Your Garden Can Help You Live a Better and Healthier Life

Today every successful leader is often known as a visionary. But our generation was blessed to have had a true visionary.

A visionary who not only thought about the problem of the next generation also took the necessary steps to solve it.

The most respected and loved visionary of our country is none other than the missile man and former president of our nation Dr. ApJ Abdul Kalam, who lives through his wisdom eternally in the hearts of the youth.

He forecasted that deforestation would lead to oxygen scarcity and asked the youngsters’ to plant trees and take care of them.

The first and foremost investment we make for ourselves and our future generation is to get oxygen to breathe.

Only plants and trees can do this for us. Thus nature is always the most powerful.

Through CauseAChatter by blogchatter, I have learned about the plants and trees in my mom’s garden.

Before we get to the actual post, here is a conversation to tickle your funny bones.

Me: All the plants in our garden are rich in nutrients. It is better to have all the leaves and fruits just like that.
Mom: That’s true. Life was simply happy yet healthy until cooking methods were invented.

Top 14 useful plants in our Garden

1. Mango tree: let’s begin with the king of trees. The unripe mango is super tangy, whereas the ripe ones are super sweet. Milkshakes from the variety of mangoes from our tree are a fabulous summer treat.

2. Mexican mint leaves are used to control and prevent cold. But it was unbelievable to know it has more antioxidants than an apple. When eaten with holy basil, it helps control allergies.

3. Aloe vera: Now across the globe the gel obtained from the plant is regarded as one of the best moisturizers.

4. The holy basil plant is regarded as an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi in Hindu mythology. Tulasi leaves have all essential amino acids and Eugenol present in it has antibacterial properties that prevent allergies and infections.

5. Curry leaves are known to be rich in iron and biotin it is an age-old superfood for hair. It is packed with antioxidants that are not famous like in green tea but fantastic free radical scavengers.

6. Hibiscus flowers are rich in anthocyanins so used as natural food colourants. Hibiscus tea is regarded as one of the healthy tea for heart health.

7. Lemon – being the best source of vitamin c it promotes a healthy body and glowing skin.

8. Beetle leaf – it is not only a part of ceremonies but it has a rich amount of moisture and very low calories. Cooked beetle leaves are way more nutritious than raw ones. So sometimes we wash the leaves cut them into small pieces and add them to the dosa batter.

9. Night flowering jasmine is a beautiful white flower with a mind-blowing aroma and soothing scent.

10. The coral tree has numerous health benefits similar to that of moringa and it has various medicinal properties. The leaves are effective in preventing anemia and also improve bone health.

11. Moringa is a great source of protein that can replace milk and other dairy products.

Hibiscus – courtesy creative watering technique

12. Button rose is high in Vitamin C and other antioxidants. The benefits of rose flowers do not stop with being the pink of love but it helps you be in the pink of your health. I will write about the health benefits of the rose flower in a separate blog post because it is worth a long post and not just this small paragraph.

13. Moonbeam plant flowers give a cooling effect when placed on overstrained eyes. You can also boil a few flowers in a glass of water and wash your eyes with them. It is a great eye cleanser so try it and tell me how it was?

I am sure your eyes will thank you. And you can worry less about your screen time.

14. Marigold flowers Promote Healing. Due to its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory activity, it helps heal the skin from minor burns and injuries and regenerates new skin cells. The paste of the flowers can help improve skin glow.

The only botany class I was attentive to and listening to during my higher secondary years was food plant genetics. Maybe I knew I am going to be a food process engineer later. 😅 So if you have any queries or suggestions regarding this post you can still send mail to anandan.sivaranjini@gmail.com. Mom can help the best in this regard.

But here is one more special surprise if you read till here. A variety of hibiscus has both pink and white petals. All may say it is a crafting technique but this white hibiscus got colored petals by pouring beetroot peel-soaked water.

The post is a part of CauseAChatter by Blogchatter.