Teasel, Xu-duan (Dipsacus asperoides) packet of 20 seeds, Organic
$3.95
Family: Honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae)
Hardy to Zones 4 to 9
(Ri-ben-xu-duan) Biennial native to China. With spreading branches topped by myriads of strange, lovely, creamy-flowered, spiny cones, the plant can be used as a central attraction for the herb garden. Fervently visited by bees, it is very tough, drought-tolerant and not particular about soil. Very different from common wayside teasel. Traditional use (TCM): liver and kidney tonic, lower back pain, Lyme’s disease. Plant prefers regular garden soil, even moisture, full sun. Space 1 foot apart
Packet of 20 seeds, Certified Organically Grown
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Barbara Scavotto –
Hello, when do you expect more Xu Dun seeds in stock? thank you!
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Admin Richo Cech –
We have a nice patch of these in the field, planted last year, they will flower this year, with luck seeds will ensue around September of 2019.
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Paige Swanson –
Is the teasel expected to be back in stock this coming spring?
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Admin Richo Cech –
Hello Paige,
We grew a big patch of this and it appears to be overwintering well. We won’t have seeds until midsummer or so, 2019.
Richo
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Mick –
Do you have any seeds for dipsacus fullonum/sylvestris?
Thanks.
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Admin Richo Cech –
THANK YOU for reminding me. I’m going to that field today and will check on progress. My guess is not until September 2019. r
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Jan Marie –
Hi Richo….any news on the dipsacus fullonum? THank you for all the wonderful wonderful green gifts to all of us!
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Admin Richo Cech –
Yes, we had this ready to go last year but on checking the noxious weed databases found that the plant is generally disallowed in the US and so we opted for the asperoides, which is allowed. r
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thegiftofyou –
How is this variety different from the wild Teasel, or “Fuller’s Teasel”? Are the medicinal properties the same? If not, how are they different? Thank you, for your help!
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Richo Cech –
Hi there, The short answer is that the several types of teasel (actually there are ~15 species in Dipsacus) are being used by herbalists. Our Xu-duan is known to contain the saponin c constituent. We cannot trade in Fuller’s Teasel because it is a disallowed noxious weed. Are they the same and interchangeable? Not necessarily. You can check any good Chinese herbal resource (such as Bensky) to get more info on Xu-duan. richo
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