicate, lavender colored blooms. The...

This type of pepper produces very long, thin, dark red fruit. These are ground to powder and used medicinally. Cayenne is used as an analgesic for sore and...

Pot Marigold, compositae-Aster family. Native to south central Europe and North Africa, this worthy medicinal is cherished for its bright orange and yellow...