TCM Basics 101: Supermarket Herbs - Jasmine
TCM Nature: Cooling
TCM Taste: Bitter
TCM Meridian Affinity: Liver
Benefits:
· Cools Blood
· Lowers Blood Pressure
· Increases libido
· Reduces swellings, painful abscesses and toxic sores
· Eases sore throats
Spirituality:
Jasmine is a sacred flower in India and the Himalayas.
Its wonderful scent has profound effect on spiritual development and promoting optimism, happiness and feelings of well-being. Historically, Jasmine is used as an aphrodisiac.
In the Roman Catholic Church, Jasmine is identified with the Virgin Mary.
Brides will often carry jasmine as a symbol of love and joy.
The scent that Jasmine emits is able to freshen the air which makes it a symbol of purity. The flower is hence placed in places of worship as a symbol of spiritual purity and faith.
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