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Santalum album

Sandalwood

Origin: Sandalwood is indigenous to the tropical belt of the peninsular India, Malay Archipelago and northern Australia. The main distribution is in the drier tropical regions of India and the Indonesian islands of Timor and Sumba.

Generic Composition

santalol , β-santalol and santenone are main constituents of the sandalwood.
Remedy For

Helps in Removing tan & soothing sunburns. Works as antiseptic for pimples & acne. Aids in removal of blackheads and dark spots. Anti- inflammatory. Anti-ageing. Anti-cancer.

Folktales
Although not truly an herb, but a wood, sandalwood is an item found often in modern Pagan rituals. In fact, “sandalwood” is an entire class of wood, found in trees that are part of the flowering Santalum family. These aromatic and dense plants are packed full of essential oils, which are often extracted for use in a variety of religious rituals, aromatherapy, and even in medicine. Sandalwood has been used for thousands of years in a ritual context. It appears in Buddhist and Muslim rituals, and was one of several fragrant plants used by the Egyptians in embalming rituals. In China and Tibet, its antiseptic properties make it a valuable part of folk medicine.

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Lens culinaris

Red Lentils

Origin: Lentil was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent of the Near East and then spread to Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the Indo-Gangetic plain. The primary center of diversity for the domestic Lens culinaris is considered to be the Middle East.

Generic Composition

Lentil color is due the presence of lutein and zeaxanthin carotenoids. The composition of lentils is approximately 28% protein, 63% total carbohydrate (47% of which is starch and 12% dietary fiber), and only about 1% fat.
Remedy For

Works as natural exfoliator. Balances pigmentation and helps in skin brightening. Removes tan & evens skin tone. Good for dull dry skin.

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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis

Orange Peel

Origin: Oranges originated in Asia, cultivated in india since 7000 years and in china since 2500 BC. Documented in china since 340 BC! Traders from the Persian empire likely bought oranges from India and Srilanka to the Roman Empire around 100 BCE.

Generic Composition

Dried Orange peels contain crude protiein 7.5 % and crude fibre of 12.7 %, dietary fibre associated with bioactive compounds (flavonoids, carotenoids) and some minerals.
Remedy For

Growth, Repair & Maintenance of body protein. Prevents Acne, Removes Blackheads. Controls Skin Ageing. Fights Against Breakouts Helps in Skin Lightening. Tightens The Pores. Antioxidant Properties. Moisturises the Skin.

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Prunus dulcis

Almonds

Origin: Almonds are mentioned as far back in history as the Bible. They were a prized ingredient in breads served to Egypt's pharaohs. Their exact ancestry in unknown, but almonds are thought to have originated in China and Central Asia.Explorers ate almonds while traveling the "Silk Road" between Asia and the Mediterranean. Before long, almond trees flourished in the Mediterranean -- especially in Spain and Italy.

Generic Composition

almond kernel’s chemical composition includes lipids, fatty acids, vitamins, phytosterols, minerals, protein and amino acids, phenols, carbohydrates and fibres
Remedy For
Almonds are considered to be the best remedy that can prevent and fight acne, blackheads and whiteheads through the fatty acids found in it. These fatty acids control the oil that gets clogged in these skin pores and thus when the almond oil is applied to your skin it also helps in reducing skin rashes.
Popular folktales involving almonds
EGreek mythology tells of the beautiful princess Phyllis who was left waiting at the altar on her wedding day by her would be husband Demophon. She waited for years but finally died of a broken heart. In sympathy, the gods transformed Phyllis into an almond tree, which became a symbol of hope. Romans presented gifts of sugared almonds to dignitaries and friends. At weddings they tossed almonds at the bride and groom as a symbol of fertility. An early European tradition where sugared almonds were wrapped in sheer netting and presented to wedding guests as a symbol of fertility, happiness, romance, good health and fortune.

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Rosa chinensis

Rose

Origin: Of Asian origin, at least 4 thousand years before Christ, the Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians and Greeks already used this flower in decorations, to care for the body and in baths.

Generic Composition

The main constituents of roses are the fragrant alcohols geraniol and L-citronellol and rose camphor, an odorless solid composed of alkanes, which separates from rose oil. β-Damascenone is also a significant contributor to the scent.
Remedy For
Rose is antiviral in nature to treat abrasions and burns. When distilled in water, roses can help lock moisture in the skin, tighten the pores and of course, lend a delightful fragrance.
Popular folktales involving rose
Vishnu, the supreme God of India, formed his bride, Lakshmi, from 108 large and 1,008 small rose petals. Thus, the rose early became a symbol of beauty. The nightingale was so enamored of the beauty of the rose that she flew down to embrace it, and thereby pierced her breast with its sharp thorns. From the drops of her blood falling upon the earth grew new roses and from that day there were red roses in Persia. The rose sprang from the beads of sweat of the Prophet Mohammed. In another they came not from the Prophet, but from the perspiration of a lady named Joun whose appearance was white at dawn but rosy at midday. Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love, was seen as the creator of the rose.Adonis, her lover, was mortally wounded, when hunting, by a wild boar. She hastened to his side and from the mixture of his blood and her tears grew a superb, fragrant, blood-red rose. It is said that the very word “rose” originated when Flora, the Goddess of Flowers, in pain upon being struck by Cupid’s arrow, was unable to properly pronounce the word Eros but made it sound like “ros”. From this the word “rose” becomes a synonym for Eros; both in Rome and in Greece it is the symbol of youth, of vitality, love, beauty and the fruitfulness of nature.

