Flowers, good for your health? Let's find out why

May, the month of family, as well as Rose Day, Coming-of-Age Day, etc.

We often give flowers as gifts to someone.

However, while flowers are often perceived as impractical and not cost-effective gifts,

from a health perspective, flowers can be a very good gift.

Flowers have been used to treat illnesses in both the East and West since ancient times.

Hua Tuo, known as a famous physician during China's Three Kingdoms period,

not only treated patients with fragrant flower sachets, but in the US, Europe, and Japan,

there's 'Horticultural Therapy' which involves growing flowers and trees to stabilize both physical and mental health,

'Aromatherapy' where a drop or two of flower essential oil is added to warm water for bathing or the scent is directly inhaled to calm the mind,

and even 'Bach Flower Remedies' which involve consuming flower essences for healing.

There are various treatment methods utilizing flowers.

Furthermore, countless research findings show the benefits of flowers, such as how simply looking at flowers can stabilize the brain and inhaling pleasant scents can relieve mental and physical stress.

In particular, when giving or receiving a beautiful bouquet or flower basket,

the visual beauty of the flowers

and the fragrant scent enhance feelings of happiness and satisfaction in a way that is hard to compare to anything else.

Is that all? No, flowers are also used for culinary purposes.

They contain various vitamins and antioxidants that help maintain vitality

and slow down aging.

They are also rich in female hormones, which can help with menstrual pain or menopause.

Flowers can be easily used by steeping them in hot water to make flower tea!

Beautiful flowers are also said to help alleviate insomnia, so

in the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic situation,

how about using flowers or plants in your home to help alleviate depression and aid in physical detoxification?

Source: Kormedi.com