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Ginko biloba
Ginko
Ginkgo biloba is believed to be one of the most ancient species of trees still in existence, Ginkgo biloba trees can live as long as 1000 years. The tree’s leaves are used for medical treatment. The trees are grown in Korea, China, southern France, and in the eastern and southern United States.
Ginkgo Biloba is most commonly used to treat the elderly for disorientation, depression, memory loss, headaches, tinnitus, and vertigo because of its positive effects as a circulatory aid. It is thought to help increase blood flow to the brain, which makes it a possible treatment for cerebral insufficiency.
Those suffering from other circulation problems, such as leg cramps, have found relief from using Ginkgo Biloba. Although there are no conclusive studies, Ginkgo’s antioxidant effects may protect the cardiovascular the central nervous system from the effects of aging such as mental deterioration. Ginkgo is thought to also restrain high blood pressure.
Our 10X standardized powdered extract is sold uncapsulated to save you money.
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Licorice
Licorice is a flavorful herb that has been used in food and medicinal remedies for thousands of years. Also known as "sweet root," licorice root contains a compound that is roughly 50 times sweeter than sugar. Licorice root has been used in both Eastern and Western medicine to treat a variety of illnesses ranging from the common cold to liver disease. This herb has long been valued as a demulcent (soothing, coating agent) and expectorant (rids phlegm and mucous from the respiratory tract) and continues to be used by health care professionals today to relieve respiratory ailments (such as allergies, bronchitis, colds, sore throats, and tuberculosis), stomach problems (including heartburn from reflux), inflammatory disorders, skin diseases, stress relief, and liver problems.
Our 10X standardized extract dry powder is sold uncapsulated to save you money.
Grape seed extract
Grape seeds contain Vitamin E, flavonoids, linoleic acid, and compounds called procyanidins (also known as condensed tannins, pycnogenols, and oligomeric proanthocyanidins or OPCs) are highly concentrated in grape seeds. These healthful compounds can also be found in lower concentrations in the skin of the grape. Procyanidins are also found in grape juice and wine, but in lower concentrations. Resveratrol is another of grape's healthful compounds which are related to procyanidins and found mainly in the skins. Resveratrol has gained much popularity as an antioxidant supplement.
Standardized grape seed extract is said to be 10 times more active of an antioxidant than beta carotene, and 20 times more active than vitamin C. The only high one will experience from regular use of this is in the form of many fewer sick days, and faster recovery of the few days which occasionally happen.
Hypericum formosum
St. John's Wort
A beautiful garden bed plant. A must for serious cultivators of medicinal plants. Monks in medieval ages used this because it made them more intelligent. Used in the treatment of mild to moderate depression. Has reversible MAO properties. Should not be used with certain other medications. See photo to appreciate its beauty.
Our 10X standardized dry powdered extract is sold uncapsulated to save you money. 1/8th teaspoon = 1 dose.
Incienso resin
Natural tree resin
This is a special and very valuable resin from the rainforest of Peru, commonly called Incienso (incense), although this name is not specific to any species. This is not a blend but a rare natural resin used mainly as incense. River's Source Botanicals is interested in buying resins from all over the US. Wildcrafters please contact us. Click photos to view a larger image.
Indonesian Palo Santo
Authentic Palo Santo variation
Authentic Palo Santo variation from Indonesian; This has all the aroma of Peruvian Palo Santo, and an extra measure of something even finer/richer. An excellent oily/hard wood for carving or pulverizing into incense, or potpourri.
Ipomoea purpurea
Grandpa Ott
A dark purple velvet textured trumpet shaped flowers. Seeds planted spring or summer grow quickly into climbing/flowering vines.
Ipomoea purpurea, variation Grandma Inas:
Grandma Inas morning glory
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Ipomoea violacea or I. tricolor
Heavenly Blue Morning Glory
Our Heavenly Blue Morning Glory seeds are untreated.
We expect to be 100% cleaned out before June 1, less than 1 pound in stock. Check again in October, 2010.
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Lophophora Post Cards
For anyone on our spring 2008 mailing list you'll know this card because you received it with our spring/summer reminder blurb.
Legal for all countries postal service mailing, printed on standard US Postal Service approved card stock; it measures 4.25 inches by 5.5 inches It features an exquisite front side Lophophora diffusa (Peyote look-alike) plant button in fruit, the reverse is left blank for you to write and send to friends, family, or whoever. An excellent attention grabber due to the fact that peyote post cards are virtually non existent. Designed by New York photographer Eileen Keator at http://www.keator.com/.
For an enlarged view of this simply click on the thumb image below.
Lophophora species (mixed):
Also called Peyote cactus, False Peyote, etc.
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Merremia tuberosa
Large Hawaiian Wood Rose
Very beautiful climbing vine with pink morning glory flowers. Its dried seed pods make excellent wreaths and dried flower arrangements. Thrives only as an annual outside of tropical climates.
Mimosa hostilis (new lower price)
Jurema
We now offer ground root bark, this material is ground fresh at the time ordered, it doesn't sit around for any period prior to this.
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Mirabilis multiflora
Wild SW US Four O'clock
The Hopi called this So' Kya. Has exquisite purple, morning glory shaped flowers, and succulent leaves. A perennial.