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Curcuma longa.

Turmeric

Origin: The use of turmeric dates back nearly 4000 years to the Vedic culture in India, where it was used as a culinary spice and had some religious significance. It probably reached China by 700 ad, East Africa by 800 ad, West Africa by 1200 ad, and Jamaica in the eighteenth century.

Generic Composition

The orange-yellow color of turmeric is caused by the highly unsaturated conjugated chemical structures of the curcuminoids
Remedy For
Turmeric can help restore your natural glow and treat uneven skin tone.It helps in destroying the acne-causing bacteria and also removes the excess oil from the skin. Turmeric is a great natural exfoliator and helps in removing dead skin cells.
Popular folktales involving turmeric
Evidence shows that turmeric dates back as early as 2500 BCE. It was around 500 BCE that turmeric emerged as an important part of Ayurvedic medicine. Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system of natural healing that is still practiced today. The Hindu religion sees turmeric as auspicious and sacred. There is a wedding day tradition in which a string, dyed yellow with turmeric paste, is tied around the bride’s neck by her groom. In parts of southern India, a piece of the turmeric rhizome is worn as an amulet for protection against evil spirits. Saffron-hued Buddhist robes are dyed with turmeric. In Kerala, a state in southwest India, children were given turmeric-dyed clothing to wear during the Onam festival.

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Crocus sativus

Saffron

Origin: It is believed that saffron originated and was first cultivated in Greece, but today the spice is primarily grown in Iran, Greece, Morocco, and India.

Generic Composition

The three main components of saffron are: crocin, which accounts for the yellow pigmentation from the stigmas; picrocrocin, which gives the rusty, bittersweet flavor; and safranal, which lends the earthy fragrance to the spice.
Remedy For
Fighting acne, reduction of pigmentation, healing scars, glowy skin, removal of sun tan, and as a great skin toner
Popular folktales involving saffron
The cultivation of Zafferano’s flower in Italy took place only towards the end of 1300 thanks to Dominican Friar Dominic Santucci, who worked many years for the Spanish inquisition, then to return to Italy and plant some bulbs in his lands of Abruzzo where they grabbed and began the Italian production. Persians introduced saffron to Kashmir in the 5th century BCE. The earliest literary reference to saffron in Kashmir is by a Chinese herbalist named Wan Zhen in the 3rd century CE. Saffron was used as an offering to Buddha and also to dye the robes of monks, yellow or orange. saffron was brought to Kashmir in the 12th or 13th century CE by two Sufi saints, Khawja Masood Wali and Sheikh Sharif-u-din Wali, who after being taken ill, were cured by a local tribal chieftain. To express their gratitude, they gifted him a saffron crocus bulb, which was the beginning of saffron cultivation in the Valley.

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Buchanania lanzan

Charoli

Origin: Charoli is commonly identified with food from the state of Maharashtra, which spans western and central India. The seeds are harvested by the state’s tribal population, for whom they are a source of income.

Generic Composition

The chemical components are camphene, a-pinene, y-terpinene, b-pinene, myrcene, 8-cineole, sabinene and triglycerides like triolein, tripalmitolein and dioleopalmitin.
Remedy For
Charoli is used in treating wounds, fever, ulcers, pimples, skin blemishes, glandular swelling of the neck, itching, exhaustion and biliousness.
Popular folktales involving charoli
In the folklore medicine of Andhra Pradesh, Chironji gum was mixed with cow’s milk for relieving rheumatic pain and they also used the leaves as a tonic for supporting cardiac functions. The leaf powder was also used in encouraging quick healing of wounds.Powdered seeds blended with milk and turmeric powder is used in India since as a natural face pack for augmenting the glow, complexion and suppleness of the skin.

