Plants and Flowers

Doctors of the Middle Ages applied various parts of an orange in the medical purposes.
Many doctors of the Middle Ages recommended orange-peels against fever.
Orange and citric juices were considered as the most valuable remedies against scurvy.
Some people recommended to eat some oranges each day against a flu, furuncles and to improve intestines activity.
Orange water was given to slake thirst at fever.

Nowadays it is determined, that orange juice or fresh pulp of an orange improves appetite and digestion processes. The patients, suffering from constipation, are recommended to eat oranges in the morning on an empty stomach or drink orange juice in the evening before going to bed.

Oranges, due to potassium, an ascorbic acid and other vitamins in their content, improve the general state during hypertonic illness, atherosclerosis, illnesses of liver, podagra, adiposity. Fruits and fresh juice of an orange are effectively applied at avitaminosis.
Oranges are used for jams, candied fruits, and also for aromatization of confectionery.

Experts from Medical and biologic faculty of Pennsylvania University came to a conclusion that plants remember and radiate information fields in the same range, as a brain of the person. Flowers have their eyes - proteins, which react at any radiation, their gustatory receptors, and a brain, which is supposed to be in root collar.

Now it is clear, why relations of plants and people not always develop cloudlessly: wins that one with a stronger information field.

There are so many superstitions, connected with indoor plants, that one should know none, or believe all of them. In Siberia indoor plants are considered lightning rods and defenders from an evil eye. There are some plants jealous to family well-being: the ivy and spiderwort bring misfortunes. Fern, on the contrary, is put in dwellings with frequent quarrels. Monstera, ficus and cactuses also protect family.

But there is one indisputable property of all indoor plants: they make environment healthier. All, without exception, plants exhale phytoncides which perniciously influence pathogenic microbes. Amaryllis, for example, struggles against illnesses even faster than garlic.

An alternative to forest trees is house plants. With their help we can compensate lack of contacts with the wild nature. At that choice of indoor plants is an actual art. Plants, as well as people, have their character and have obvious bioenergy influence on the person. There is a hypothesis that plants can treat us friendly or hostilely. However not all experts share it.

One of the opinions – that the plant cannot be enemy. There is only division on plants for a house and plants for office. It is not recommended to keep at home large plants intended for the big rooms. Filling big space, they give energy and consume a lot of it. Some plants absorb negative energy. But at office it is even good. An example - Monstera. It is better not to place it in the house - taking away much, it can negatively influence the owner.

In opinion of the experts, except for bioenergy influence, plants give boundless opportunities for improvement of air in an apartment and office. When biologists have opened antibacterial properties of amaryllis, agapanthus, hippeastrum and other plants, it appeared that many harmful bacteria die from them faster, than from a bactericidal lamp. And if regularly remove dust from the leaves, air in a room becomes cleaner on 40 %. The domestic flora flavors and humidifies air, facilitating breathing.

Certainly, selection of plants in the house depends on owner’s preferences. But it is known, that the person not without purpose chooses this or that flower. The choice depends on what qualities are missing in character of the person.
To improve air in a room it would be useful to have such plants, as myrtle, rosemary, chlorophytum. And for example, geranium, leaves of which contain strong essential oil, allays headache, takes off the weariness and normalizes sleep. It seems, as if by magic plant absorbs bad emotions.

For example, the azalea is salutary for matrimony. That is why it is presented to a newly-married couple. And a violet is grown as a symbol of tenderness, romanticism and love. Cactus, according to a popular belief, guards the house from the valiant person and from evil eye. It is also considered an absorber of computer radiation, but experts do not believe in it. Limon disinfects air, kills nocuous microbes and gives fresh aroma.

Everything alive on our planet mutually influences on each other. Therefore the influence of plants on a human body has been proved long ago. Other thing, that different plants influence us differently. Let’s take a forest. One feels heavy heart in a pine forest, the other, on the contrary, experiences only lofty feelings. The same thing is with flowers and house plants. We for some reason adore one and dislike others.

Plants are our ancient friends and healers who clear air of carbonic gas and enrich it with oxygen, absorb harmful substances from the soil and collect dust, muffle loud sounds and create a shadow. But besides indisputable chemical interaction with an environment, plants enter in metaphysical contact which florists like to discuss. They are sure that plants - the living creatures with significant biofield which influences the person.

It is known, that flora feels any energy radiations. For example, it appears that roots of plants have gustatory organs which search for “tasty” nutrients in the ground. Plants hear perfectly. Practice of conversation with house flowers is based on it. Everyone who cultivates them knows, that in reply to tender words flowers start to grow and bloom faster. Flowers like listen to he music. And between the person and a plant there is literally telepathic communications. There were cases when flowers die in response to the illness of the owner. The tree planted by a careful hand perished.

