Does Confederate Jasmine have the same healing/medicinal & magical propertie!
Question:
Does Confederate Jasmine have the same healing/medicinal & magical properties as regular Jasmine?
If not, does anyone know what Confederate Jasmine can be used for?
Thanks!!! :D
Answers:
Hi D, the fragrant Confederate or star jasmine is not a true jasmine (Jasminum) at all, but a member of the genus Trachelospermum. Confederate jasmine or star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) is highly prized for its heavily scented clusters of phlox-like flowers, which bloom on twining stems in spring and summer. It is hardy in Central and Coastal South Carolina, but tender in the Piedmont. This plant not will used for medicine.
Jasmine or Jessamine (Jasminum) is a genus of shrubs and vines in the Family Oleaceae, with about 200 species, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World
Jasmine is known in India as the "Queen of the Night" because of it's intoxicating perfume that is released at night.
Jasmine has been used for healing the female reproductive system. In Ayurvedic medicine jasmine is used to calm the nerves, sooth emotional problems, help with PMS and tension headaches. Because Jasmine has antispasmodic properties it can help relax the uterine cramps and pain during childbirth.
In Chinese medicine Jasmine flowers are known to "cool" the blood and have a strong antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-tumor properties. Because they cool the blood they help with reducing a fever or cooling an overheated person (from the sun) .
Jason Homan