Divaricate Saposhnikovia seeds

LATIN NAME: Saposhnikovia divaricata

COMMON NAME: Saposhnikovia

The saposhnikovia holds its finely divided leaves and the flat, white umbels, and the whole plant stands in the upright, branching clumps. The upright, branching, perennial herb carries the finely divided, feathery, bright-green leaves and the loose, compound umbels of the small, white or pale-pink flowers through the early summer, one of the fine, airy sights of the dry border, drawing the bees. The roots have a long record in the old practice of the warm East, and the plant is a fine, historic presence of the dry border. It is a plant of the open, sunny, sharp-draining ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The saposhnikovia is a historic subject of the plant science, and the finely divided leaves keep showing up in the work on the aromatic-rooted herbs. The chemistry of the slender, aromatic roots, which carry the fine, pungent oils of the old practice, has been studied closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the aromatic-rooted herbs, the umbel flowers and the members of the carrot family. The feathery leaves and the upright, branching habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the saposhnikovia is a regular subject of the work on the finely divided leaves of the cool world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The saposhnikovia is a fine, airy plant of the dry border and the study collection. The loose, compound umbels of the small, white or pale-pink flowers open through the early summer, one of the fine, airy sights of the dry border, drawing the bees, and the slender, aromatic roots have a long record in the old practice of the warm East. It is one of the fine choices for the dry border, the herb patch and the study collection, and it has been written about in the botanical and the horticultural papers for the finely divided leaves and the long record of use. It is a fine, airy plant of the open, sunny, sharp-draining garden.

Give the young plants the sharp-draining soil and the open, sunny spot, and the umbels will rise in the second season.

To grow the saposhnikovia from seed, sow the small, ribbed seeds a centimetre down in the tray of fine, moist soil, keep the tray in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings come through within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the sharp-draining ground, the white umbels will rise through the early summer.

Channels (meridians) entered: bladder, liver, spleen

Medical functions:
1) Antipyretic
2) Inhibits pain
3) Antibiotic
4) Antiviral
Actions & Indications:

For treatment of
1) Blurry vision and headache due to wind chill
2) Stiff neck and pain back
3) Wind cold and damp type of joint and muscle pain
4) Spastic and tight limbs
5) Tetanus
This herb can relieve pain and does not create dryness.