All wound up? You could pop a valium…or simply stop and smell the Jasmine

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Hundreds of species of jasmine, the lovely, flowering shrub and vine that grows throughout the tropics and subtropics of the east, have been used by traditional folk healers as a sedative, pain killer, to lower blood pressure, as an antidote for headaches and rheumatism, and more. Our “gift from God” is a member of the olive family and is the national flower of Indonesia, Pakistan and the Phillipines. Jasmine tea, common imbibed in China, is recommended by natural healers to help us lose weight, to regulate circulation and arterial tension, and simply calm us down.

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http://magicalthyme.blogspot.com/2010/07/all-wound-up-you-could-pop-valiumor.html