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Flowers and their Power: 5 blossoms to keep you healthy!

Flowers and their Power:  5 blossoms to keep you healthy!
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Spring has begun and it’s time to revel in flowers.

Imagine someone sending you a bouquet of flowers early morning as you get up…

It will make you smile…right?

It gives you immense joy and happiness.

But do you know that there’s more to blossoms than just their beauty and fragrance. Some of these are also extremely good for your health when consumed as edible extracts and decoctions. Take a glance at some of them.

Health Benefits of different Flowers

1. Rose

Rose flowers

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Do you know that a rose flower can actually shower you with abundant health benefits? Rose flower has a positive effect not only on your skin but also on your mind and body. It is not only used as a beauty product but can also spice up your sexual life.

Health benefits:

  • Rose petals contain compounds that clean toxins from the body and improves metabolism and thus helps in losing weight. The petals also satiate your senses and in turn prevent you from eating more.
  • Apart from being a symbol of love, rose is also a natural aphrodisiac. It makes a person sexually active.
  • Insomnia and restlessness is generally caused by fatigue and stress which leads to frigidity in a person. It is believed that rose petals can beat these symptoms.
  • Rose is rich in fibre and water content and thus helps in the treatment of piles by flushing out the toxins.
  • Besides being a great astringent, rose also serves as a cleaner and a toner because of its antioxidant properties. It helps in treating skin irritation and balances the oily skin. It tones your skin and will make you feel younger!
  • It contains antibacterial properties and helps in treating acne.

 2. Jasmine

Jasmine flowers

Known to promote a feeling of well-being and calm, Jasmine is beneficial for vata prakriti individuals.

Health benefits:

  • It contains high levels of antioxidants and also helps in relieving water retention.
  • It is used forliver disease (hepatitis) and liver pain due to
  • It helps in the abdominal paincaused due to severe diarrhea (dysentery).
  • Used as a sedative, it gives relaxation.
  • Jasmine is also used as an aphrodisiac to heighten sexual desire. Fresh jasmine flowers contain a high amount of etheric oil. benzilic acetate, linalcohol, benzilic alcohol, indole and jasmon.
  • Some studies have revealed that jasmine tea increases good cholesterol (HDL) and reduces bad cholesterol (LDL).
  • Jasmine flowers also help in improving digestion and reducing weight.
  • It also improves blood circulation and thus accelerates metabolism.
  • Jasmine tea is used to treat headaches and coughing

How can jasmine flowers be used?

One of the simplest ways to use jasmine flowers is to make tea from them! It can also be used as macerated in oil or alcoholic extract.

In the manufacturing industry, jasmine is used to add fragrance to creams and perfumes.

In foods, jasmine is used to flavor beverages and puddings.

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3. Lotus

Lotus flowers

Lotus is the magical flower found in murky waters in India, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries. It is no less than something spectacular. It is not only its bright pink colour and glorious roots that makes it spectacular but also the fact that it exists between mud and water. Lotus is the flower that brings together nature and spirituality. It is fully edible and used in making medicines and teas.

Health benefits:

  • The Lotus leaves are used to treat fever, sweating and bleeding disorders.
  • The stem of this flower is used to treat skin diseases like ringworm, fungal infections, leucoderma, spermatorrhea and smallpox.
  • It is also used in the treatment of nervous exhaustion, vomiting, diarrhea and dysentery.
  • Lotus is useful in treating sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea and syphilis, rheumatoid arthritis, and also certain types of diabetes.
  • It helps in the treatment of liver and kidney problems.
  • Lotus is good for the heart as it lowers cholesterol and maintains blood pressure.
  • Lotus promotes better sleep and helps in reducing weight.
  • It improves female and male fertility.
  • The flowers of white lotus are used in the preparation of lotus tea that creates a warm, euphoric glow.
  • The dried flowers are smoked or mixed with other herbs to give flavor to smoking mixtures.
  • Lotus flowers helps in improving skin texture.

