Flowers have a significant role in human life. They intrigued us with their unique beauty and alluring scents. Flowers are the best gift of nature to us which make man happy, cheerful and also possess some unbelievable characteristics. Flowers have their own language like they express themselves through colours, with fragile blooms etc. Isn’t it surprising? They also plays an important role in weddings, functions etc.
Here are some amazing facts about flowers.
Rose:
Being so beautiful Rose helps in relieving stomach pain, diarrhoea, cancer treatment in folk medicine. Rose hips are the fruits of roses (the berry-like fruit structure of rose) which are the richest source of Vitamin C, used for making jams, jellies and also brewed for tea.
Sunflower:
Sunflowers brew helps in the treatment of Ulcers and in menstrual cramps. In case of sore throats it can be used for gargling also.
Chrysanthemums
It helps in the treatment of fever, inflammation, acne and sore throats. Chrysanthemum means wealth, optimism, peace and friendship.
Lotus:
Seed paste of lotus is used in many pastry, cake and pudding recipes. It is used in traditional Chinese medicines in stopping diarrhoea. It lowers blood sugar level, cholesterol, relieves inflammation, regulates menstrual cycle and also controls acne.
Orchids:
Substances isolated from orchids are used in making perfumes, spices and in traditional Asian medicine. Even Vanilla flavour is extracted from the pod of Vanila planifolia, which is a species of Orchid. Unique feature of Orchids is they resemble with various recognizable figures, plants or animals.
Lily:
Madonna lily was used in 17th century for treatment of snake bites and sore muscles. Its leaves and flowers used to make useful liniments to heal wounds and bruises. It helps in the treatment of depression and removing toxicity. It also stands for good luck in the Chinese culture and in Chinese language, it symbolizes 'being forever in love'!