Calendulas - have been used for centuries as antibacterial and anti-fungal medicine. The oils, tannins, and resins have treated ailments such as veinous leg ulcers, various skin rashes, and UTI's. According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, "Calendula oil is distilled from the flower tops and is quite sticky and viscous. It is traditionally used for abdominal cramps and constipation. It’s your skin that will receive a good bulk of the benefits, thanks to the oil's anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and related properties." Physical, emotional, and mental detoxification seems to be the goal when using calendula essences.
These oils can also align and help boost your solar plexis. Chakras that are weak or blocked can lead to illness and emotional distress. Our solar plexis is responsible for giving us feelings of abundance and pleasure. This energy circle also helps us to accept ourselves and others for who we are. Since they grow easily in pots, calendulas are great for apartment dwellers and for those who may not have the greenest of thumbs, and their orangey, red colors emit fulfilling energy in any environment.
Sunflowers - can also get that wheel turning. Restoring fun, play, innocence, and positive thoughts is the goal when using sunflowers or calendulas for chakra nourishment and healing. "The Sunflower shares its healing properties with the Sun, offering optimism and light! It is an uplifting remedy that boosts self-value. Sunflower possesses warming and compassionate healing properties." (Iila-Desy) If you have the ability to grow sunflowers in a yard, you also have the benefit of keeping them around for a while. They are not your delicate tulips that last three weeks if you are lucky. Sunflowers stand tall for extended periods of time, becoming the symbols of strength they are meant to be.
Sunflowers have been a symbol for continuity, dating back to their Native American roots. Because of the seeds they carry and spread, they have strong rejuvenating power, so wouldn't it make sense that the sunflower's essence and color would trigger much needed consistency? With continuity and awareness comes abundance, acceptance, and peace, so sunflowers are a powerful solar plexis tool.
Pomegranate flowers - are fabulous for feeding the sacral chakra. The sacral holds our creative life force. If you want to engage in a creative hobby but feel unsure or unmotivated, chances are you have a weakened sacral (or 2nd) energy point. Pomegranate flowers are important to restoring fertility - emotionally, mentally, creatively, as well as physically.
They are also teeming with cancer-fighting antioxidants that many foods cannot surpass. "One of the oldest known fruits, found in writings and artifacts of many cultures and religions, the pomegranate is an original native of Persia. This nutrient dense, antioxidant rich fruit has been revered as a symbol of health, fertility and eternal life...A glass of pomegranate juice has more antioxidants than red wine, green tea, blueberries, and cranberries." (Fuhrman) Therefore, the mind, body, and spirit nourishment provided by this tiny fruit is boundless, not to mention scientifically proven.
Once again, the essence and sweetness of pomegranate can go a long way when it comes to the nourishment of mind and body. Keeping in mind, being fertile does not always mean producing a physical life. Fertility has many faces, and pomegranates, as well as the other flowers mentioned earlier, have phenomenal rebirthing powers.
References:
Fuhrman, Joel M.D. "Secrets Revealed: The Powerful Health Benefits of the Pomegranate.
drfuhrman.com. n.d. 22 June 2015
Iila-Desy, Phylameanna. "Flower Essence Gallery." about.com/religion. n.d. 22 June 2015
Mercola, Joseph M.D. "Calendula Oil: Amazing Marigold." mercola.com. n.d. 22 June 2015
"Persephone" greekmythology.com. n.d. 22 June 2015
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