| Flowers have been part of natures beauty for | | | | Flowers have also been used as body |
| many thousands of years. Flowers have been | | | | decorations through out the ages not just |
| used medicinally for many years, and some | | | | during the sixties and early seventies. |
| flowers, their roots, and leaves are still | | | | Flowers also have special meaning associated |
| used in pharmaceutical application such as | | | | with them which has been very popular during |
| deadly nightshade by common name is | | | | the middle ages and Victorian era. Victorian |
| belladonna atropa and is common wild flower | | | | folk lore had a lot of faith in flowers hence |
| although poisonous it is used for medicinal | | | | the saying "he loves me, he loves me not" |
| purposes by pharmaceutical manufactures all | | | | |
| over the world. Flowers are also used | | | | Think about when you were a child and you |
| in natural healing for their medicinal | | | | went tromping through the forest and stumbled |
| healing properties. Such as dandelion for an | | | | on some daisys and their happened to be a |
| astringent, prunes for constipation, red | | | | fairy ring close by if lore has been passed |
| raspberry leaves to bring on menses. Anyone | | | | down through your family your parent or |
| who is interested in flower and herb lore can | | | | grandparent would have told you to pick a |
| find information in any alchemy publication. | | | | daisy and make a wish on it before laying in |
| A good source of information for beginners is | | | | the fairy ring as a gift to the fairies. |
| at your local Co Op, health food stores are | | | | Flowers have been used in nature religions |
| another place to look, your local library or | | | | for thousands of years as well. Flowers in |
| bookstore can also show you to books that can | | | | recipes which you eat are now considered a |
| teach you how to use flowers and herbs in | | | | delectable salad item especially at a very |
| everyday life. Flowers have been used | | | | expensive restaurant. I was very surprised |
| for decoration for thousands of years as well | | | | when I had seen a salad served with flowers |
| today we think of flowers as a gesture of | | | | because most of the people I had known had no |
| love or friendship. We enjoy flowers and | | | | idea people could even eat flowers. Most |
| their scent from out gardens and flower beds. | | | | people thought they were gross and couldn't |
| We think of flowers during weddings, | | | | imagine them as food. There are so |
| funerals, and other special occasions. | | | | many different ways flowers have played a |
| | | | part in history and in the world its hard to |
| We also use flowers to decorate our homes in | | | | even think of all the ways. Next time you |
| special arrangements whether the flowers are | | | | walking through the park or your yard take |
| silk or real. Flowers are also used in many | | | | notice how your flowers are homes for |
| different crafts. Ancients from all over the | | | | spiders. I know your think yuck... but those |
| world have used flowers as paint or ink. | | | | spiders eat harmful insects in your yard. So |
| Flowers have been used to dye material, yarn, | | | | in the delicate balance of life even flowers |
| thread, even wool. | | | | have their place. |
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