Jasmine Flower (Jasminum sambac; Mo Li Hua) Cut & Sifted: 1 lb: V

Jasmine sambac, sampaguita, is the national flower of Phillipines. It is a symbol of purity, simplicity, humility and strangth. The Swedish botanist Linnaeus wrote that the natives of India used the young leaves and flowers to make a putty, which was mixed and eaten with rice to dry scabies and other skin eruptions. In India some varieties are used as religious offerings symbolizing divine hope. The Hindus string the flowers together as neck garlands for honoured guests. The flowers of one of the double varieties ("Belle of India") are held sacred to Vishnu and are used as votive offerings in Hindu religious ceremonies. Jasmine sambac is one of Indonesia"™s national flowers. It is used in Indonesia as a popular garnish. The Chinese, Arabians and Indians used Jasmine medicinally, as an aphrodisiac and for ceremonial purposes. The root is used in China to treat headaches, insomnia, and pain due to dislocated joints and broken bones; it is reported to have anaesthetic properties..Several Jasminium species have been used in cancers Aroma-therapists find the Jasmine flower an antidepressant and relaxing herb which is said to help with dry or sensitive skin and tiredness. In vapor therapy Jasmine oil can be useful for addiction, depression, nervousness, coughs, relaxation and tension. Jasmine oil can be used as a blended massage oil or diluted in the bath for almost everything: addiction, postnatal depression, relaxation, muscle pain, coughs, tension, stress and nervousness. Jasmine oil can be used in a base cream or lotion for dry or greasy and sensitive skin, as well as assisting with stretch marks and scars. In Borneo young Jasmine leaf is boiled and the infusion is taken to treat gallstones. Root is boiled and the infusion to treat diabetesmellitus. Other medical uses of Jasmine sambac: Abdomen - China Ache (Head) - China, Malaysia, Iraq Anesthetic - China Anodyne - China Antiemmenagogueue - Samoa Asthma - Phillipines Collyrium - Iraq, Malaya Conjunctivitis - China Decongestant - Iraq, Malaya Dermatosis - Malaya Dysentery - China Fever - Iraq Fracture - China Insomnia -China Lactifuge - Asia Lotion - Iraq Sapraemia - Malaya Sedative - China Skin - Asia Sore - China Tumor - China Tumor (Breast) - India Venereal - Malaya