Pleurisy Root

Type: Organic Asclepias Seed
Botanical Name: Asclepias Tuberosa

This variety produces plants which do well on arid soils. It produces showy orange flowers that attract butterflies and bees. The medicinal roots are a respiratory expectorant and diaphoretic. This variety is also known as milkweed, butterfly weed, butterfly milkweed, and butterfly-weed. The perennial variety reaches maturity in a year.