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Botanicals A - E
Agave havardiana
Century Plant
Once believed to bloom only once every century, science has proven these plants bloom about every 15 years. One of the US national flowers. Cold-hardy to sub-zero Fahrenheit. The Aztecs called this mescal, and made alcohol from it. It's from the word mescal that the word Mescalito is believed to have come from.
Allium sativum
Garlic
Garlic has been used for many years to prevent health problems including colds, flu, menstrual pain, high blood pressure, coughs, gastrointestinal problems, atherosclerosis, and bronchitis. Garlic has been proven to kill various fungal infections, viruses, bacteria, and intestinal parasites. Also labeled as an antioxidant, garlic may help prevent certain cancers such as colon cancer and can improve the effectiveness of the immune system.
Garlic is most popular for its effectiveness of cardiovascular wellness. Garlic is effective treating atherosclerosis, high cholesterol, respiratory infections, and triglyceride levels.
Our 10X standardized extract powder is sold uncapsulated to save you money.
Aloe vera
Aloe
Use sparingly as this material is highly concentrated. It is 200 X the concentrate of dry plant; and the dry plant is 95 X the concentration of the fresh plant. Use anytime you would normally use aloe. Our 200X extract is excellent for keeping with emergency first aid items as it takes up almost no space at all and goes a very long ways.
This product is not intended to cure, treat, or heal anything, Consult your physician when taking this with other medications
Amanita muscaria
Amanita mushrooms
Depending on the time of year we may have quality that is grade A, grade B, or both in stock. The only difference between the two is that grade A, unless otherwise labeled, contains no broken pieces; but in terms of all other properties they are 100% equal.
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Please allow up to 3 weeks for delivery of orders of 8 kilos or more.
Anadenanthera colubrina
Vilka or Yopo
A legume tree with leaves and branches that look much like Desmanthus and Mimosa:
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Anadenanthera peregrina
Vilka or Yopo
A legume tree with leaves and branches that look much like Desmanthus and Mimosa:
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Seed stock harvested 08/2009
Argemone mexicana
Mexican Prickly Poppy
Perennial: Yellow blooms begin in June and continue until frost begins. Our extract contains no trace of mature or immature seeds. What we have is latex, first collected by slicing the 1 inch diameter stems, it is then collected by using a soft piece of leather to get the latex to stick; once a sufficient amount of latex is collected it's then scraped off the leather with a sharp tool; from this is it purified in water to remove all the tiny partials of leaves and other plant pieces. Then allowed to dry in an oven at a temperature of 175 Fahrenheit until it turns to dry bubbly crystals.
Herb stock harvested July 2008.
Argemone polyanthemos
The wild medicinal Prickly Poppy from the SW US
Perennial: White blooms begin in June and continue until frost begins. See Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West by Michael Moore. Our herb and or extract contains no trace of mature or immature seeds (said to be toxic).
Argyreia nervosa
Hawaiian Baby Wood Rose
Seed stock harvested 01/2010. As stated on our introduction page - all seeds on this site are untreated.
Occasionally someone inquires where our HBWR seeds are from? This seams puzzling because if they weren't from Hawaii then how could they be called Hawaiian Baby Wood Rose? These seeds are the genuine species from Hawaii.
Closely related to A. nervosa is Ipomoea violacea, we have fresh untreated BULK and retail of this in stock - at prices that nobody will beat. Find it listed alphabetically.
Ariocarpus fissuratus
Living Rock cactus
A species of extremely slow growing cacti found in rare numbers in Mexico and the southern United States: exquisite.
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Banisteriopsis cappi
Vine of the Soul
We're offering 8 inch fresh cuttings for US customers only; they're shipped directly to you from our grower in Florida, shipped the same day cut; you might consider paying extra for express-mail shipping. To root simply plant the bottom 4 inches in a container of moist (not soggy) *sterilized course or fine sand; peat moss will work too. keep rooting medium constantly most, and don't allow the plant to be exposed to direct sunlight or freezing. Rooting will occur in 2 or 3 weeks spring through fall, 4 to 6 weeks in winter.
*To sterilize sand simply place a metal or Pyrex tray of 2 inch deep sand in an oven, at 200 degrees Fahrenheit, for at least 30 minutes. Allow sand to cool before planting.
Camellia sinensis
Green tea
Recent studies have shown green tea has far greater antioxidant protection than the well known polyphenols in antioxidant vitamins such as C and E.
Suggestion: combine 1/8th teaspoon of RSB's Ginger extract to your green tea for a super yummy beverage. Ginger is an excellent herb for nausea as a result of medications, or viruses, but it's anti nausea effects are most potent when taken by its self. Ginger is listed on this site in alphabetical order as Zingiber officinalis, its botanical name.
Centella asiatica
Guto Kola
Triterpenoids (compounds found in gotu kola) is reported to decrease anxiety and increase mental function in mice. A recent study found that people who took gotu kola were less likely to be startled by a novel noise (a potential indicator of anxiety) than those who took placebo. Although the results of this study are somewhat promising, the dose used in this study was extremely high, making it difficult to draw any conclusions about how gotu kola might be used by people with anxiety.
