White Peony
Plants in the genus Paeonia generally like full sun and neutral to slightly sweet soil, and they shrug off cold. After bloom is complete, you are left with a handsome mound of glossy, deep green foliage that will happily anchor the next sequence of bloom in the neighborhood. Peonies make superior cut flowers, lasting more than a week if cut in full bud.
White Willow
Salix alba, the white willow, is a species of willow native to Europe and western and central Asia. The name derives from the white tone to the undersides of the leaves. It is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree growing up to 10–30 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter and an irregular, often-leaning crown.
White Willow Bark
Function
★It has the same effect on the body as aspirin without any of the side effects. ★Anti-inflammation, fever relief, an analgesic, Relieve acute and chronic pain, including headache, back and neck pain, muscle aches, and menstrual cramps. ★Anti-rheumatism and function of constringency, an astringent, Control arthritis discomforts. Some arthritis sufferers taking white willow bark have experienced reduced swelling and inflammation, and eventually increased mobility, in the back, knees, hips, and other joints.
Wild Indigo
Though slow to establish, these brilliant blue and purple blossoms are worth the wait. The bushy perennial can persist for decades and is a source for indigo dye.
Wild Plum
The vitamin C in plums helps your body heal, build muscle, and form blood vessels. It's great for your eyes, too.
Wild Yam
Dioscorea villosa is a species of twining tuberous vine which is native to eastern North America. It is commonly known as wild yam, colic root, rheumatism root, devil's bones, and fourleaf yam. It is common and widespread in a range stretching from Texas and Florida north to Minnesota, Ontario and Massachusetts
Witch Hazel
Witch hazel is taken by mouth for diarrhea, mucuscolitis, vomitingblood, coughing up blood, tuberculosis, colds, fevers, tumors, and cancer.
Withania
Withania is commonly used as an adaptogen, which is a trendy buzz word these days. An adaptogen is a herb or plant based medicine that helps to modulate the body's stress response, ie it helps you adapt to stress.
Yarrow
Yarrow is used for fever, common cold, hay fever, absence of menstruation, dysentery, diarrhea, loss of appetite, gastrointestinal (GI) tract discomfort, and to induce sweating.
Yellow Dock
A weed whose name comes from the deep, yellow root. The blue-green leaves are alternative, basal with wavy edges. The leaves that grow off the stem are about double the size of the leaves that grow further up off the stalk of the flower. The leaves are commonly used in salads. When the taste is bitter they are normally boiled in 2 or more changes of water. The leaf is used for fevers, inflammation, and scurvy.
Zizyphus
Zizyphus is a shrub or small tree. The fruit is used as food and to make medicine.
People use zizyphus for conditions such as diabetes, high levels of cholesterol or other fats (lipids) in the blood (hyperlipidemia), insomnia, and many others, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
In manufacturing, zizyphus extracts are used in skin care products.