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Hordeum vulgare

Barley

Origin: The exact origin of barley is debatable, possibly originating in Egypt, Ethiopia, the Near East or Tibet. However, we are fairly certain that barley was among the earliest cultivated grains, around the same time as domestication of wheat Barley was grown in the Middle East prior to 10,000 BC, but barley's cultivation in China and India probably occurred later. Barley was grown on the Korean Peninsula by 1500-850 BC along with millet, wheat, and legumes

Generic Composition

Pearl barley, the most popular form in many parts of the world, consists of whole kernels from which the outer husk and part of the bran layer have been removed by a polishing process. It is added to soups. Barley has a soft straw, used mostly as bedding for livestock and as a feed providing bulk roughage.
Remedy For
Barley cleanses and exfoliates the skin gently yet thoroughly by eliminating dead cells, dirt, grime, and excess oil from it. As it sloughs dead cells off the skin surface and reveals the layer of fresh cells underneath, the skin tone becomes lighter and brighter naturally. It controls the secretion of sebaceous glands, which also contributes to its skin-lightening effect.The anti-inflammatory properties of barley unclogs skin pores and combat issues like acne, pimples, breakouts, infections, etc

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Myristica fragrans

Mace

Origin: While orange-red blades tend to be from Indonesia, orange-yellow blades most likely come from Grenada, the nutmeg tree that produces mace originates in Banda, the largest of the Molucca spice islands of Indonesia.

Generic Composition

It is less in calories, but has more concentrations of essential oils, vitamin-A, vitamin-C, carotenes, iron, and calcium.
Remedy For
The active principles in mace spice have many therapeutic applications in many traditional medicines as antifungal, anti-depressant, aphrodisiac, digestive, and carminative functions.
Popular folktales involving mace
There are several mentions of nutmeg and mace throughout history. In the first century A.D., Roman author Pliny speaks of a tree bearing nuts with two flavors. Emperor Henry VI had the streets of Rome fumigated with nutmegs before his coronation. In the 6th century, nutmegs were brought by Arab merchants to Constantinople. And in the 14th century, It was noted that half a kilogram of nutmeg cost as much as three sheep or a cow.

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Myristica fragrans

Nutmeg

Origin: The nutmeg tree originates in Banda, the largest of the Molucca spice islands of Indonesia.

Generic Composition

The major compounds are sabinene (21.38%), 4-terpineol (13.92%) and myristicin (13.57%). On the other hand, allylbenzene and propylbenzene derivatives (myristicin, safrole, eugenol, and derivatives thereof) were the predominant compounds in nutmeg.
Remedy For
Nutmeg is a good ingredient for skin care because of its anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties as well as its ability to remove blackheads, treat acne and clogged pores
Popular folktales involving nutmeg
Historically, grated nutmeg was used as a sachet, and the Romans used it as incense. Around 1600 it became important as an expensive commercial spice in the Western world and was the subject of Dutch plots to keep prices high and of English and French counterplots to obtain fertile seeds for transplantation. The nutmegs sold whole were dipped in lime to prevent their sprouting.

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Rose Quartz

Love. Compassion. Joy

Origin: Rose Quartz is a crystal of unconditional love that stimulates the heart chakra. It carries a soft feminine energy of compassion and peace, tenderness and healing, nourishment and comfort. It has high mineral content including silicium, magnesium and sodium all of which can reduce inflammation, support the renewal of the skin cells, bringing oxygen to skin which improves it's tone, luster and glow.

Generic Composition

It has high mineral content including silicium, magnesium and sodium all of which can reduce inflammation, support the renewal of the skin cells, bringing oxygen to skin which improves it's tone, luster and glow
Remedy For
Anti-Inflammation.
Skin Renewal.
Anti-Ageing & Glow
Popular folktales involving
rose quartz
Prized in the ancient world for its powers of physical beautification, Egyptians believed rose quartz had anti-ageing properties. The Goddess Isis would gather tumbled stones of rose quartz by the Nile river where she used these as facial massage stones to keep her complexion clear and free of wrinkles.

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Amethyst

Positivity. Harmony. Intuition.

Origin: Amethyst has been known through the ages for its stunning beauty and powers to stimulate and soothe the mind. Today, it is a semi-precious stone, but to ancient folk it was a “Gem of Fire”, a precious stone worth as much as a diamond. Metaphysical properties relate to protection, positivity, harmony and intuition. It soothes away stress, anxiety, fear and eases tension on the face. It dissipates inflammation and redness related to irritation and acne. Great for sensitive skin, it also stimulates the crown chakra.
Remedy For
Anti-Inflammation. For Acne & Sensitive skin
Popular folktales involving amethyst
Metaphysical properties relate to protection, positivity, harmony and intuition. It soothes away stress, anxiety, fear and eases tension on the face. It dissipates inflammation and redness related to irritation and acne. Great for sensitive skin, it also stimulates the crown chakra.

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Jade

Abundance. Longevity

Origin: Jade is a powerful cleansing stone and one of the most highly valued stones in China. Metaphysical properties relate to abundance, longevity and beauty. Jade helps diminish wrinkles, improves skin elasticity and encourages lymphatic drainage. Known as the stone of eternal youth, it promotes detoxification of the body and stimulates the Heart Chakra.
Remedy For
Detoxification. Skin Regeneration
Popular folktales involving jade
Known as the stone of eternal youth, it promotes detoxification of the body and stimulates the Heart Chakra.

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