TCM Basics 101: Supermarket Herbs - Apple
Benefits:
· Nourishes Skin
· Builds immunity
· Alleviates asthma, bronchitis
· Supports growth and development
· Resolves mucous, promotes body fluids
· Treats constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloating
· Helps remove toxins from the blood
Spirituality:
Apples have sacred and mythical significance in many cultures, including Norse, Greek and European Christian traditions. In Norse mythology apples are said to have given the gods their eternal youthfulness. Buckets of apples have been found at burial sites in Norway and ancient German grave sites, suggesting they held symbolic importance to these early peoples.
Apples have long been a symbol of fertility. In ancient Greece, apples were said to be sacred to the goddess of love, Aphrodite.
