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Some Common Flowers and Their Herbal Uses

Flowers are Happiness Agents

They can boost up anyone’s mood within seconds. Growing flowering plants in your garden not only helps you to admire the pure elegance of your garden’s flowers, but you can also benefit from their soothing and medicinal powers!

Here are a few of the most common flowers that can do wonders to improve your health in many ways: 

Lotus:

Being the national flower of India, it represents spirituality, prosperity, unity, innocence, enlightenment, and regeneration.

It helps in decreasing blood sugar & cholesterol levels, inflammation, menstrual cycle management, and acne prevention.

The Institute for Traditional Medicine suggests using lotus seeds to improve the kidney, spleen, and heart. The stomach’s ability is enhanced by using its leaves. The fiber and complex carbs in the lotus assist in reducing pulse and glucose levels. It also helps in treating fever, diarrhea, and even more serious diseases such as cholera and bronchitis. In addition, coughs are greatly improved by a syrup made from this flower.

Begonia:

This lovely flower has many medicinal properties. When hot water is poured over it and left to rest for a while, it creates a medicinal tea that helps to eliminate headaches and rid the body of toxins. Crushing the flowers or leaves of this flower and rubbing them directly on the skin helps to heal sores and burns.

Its aerial portions are used to treat blood coughing, trauma, discomfort as well as to eliminate contaminants and promote blood circulation.

Lavender:

Lavender flowers have a wonderful and calming smell. This herb is commonly used in aromatherapy to relieve stress, anxiety, tension, and a number of body aches in humans. 

These flower buds are used as a seasoning in cooking whereas lavender oil is used to heal burns and wounds, in cosmetics and aromatherapies because of its stress-relieving qualities, which are known to promote deep sleep and eventually, lowering stress levels. Besides, it helps in treating acne and other skin infections. 

Sunflower:

Vitamins, calcium, magnesium, and other minerals are abundant in sunflower seeds. Both of these minerals are important for cell formation, so sunflowers are resurrecting dead cells. Sunflowers also tend to boost the nervous tract and reduce blood pressure.

Ulcers and menstrual cramps can be greatly relieved by drinking a sunflower-based brew. In cases of sore throats, it can also be used as a gargle wash. 

Sunflower oil is low in saturated fat and prevents diseases like heart disease, obesity, and indigestion. It’s also a great moisturizer for the skin and can be used for a calming massage.

Sunflower oil is a good source of vitamin E and is commonly used in the food industry.

Sunflower bloom and foliage tea is rich in antioxidants, which help to restore free radical damage. 

Carnation:

Carnation petals are often used to make a tea that aids in depression, anxiety, and exhaustion. It has a relaxing and cooling effect on the mind and nerves. This tea would be an ideal tonic for fever. This tea also encourages sweating and deals with concerns like gas, hair loss, and sore muscles.

Furthermore, it has a skin-healing effect which can help to reduce swelling and to treat skin breakouts, also as a diuretic for urinary tract infections.

Jasmine:

Jasmine tea helps in digestion, the prevention of stomach ulcers, and the enhancement of sleep efficiency. Many who suffer from sleep disturbances should try this incredible tea to recover from not only insomnia but also anxiety. Their potent smell assists in healing and pain relief. 

Its petals can help to treat cuts and bruises, can help to ease menstrual pain and inflammation as well.

These flowers are simple to grow and certainly deserve to be in your backyard or kitchen garden. Enable their scent and elegance to fill your home as you benefit from their medicinal properties. Experience the influence of flowers in a perfect plus non-addictive way! Also, you can send flowers to your near and dear ones, so they also enjoy the benefits. We hope we’ve given you some helpful hints for the next time you need a natural remedy.

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