Palliative Care and Plants' Spiritual Nature

A multidisciplinary medical caregiving strategy called palliative care tries to improve the quality of life and lessen suffering in patients with severe, complicated, and often fatal diseases.

It tackles issues that develop because of a person's sickness on an emotional, social, practical, and spiritual level. Additionally, it may aid in reducing the stress brought on by disease for both patients and their families.

In chronic, progressive disease, palliative care is a comprehensive, integrated service that attends to a patient's medical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs. This is given by medical professionals (such as doctors, nurses, therapists, and social workers) and members of the community, volunteers, and counselors.

Plants have a spirit that exists in their energy form and can converse with people in their physical form. If all plants are nurtured in an atmosphere of harmony and treated with love and respect, this spirit, which reflects Mother Nature's spiritual energy, might prolong their lives.

Warming, fragrant angelica improves digestion, increases phlegm expectoration in the lungs, and boosts circulation. It is beneficial for chest infections such as acute bronchitis, colds, flu, and wet lung disease.

Hypericum perforatum, often known as St. John's wort, is a shrubby plant with clusters of yellow flowers that bloom around June 24. John the Baptist's feast day.

It has been used to treat depression and other mental illnesses, including anxiety, exhaustion, sleeplessness, heart palpitations, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and social phobia in European herbal traditions for more than 500 years. It is also well-known for its oil, which has healing properties for gout, ulcers, burns, and wounds.

The light and warmth represent the plant's healing polarity. It is used to ward off depression or fend off evil spirits.

Serotonin levels are raised, and mood regulation are both benefits of using it. It may be beneficial for mild to severe depression, according to studies. Before taking any supplement, mainly if you are currently on medicine, it is recommended to see your doctor.

Oak, a tree belonging to the Quercus genus in the family Fagaceae, has long been linked to grit, insight, and resilience. It is one of the world's toughest woods and a preferred option for construction materials.

Tannic acid, which is present in oak acorns, aids in the wood's defense against insects and fungus. The oak nut matures in 6 to 18 months and changes hues depending on the species.

Oaks offer more food and shelter than any other tree among the more than 90 North American species that comprise this genus. They also provide a habitat for many helpful creatures.

Additionally, oaks are crucial for filtering, percolating, and eliminating carbon from rainwater. They are also a vital food source for caterpillars and other tiny animals that support the health of forests.

Sara Artemisia (she/her) combines her love of people and plants as a practitioner of Palliative Care & The Spiritual Nature of Plants, amplifying the knowledge of Nature Consciousness. She runs a thriving retail herbal pharmacy in Old Town Eureka while living among Northern California's eons-old woods and rugged coastline.

Trifolium pratense, sometimes known as red clover, is a wild legume plant indigenous to Europe, Western Asia, and Northwest Africa. In many other places, it has also become naturalized.

Red clover contains phytoestrogens that help lessen menopausal symptoms, including night sweats and hot flashes. The herb may also enhance heart health by reducing bad cholesterol and raising good cholesterol levels.

Red clovers, like peas and beans, are a good source of nutrients such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, and copper, as well as vitamins C, E, and K, thiamin, vitamin B6, and folate. Phytosterols, coumarins, isoflavones, and genistein are also present. It is a well-known dietary supplement that boosts blood pressure, stress, estrogen balance, and heart health.