Doctors with an ulterior motive recommend some patients to have a rest, for example, in pine forest. The juniper, a fur-tree, a pine fill air with negatively charged ions absorbing harmful radiation. Conifers give a person vital energy. The poplar, a bird cherry and an aspen relieve pain from bruises, burns, and radiculitis. The oak strengthens spiritual forces. The birch inspires with optimism. Therefore before going to the forest for health, it is necessary to understand, what tree is more useful to you. Take a foil ribbon of about 30 centimeters and bring it to a tree. If the ribbon tries to stick to a trunk - this tree is beneficial for your organism, if on the contrary – there won’t be any benefit.

Tarragon has great many applications in folk medicine. In ancient times its root was used as a gynecological aid to reduce excessive bleedings. The leaves of tarragon were chewed to normalize heart palpitations. The root was also brewed to make a bath for strengthening kids. Some used this plant as a gynecological aid during childbirth. It also kept away mosquitoes when burned and its lotion helped to heal cuts.

Tarragon belongs to Sunflower Family. It is a native perennial herb. Its stems form clusters and have reddish color. They can be smooth or sometimes covered with short hairs. The leaves can be various in size: from 1-3,15 in long and up to 0,24 in wide. The inflorescences are branched and oblong with flowers that mature from the bottom up. The outer flowerets are fertile but lack stamens. The center flowerets are sterile.

Pregnant women shouldn’t use yarrow for undiagnosed bleeding, or for more than two weeks.

Flowers, leaves and stems are usually used.

A piece of the yarrow held against a wound will stop bleeding.

An extract from this plant can help to lower a fever.

A tea made from yarrow with peppermint and elderflower is a folk remedy against colds and flu.

It promotes digestion, and has an effect of a vasodilator.

If you are going to have your own dried flowers, cut them before the sun bleaches them. To dry the flowers of yarrow, cut them before they start to fade and hang them head-down in clusters of six to 12 in a dry, airy place out of the direct sunlight.

Yarrow has been known for ages for its ability to stop bleeding and deserved its folk name “nosebleed.” Today, this plant is esteemed for its another ability to treat colds and flu. It is also an ingredient in many herbal cosmetic substance.
This plant can have flowers of the most various colors, including white, yellow, gold, pink and red. The leaves are green or gray.

Yarrow is an unpretentious plant that grows well even in poor soil but does best in a sunny place with good drainage and light soil. This plant likes arid climate and in humid areas is susceptible to disease.

There are several ways of propagation: from seeds, by root division or from woody cuttings, which were taken in autumn or spring. To grow from seed, the plant may need a year or two. Place the plants 1-2 feet apart and divide the clumps when they become dense. If you grow yarrow in a very fertile soil, it may need to be staked.

Aloe belongs to succulent family and can grow up to a height of 12 to 16 inches. Its main feature is long, tapering, stemless leaves. The firm upright stems usually produce several bell-shaped, fleshy, yellow-orange flowers.

Aloe propagates from small, rooted offshoots at the base of the parent plant, but can also be grown from seeds. This succulent likes a rough and a well-drained soil and a sunny location, though will also grow in partial shade. It needs temperatures above 40 degrees, and in cooler climates is always grown indoors. This plant can not tolerate overwatering.

This plant is good to be kept on the kitchen for handy access. The fresh juice of the leaves can be applied directly to ulcers, burns, sunburn, and fungal infection.

Aloe has also strong laxative action and should always be used cautiously. If used in small amounts , it is an excellent digestive agent.

Calendulas are very easy to grow; they are perfect for flower bed plantings and also thrive in pots. This plant belongs to a daisy family and looks like the marigold, measure from 2 ? - 4 ? inches in diameter; very often they are called pot marigold. Their flowers can be orange, apricot, bright yellow, lemon, cream and almost white. They may reach up to twenty four inches, while dwarf species grow to only twelve inches. This plant has branches with long and narrow leaves, a little bit sticky and aromatic.

In literature calendula is describes as a cool season annual. And more often it can be found during the cool season, though some seed companies offer heat resistant species.

This plant likes full sun and moderately fertile soil. If you want to get larger flowers, you should grow it during the cool season.

If you sow seeds in August, your plant is likely to bloom before Christmas. But a little bit later sown seeds will five flowers only in the spring.

Calendula is an annual plant that grows well in almost any soil but more often can be found in Europe, Western Asia, and the United States. It belongs to the same family as daisies, chrysanthemums, and ragweed. It grows to a height of 30 - 60 cm, and can flower from early spring until late autumn. For medicinal purposes usually use the orange-yellow dried petals of the flowerheads.

Orally calendula is taken only in dilute homeopathic preparations, all the rest is use in tinctures, ointments, and washes, which are commonly used to heal burns, bruises, and cuts, as well as the minor infections.

Cream from calendula is also used to treat hemorrhoids.
In homoeopathy ointments containing calendula to heal first-degree burns and sunburns.

Calendula is also contained in some ear drops for treatment of ear infections in children.