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Aconite, Chinese, 50 seeds

This plant flowers late in the season. The roots are medicinal but require careful processing. The plant prefers partial sun to shade and very moist soil. It is cold hardy and grows to about four feet in height.

$3.35

Aloe, Cape Aloe

This is the most revered of the all the medicinal aloes and the mature plants are resistant to a bit of frost. It grows large and has red flowers. It is bitter and is a powerful laxative.

$3.75

Artemisia annua

Artemisia annua, popularly known as Sweet Annie. This is, as the name suggests, an annual. It is native to China where it is known as Qing-hao.
This herb is probably the most famous antimalarial herb in the world, but recent research suggests it is of significant value in treating certain kinds of cancer. Though it is easy to grow, demand has soared, thanks to U.N. sponsorship of various global efforts to reduce the incidence of malaria.
Days to maturity: 100 days to harvest of leaf and flower, 160 days to seed. Artemisia annua prefers full sun and sandy, well-drained soil.

$2.50

Baikal Skullcap, 30 seeds per packet

Very easy to grow. Native to Lake Baikal, Mongolia, Siberia, and parts of China and is frost hardy. It likes full sun and dry soil. The root is used medicinally. It is antimicrobial and very high in flavonoids.

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$2.50

Bears Garlic, 100 seeds

Thrives to -30°F. Plant in fall for spring germination. Likes the shade. Can be used in cuisine or medicinally.

$4.75

Black Cohosh, 50 seeds

Plant in rich, fertile soil with other wildflowers. Likes some shade. It requires temperature changes to germinate so it can be planted in fall while still warm, preferably about two weeks before the weather becomes significantly cooler. It is showy and reaches five feet in height. This is a famous menopausal herb, in somewhat short supply.

$3.75

Bloodflower Seeds, certified organic, 50 seeds

Bloodflower is a milkweed that does especially well in the south, but it's showy enough to tempt people in other regions to grow them. They are slow starters but strong once established. The seeds can be sown directly into cold soil.

$2.75

Burdock, Watanabe variety, 100 seeds

Burdock is called "gobo" in Japanese and is a Zen-like vegetable substitute for carrots. Burdock has been researched and found to be a desmutagen. It is in countless cancer tonics, from Hildegard of Bingen to Hoxsey.

$2.75