1/8th to 1/4th teaspoon of our 10X extract taken 1 or 2 times daily can produce excellent results.
Chrysanthemum parthenium
Fever few
A beautiful garden bed flower and a must for all serious cultivators of medicinal plants; the dried herb has a long history of use in the treatment of migraine and inflammation. See photo to appreciate its beauty. Seeds of this must be cold stratified for germination, for instruction about cold stratification see link at the bottom of this page. Seed stock harvested September 2009.
Our standardized powdered extract is very strong and instructions on the bottle need to be strictly adhered to.
Cissis quadrangulis
Cissis
Cissis can help support optimal joint health, enhance recovery, support healthy weight management, is a potent antioxidant, increases stamina, and is useful for hemorrhoid pain. We encourage anyone in the market for this product to shop around and compare prices and quality; I've seen it listed as "regular price for 50 grams of capsulated 40% extract - $44.99 - our sale price $29.99 - You save $14.98!" Etc., River's Source Botanical's price for 50g. 100% pure Cissis extract is $12.50.
We offer uncapsulated 10X dry powdered extract to save you alot, all of our extracts come with a 1/8th teaspoon measurer; 1/8th teaspoon is the approximate equivalent of one '0' gelatin capsule.
Coleus blumei
Coleus
A popular house plant that had medicinal uses in ancient Mexico.
Seed stock harvested August 2009.
We encourage everyone to read through our introduction page which can be selected on the menu bar; this will enable you to know how long an order may take to arrive, what do do if there are any problems, and other important matters.
Copal
Incense
Incense is harvested from Peru by Shipibo Conibo Indians of Peru.
We encourage everyone to read through our introduction page which can be selected on the menu bar; this will enable you to know how long an order may take to arrive, what do do if there are any problems, and other important matters.
Cordia salicifolia/Cordia ecalyculata
Cha De Bugre
Cha De Bugre Is an herbal product from Brazil; very little has been done to analyze the phytochemicals in the plant. At present it is known to contain caffeine, potassium, allantoin and allantoic acid. The red fruits or berries of chá de bugre (resembling a coffee bean) contain caffeine. The allantoin and allantoic acid may explain the traditional use of the plant for wound healing. Main plant chemicals include allantoin, allantoic acid, caffeine, potassium. In addition to the above it's constitutes actually aid in the digestion of its caffeine, causing it to be less of a gastrointestinal irritant than coffee. It's being sold world wide as a weight loss aid. Please compare our quality and prices, most online distributors won't even say how much or how pure of a product they sell.
Coryphantha macromeris
Donanna cactus
Cold-hardy to around 0 F. Seeds harvested September 2009.
We encourage everyone to read through our introduction page which can be selected on the menu bar; this will enable you to know how long an order may take to arrive and what do do if there are any problems.
Datura inoxia
Jimson Weed
Please note that 2 strains of this species are offered. To view an enlarged version of any photo on this sight just click on that picture.
Some preparations of this plant are used in medicine, but RSB wouldn't recommend anyone, under any circumstance ever consume Datura seeds, or any part of the plant as it is known to be extremely poisonous. We don't say this to employ reverse psychology; as in say not to do something knowing that most immature people will do the opposite. Datura can kill you - no bull!
Desmanthus illinoensis
Bundle Weed
Grows easily from seeds. Will tolerate sub-zero Fahrenheit temperatures. Roots also are useful as an effective insecticide.
Seeds and roots harvested September 2009.
We are stocking only our own organically grown roots; these roots took 3 years to be ready for harvest!
We now offer ground roots, this material is ground fresh at the time ordered, it doesn't sit around for any period prior to this.
By weight these roots are 35% root bark.
For use as natural insecticide: simply soak the ground roots at room temperature, 4 to 6 hours, then filter good enough to use in a spray bottle and spray on bug infected plants - no bull - it really works.
Desmanthus leptolobus
Prairie Mimosa
Grows easily from seeds. Will tolerate sub-zero Fahrenheit temperatures. Roots also are useful as an effective insecticide.
We encourage everyone to read through our introduction page which can be selected on the menu bar; this will enable you to know how long an order may take to arrive, what do do if there are any problems, and other important matters.
Desmodium gangeticum
Salparni
Salparni has a long history of use in Ayurvedic medicine as an anti inflammatory in fevers and many other applications.
Ephedra sinica seeds
Ma Huang
Ephedrine has been banned from the US commercial market, but ephedra seeds, cultivation of ephedra, and preparations of it for personal use remain legal. as does pseudo ephedrine, which can still be purchased in over the counter allergy medications. For purchase of pseudo ephedrine see Sida cordifolia in the appropriate alphabetical place on this web site.
Epimedium sagillatum
Horny Goat Weed
Used for sexual prowess in men and women.
1/8th to 1/4th teaspoon of our 10X standardized powdered extract can produce excellent results.
Eschscholzia californica
California Poppy
A lovely smooth leaf poppy with brilliant orange blooms. Has many characteristics of Papaver species poppies. Seeking wild-crafters of the dried plant.
