Grindelia, Gum Plant
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Herbal treatment of choice for asthma, poison oak, and other allergic reactions; this was prescribed by doctors until the FDA stopped including herbs in the official pharmacopia. Drought-resistant and easy-to-grow native of the West. Physicians learned of its properties from California Natives, and it was soon used nationally for asthma. Hundreds of bright yellow flowers on 3' plants. As the buds open, each half-open flower contains a pool of resin. Harvested and dried at this stage, they can be tinctured, or just dried and used like cough drops. Easy-care plant, not bothered by pests, low water use. 30 seeds