Bitterroot Restoration

This palm is often erroneously called the betel tree because its fruit, the areca nut, is always chewed along with the betel leaf. In Ayurvedic medicine, the nut is used in the treatment of headaches, fever and rheumatism.

Ardisia solanacea is a genus of flowering plants. It is a glabrous shrub or small tree that will reach 20 feet tall in nature. Glossy leaves are up to 6 inches long by 2 inches wide. Flowers are 1.5-2 cm across, pink or pinkish- white, in axillary, corymb-like racemes, shorter than the leaves.

Aquilaria malaccensis is the major source of agarwood, a resinous heartwood, used for perfume and incense. It is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

Aphanamixis polystachya is a deciduous tree. Leaves are odd- or even- pinnate, 30-60 cm long, with 9-21 leaflets. Leaflets are oblong-elliptic, elliptic, or ovate, 17-26 × 4-10 cm with basal pair smallest, leathery when mature, with visible transparent tiny spots under sunlight. Base of the leaflets is oblique, margin entire.

Annona squamosa a small well-branched tree or shrub that bears edible fruits called sugar-apple. It is said to show varied medicinal effects, including insecticide, antiovulatory and abortifacient. The bark and leaves contain annonaine, an alkaloid.

Annona reticulata is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree. The bark is very astringent and the decoction is taken as a tonic and also as a remedy for diarrhea and dysentery. The seeds, leaves and young fruits have insecticidal effect. The leaf juice kills lice.

Anisomeles indica is a genus of the Lamiaceae family. Decoction of dried or fresh material (9-15 g) as a wash for external afflictions, eczema, pruritis skin problems such as snakebites. The leaves were chewed for toothaches.

The genus Ananas belongs to the Bromeliad family. Ananas sativus contains a proteolytic enzyme bromelain, which digests food by breaking down protein. Only modest quantities of blomelain are in the edible parts of the fruit, all commercially all commercially available bromelain is derived from the stem.

Anamirta cocculus is the source of picrotoxin. The seeds contain two alkaloids, menispermine and paramenispermme. Seeds yield fat with a pale yellow colour, an agreeable taste and the following constants: acid val, iod val, sap val, acetyl val, unsapon mater.

Roses have become the perfect means for expressing our love and appreciation to someone special. All of the different colors and types of rose which is a match for practically any occasion: Valentines Day, Weddings, Anniversary, Romance, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Birthday, Everyday, Thank you, Get Well, Sympathy and for Baby.