Indoor Herb Garden Kits and Herbal Remedies

Hamamelis Virginiana (Hamamelidiaceae)

Description
No description of Witch hazel would be complete without mentioning how the seeds from the American plant, In contrast to those of the European hazel, are ejected with enough force to spray passers-by – this kind of clownish quirk has acquired for it the title of snapping hazelnut.

Witch Hazel is a herb garden plant which grows to a height of 2.5 to 3.5m (9 to 12 ft). The leaves are more intensely veined than those from the European hazel, and when they have fallen in autumn the flowers show up on the naked wood within a month. These particular flowers are lovely small fluffy pods of yellow, which upon examination prove to be bundles of tiny paddle-shaped petals with a rather weak perfume. Seed matures the following summer, the nuts containing two black palatable seeds.

History
The witch hazel belonging to the woods of America’s Atlantic shore offers much in common in aspect with the European hazel – Various theories are bandied about as to why the pioneers called this plant witch hazel. Perhaps the most acceptable is that they used the twigs for water divining in much the same way that they had employed hazel in Europe for centuries – commonly described as ‘witching a well’.

Usage
As an astringent with the ability to stem hemorrhaging, and as a treatment for bruises and lumps was renowned. The Native Americans used the bark as the basis of an infusion which they applied to painful eyes. Today witch hazel still holds sway as a household treatment, as an ointment to soothe sprains and bruises and as an extract that may be acquired through drug stores for use as a skin tonic.

Both leaves and bark possess the astringent qualities for which the plant is renowned. The classic Pond’s Extract depended upon witch hazel for its usefulness as a household panacea utilized in cases of burns and bruises.

Cultivation
The appealing foliage and interesting petals will withstand the severest autumn. Propagation is by cuttings taken in spring. A herb garden plant that makes a successful inclusion in the garden in areas exempt from an early freeze.

Related Blogs

• Exponent Online

  » Sports

  » Pioneers break 15-game losing streak against UD

• Tinie Tempah | Slix ft Tinchy Stryder & Sway- I Ball (Official Video)
• Recipes Cooking Food » Blog Archive » Pods for Coffee After Dinner
• "Thera-Band Kicks" improve balance after chronic ankle sprains in only 4 weeks
• Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » O Pioneers!
• Medicinal Herb Garden Project | Aardf Health
• Why buy a Calvin Klein Perfume? « Umba Momba
• Raid's Lot World » Blog Archive » PODS Self Storage Sydney – Portable on Demand Storage
• segafredo espresso casa espresso pods | #1:Cheap Coffee Pods
• Nothing’s written in stone: community input may sway school board’s decision-
  Sonoma County, California – Pressdemocrat.com