This plant is a major medicinal and can be consumed as a tea or extract. It is easy to grow, immune enhancing, and soothing.

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This seed came originally from Norway and has adaptogenic qualities similar to Siberian ginseng. Seedlings can be kept in plug trays for up to a year because they grow slowly and prefer a lot of cold.

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Sheep's sorrel is the host for small copper butterly and it is also eaten by grazing animals. It can be found in quite bad soil but it prefers the same habitat as blueberries. Its leaves are high in beta carotene and have a number of uses including Essiac tea. It is a parasiticide, for intestinal parasites.

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This plant is actually native to China and Tibet. The root is dried and cured to make a strong laxative. It is another of the ingredients in the famous Essiac formula. Plant 3 feet apart!

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Likes moist soil in shade or partial sun. The seed is slow to germinate. Plant in fall for spring appearance. Violets are a traditional remedy, used for mouth sores, including oral cancers. This is a German cultivar and was a favorite of Hildegard of Bingen.

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The underground and aerial tubers are tonic herbs and can be baked or fried. Use for nerve pain, irritable bowel syndrome, spermatorrhea, or female tonic.

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Cultivation: Easy. Sow in flat or direct seed. Germinates in about 8 days in warm soils. Space plants 18 inches apart. Grows vigorously in any kind of soil. Prefers full sun and very little water. Yarrow is a vulnerary (antiseptic), anti-inflammatory, hemostatic.

Herbaceous perennial. Native to temperate zones worldwide. Spreads joyfully. This is the hardy white-flowered species, wild harvested from the Oregon Siskiyou Mountains.

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