Sunflower meaning uses and its benefits

The botanical name of sunflower is Helianthus Annuus.

 Friends, today we are going to tell you about sunflower. Through this post I will tell you about the meaning, benefits and uses of sunflower. Sunflower is found in many places in India.

Apart from India, it is found in many countries. This plant gives its crop for one year. There are two-three species of it. White flowered, blue flowered, and yellow flowered.

 The yellow flowered species is known as Hurhur.

sunflower meaning

Friends, sunflower means a plant that faces the sun. This plant keeps its flower facing the sun.

 In the morning its flower faces towards the east and in the evening it faces towards the west. In the afternoon it faces the sky towards the sun. That is why this plant is called sunflower .

Sunflower Uses

Friends, sunflower is used in many ways. It is used for making tattoos , drawing , for wallpaper , as food, as medicine , as a cosmetic.

Sunflower tattoo

Friends, using different types of tattoos on the body has been a tradition since ancient times. According to some people, getting different types of drawings is considered beneficial for health.

 Sunflower is made on the body as a tattoo. It is also used as wallpaper. Its flower looks very beautiful. Therefore, it is used as a tattoo, as a drawing and also as a wallpaper.

Sunflower Benefits

Friends, sunflower flower is pungent in taste and hot in nature.

Friends, sunflower flower is beneficial in various types of diseases like fever, killing stomach worms, removing phlegm, skin disease killer, itching, leprosy, hysteria, Vata-Pitta disorder, asthma, cough, jaundice, burning sensation in vagina, stones and urine retention etc.

Consuming sunflower seeds helps in easy urination.

And helps in removing phlegm.

Sunflower leaves help induce vomiting and relieve back pain.

A decoction of sunflower roots strengthens teeth and provides relief from toothache.

Sunflower flowers are aphrodisiacs and nutritious. They also relieve inflammation.

Sunflower leaves are applied for chest, liver and lung problems.

Sunflower as a medicine

1. Grinding the seeds in the juice of sunflower leaves and applying it on the head for two to three days gives great relief in half head pain.

2. Mix sesame oil and hulhul juice in the ratio of 1:4 and cook on low flame. When the water evaporates, drip this oil in the ear. By using it in the ear for a few days, pus stops coming in the ear and deafness also goes away.

3. Grind sunflower leaves and garlic in equal amounts and apply it on the lumps in the throat. This will cause the lumps to ripen and burst and come out in the form of pus. But this is very painful and the lumps get cured.

4. Grinding sunflower seeds and giving them with lots of water causes vomiting. Due to which the poison consumed is expelled from the body and the person gets cured.

5. Eating sunflower seeds mixed with double the sugar after meals cures Vata Pradhan Piles caused due to stomach gas problem in 15-20 days. But ghee, Khichdi and buttermilk should be consumed as much as possible.

6. Giving 2 to 5 grams of sunflower powder to children three times a day after meals for three days kills the stomach worms.

 After this, Triphala or castor oil should be used to clean the stomach. This will help in getting rid of stomach worms.