 4. Hibiscus

Hibiscus flowers

Hibiscus is seen only as a flower and normally people don’t talk about its health benefits. However the extracts of hibiscus flowers are used in Ayurveda to heal many ailments.

Health benefits:

  • Hibiscus is rich in antioxidants and therefore hibiscus tea helps to fight cancer and aging.
  • It is rich in Vitamin C and hence helps in curing cold and sore throat. It also speeds up metabolism.
  • The presence of antioxidants helps to repair free radical damage and thus boosts energy.
  • Hibiscus is very helpful in soothing hot flashes. So, women going through hard times of menopause can use it.
  • It contains anti-inflammatory substances and also Vitamin C that prevents acne.
  • One of the greatest health benefits of this flower is that it helps to boost immunity.
  • It maintains the fluid balance in your body.
  • Hibiscus oil makes your hair strong and prevents hair fall.
  • The antioxidants present in hibiscus are same as those found in red wine. So it is good for your heart and helps lower cholesterol levels.

5. Evening Primrose

Evening Primrose flowers

A visit to a garden at the sunset gives immense pleasure. It is the time when most of the flowers close up and Evening Primrose opens up. Apart from its extraordinary nocturnal performance, this flower is known for its remedial properties ranging from bruises to premenstrual syndrome (PMS).

Health benefits:

  • The oil from this flower is used to reduce the itching and skin redness and eczema.
  • It is also helpful in wound and burn healing.
  • The oil which is extracted from the seeds of the flower contains the omega-6 fatty acids such as gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) and linoleic acid. These help in improving cardiovascular health.
  • The omega-6 fatty acids also help in regulating moods.
  • This flower is also helpful forpremenstrual syndrome (PMS), menstrual cramps and menopausal symptoms.
  • It is very helpful for those looking for natural ways to reduce weight.
  • It is also very efficient in reducing peripheral neuropathy and other symptoms related with diabetes.

So apart from physical beauty, flowers have many health benefits.  If you liked the post do share your comments!

 


Comments (14)

  • A wonderful and interesting article Sonal. I love the smell of Jasmine and love Jasmine tea. It makes a nice change from plain green tea which I drink a lot of.

    Being interested in detox I was surprised to read that rose petals contain compounds that clean toxins from the body. I’ve never heard this before and on doing some quick research just now can’t find any further information on this. Do you know what these compound are? I would love to know more.
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  • Lovely and eye-opening post Sonal! I love my evening primroses, but never suspected they could also be good for me!

    Thanks for sharing!

  • Hey nice to see such interesting post. I was are of Jasmine about its high level of oxidants value but rest all info. is new to me. I do appreciate the research you have made in fact me too starting taking interest in this kind of stuff.

    Thanks

    • Author

      Hi Joe

      Jasmine tea is really good for health. Am glad that you liked the post!

      Keep writing in

      Have a nice day!

  • Hi Sonal ,
    a very nice post and reminder on the spring ,
    Wo does not like flowers and most people do not
    Know that they have so many benefits, they not only
    look beautiful . You did write here about many of them,
    some I did not know. Thank you for the information.
    Erika
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    • Author

      Hi Erika Mam

      Right, flowers are not only beautiful but have innumerable benefits as well. Am glad that you liked it.

      Keep writing in

      Have a nice day!

  • Sonal,

    Just look at these flowers feeling healing. We know that flowers make us feel good, they help us to smile and relax. But we don’t usually realize that they have all those healing benefits.

    Thanks for sharing this information.

    Warmly,

    Dr. Erica

    • Author

      Hi Erica

      Its true, some of the flowers are really good for our health.

      So flowers not only make us smile but also keeps us healthy!

      Keep writing in

      Have a nice day!

  • Hello Sonal,

    Awesome Post!!

    I had no idea all these flowers had these healing powers.

    No wonder I love them all.

    Great Share.
    Thank You
    Chery :))

    • Author

      Hi Chery

      The flowers are beautiful and make us smile. But they also have healing powers.

      Thanks fro your wonderful feedback.

      Have a nice day!

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