Dry roots offered here aren't wildcrafted (this is an endangered species) they're farmed organically on our property for at least two years before being harvested. This is classified by the US department of agriculture as a rare desert plant, and by horticulturist as an exotic semi succulent. Must see photo image to appreciate!
Nymphaea caerulea: NEW lower price!
Blue water lily, Blue Lotus
Seeds come with growing instructions.
Nymphaea is in the Lilly, not lotus, family, but because it grows in water and has a great deal of appearance of a lotus it is often called Blue Lotus.
Palo Santo
Traditional Inca wood incense
Simply sprinkle the finely chipped particles over a hot coal or an incense cone. This has a heavenly perfume unlike any man made incense. Also available are sticks made from compressed Palo Santo wood. Click photo image of the sticks below to view an enlarged photo and text about them.
Panax Quinquefolius
American Ginseng
Seeds harvested June 2009.
American Ginseng is the world’s most prized ginseng. Our seeds are sealed in double wrapped zipper bags and stored refrigerated. Like many spices Ginseng requires cold stratification for seed germination. We advise purchasing our Ginseng growers leaflet for those unfamiliar with cultivating it; this covers everything from germination to harvest, use and marketing.
Papaver orientale
Oriental Poppy
Common in garden beds. Has fuzzy leaves and stems with exquisite scarlet blooms.
We also offer California poppy seeds (scroll through our alphabetical list for Eschscholzia californica, which is the botanical name of California poppy). For Prickly Poppies see Argemone species in the alphabetical list.
Seeds harvested September 2009.
Papaver rhoeas
Corn poppy
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Papaver somniferium
poppy
Common in flower beds by poppy lovers worldwide because of the multitude of colored blooms.
Papaver undicaule
Iceland poppy
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Pedicularis grandifloris
Elephant head
A cousin of P. procera below, found almost exclusively in wet lands. it's smaller in all regards, and has purple flowers, albeit the shape of the flowers and leaves are identical, in maturity it rarely gets to be a quarter the size of it's forest lands cousin P. procera. Significant numbers have inquired about its availability, hence we've produced it; Harvesting this is considerably more labor intensive than our other Pedicularis offering, hence the higher price.
Herb harvested June/July 2008.
Pedicularis procera
Rocky mountain Betony; unrelated to European Wood Betony.
This herb is said to have muscle relaxing properties that surpass valerian. Perennial, for information regarding medicinal uses of this see also Michael Moore's book Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West which can be ordered online at http://www.museumofnewmexico.org/MNMPress/order.html
This book is excellent; it gives detailed taxonomy descriptions of many medicinal plants, including many listed on this sight.
For more information about Pedicularis species go to: http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/ped_pro.htm. Buyers have described our dried herb as awesome. Seeds must be cold stratified for germination; see instructions for this in the growing aids section located at the bottom of this page.
Peganum harmala
Syrian Rue
Seeds have been used as a red dye for centuries throughout the Middle East. We're the only source for these seeds wild crafted (from New Mexico). According to most states certified organic standards, a product that's wild crafted may be sold as organically grown as long as the marketer labels it - Wild Crafted Organic. For every 5 grams of non-extracted seeds use 0.5g of this extract.
Other companies offer these seeds imported and heat sterilized for less. Our seeds come to you raw, viable and straight from nature like God made them. Cold hardy to sub-zero Fahrenheit.
Petunia violacea
Wild Petunia - Ecuadorian: Shanin
Ecuadorian native people call this Shanin, and use it in rituals. and is said to have medicinal properties; It is from this species that the common garden petunia was hybridized; It's a charming addition to any garden, that looks much like a common garden bed Petunia, except is plant is slightly smaller and it has one flower color - deep magenta/purple, like it's domesticated grand child it makes an attractive front row border in beds. Plants grow quickly from seeds planted out doors in spring and summer.
Phalaris aquatica
Phalaris tuberosa and P. aquatica are the same plant. Though this is slightly shorter that P. arundinacea below, it's superior in every way. Perennial.
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Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary Grass or Barnyard Grass
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Picrorhiza kurroa
Ayurvedic: Katuka. Unani: Kutaki Siyah. Indian Hindi: Kutki.
Said to be one of the most effective liver rejuvenators, even surpasses the effectiveness of silymarin. This will begin improving liver function of a damaged liver immediately. In some cases people taking medications will note that their medications need to be adjusted to a lower dose because of their increase in vitality from the Katuka extract.
India has banned the exportation of this herb, so we were fortunate to locate an herb processing lab in Nepal to supply this often requested herb in extracted powder forum. Until a year ago we sold only the whole powdered roots, at this time we have Picrohrhiza kurroa extract with 4% Kutkin. This material is active at about 1/20th teaspoon 2 or 3 times daily, after 2 weeks once daily, or as otherwise directed by your physician.
Pine resin
Did you ever wonder why the preferred choice for making coffins was pine lumber? Because it eliminated the bad odor of corpses. A small amount of pine resin burned like Copal or Myrrh will freshen up a stale smelling room or area quickly. Or just place a few lumps of pine resin in a small dish inside your bathroom, add a small amount of water to it occasionally to help it give off the sweet scent of pine, and keep your room naturally fresh.
