Following on from my last post on edible flowers (thank you for the correction), here is some information on the specific medicinal uses of various flowers.
Some of these are consumed in the form of flower tea or in essence form, whilst others are applied externally.
More information on flower and plants as skin treatment (including some recipes) can be found here or for more detail on the medicinal uses of wild flowers - here.
This entry and the Clareflorist page prepared by Tracy, posted by Bob
Interestingly earlier today this article was posted on the BBC website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6231190.stm
This relates to the effects of Echinacea wrt to the catching and duration of colds.
The BBC article was based on research data generated by Dr Craig Coleman and his team at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy - and was published within the July issue of the journal, The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Posted by: Bob | 25/06/2007 at 12:09