Sans flowers, women lose out on medicinal values

Visakhapatnam: Women wearing flowers is a common sight in the country, particularly in South India, but the tradition is vanishing. Though the women in western countries are accepting the medicinal and aromatic values in wearing flowers, our women are slowly abandoning the time-tested convention and are rushing to the cosmetic dermatological clinics, wasting time and money.

Not only for beauty, there are several benefits and values in wearing flowers. Flowers are a symbol of love, good luck, happiness and prosperity. Besides this, there are several aromatic values of each flower. According to experts in flower therapy some flowers could prevent hair loss and help grow healthy hair and also help in prevent dandruff.

Noted women welfare organisation She Association of India found fault with the educational institutions, which are not allowing the girls wearing flowers into schools. “After wearing flowers the women definitely look very beautiful. Every flower has its own qualities and values. However, the women in the present era are not following the habit. According to the Vedic culture, wearing flowers represents love, good luck, happiness and prosperity.

In several ‘ithihasas”, it is mentioned that wearing flowers is believed to bring happiness and prosperity in the women’s house. Meanwhile, the girls and ladies are of late most habituated to deodorants instead of wearing flowers,” lamented M Sree Devi , President, She Association. By wearing flowers like Jasmine, the wife and husband relations will be more strong and would give a pleasant and romantic mood to the spouse.

The tiredness, other professional and daily tensions will automatically vanish with the aromatic values of jasmine. However, the women, now a days are not following the age-old suggestions 62-year-old B Padmavathi underlined the importance of wearing flowers. There are no festivals or marriages without flowers. At least, the 50- plus women wear any one flower on the head, but the present generation are not following this, she lamented.

If, one observes, in mythological books, Shakunthala, wore flowers not only in her hair, but also on the hands and also as garlands as the flowers will boost up the entire body. “ Flowers should not be kept in refrigerators but should be worn soon after they are plucked” internationally renowned Professor in Vedic Ecology and Flower Remedies B Lakshmi told The Hans India.

By VKL Gayatri