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šŸŒ¾šŸŒæAromatic and Medicinal Plants šŸŒ±ā˜˜ļø Writing Challenge: Day 29 Wednesday, July 29th 2020 Jordanians don't rush to see a doctor when they get sick. Instead they use medicinal plants first and either have them fresh, dried, powdered or drink their boiled water. They believe that these plants work most of the times. It's common that people give advice to the sick person on which plant could be used to treat the sickness. I don't deny that using some of these plants worked in my case many times. A few years ago I had an injury in my shoulder, neck and collarbone. The pain I felt was unbearable and used to make me cry because sleeping normally was out of the question. Back then somebody advised me to use turmeric powder which helped a lot. It's not uncommon that ladies with irregular periods are prescribed rosemary, marjoram and Indian costus. The Indian costus was mentioned in the prophetic medicine; which is the advice given by the prophet Muhammad "peace be upon him" with regards to sickness, treatment and hygiene as found in the hadith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophetic_medicine Despite the fact that we believe the Indian costus treats many illnesses, not everyone can handle its taste or smell. Let's say it's close to the smell of a dirty animal that got stuck in the mud for a long time! I hate to brag but I was able to handle it šŸ˜ The trick was to take a deep breath while drinking costus with little water. The less you smell it, the easier it will be swallowed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saussurea_costus One of my favorite aromatic plants that I adore its smell is thyme! It's used a lot in our cuisine and also drunk as a tea by infusing fresh thyme leaves in boiled water and letting it steep for 10 minutes. Sage and mint are also two other plants prescribed for tummy aches that can be prepared the same way. I'm not a professional plant healer of course. In fact, I tend to read a lot about these plants before I use any of them. Some people have certain medical conditions that they shouldn't even consider using these plants, so one must be wise and know how and when they can be used to give their desirable benefits. Let me just add that I love lavenders and I put their dried flowers in a small sack to be able to smell them always! Even a picture of a lavender field makes me happy! Also, ginger is my constant companion for more than 8 years. Which are the plant leaves that Iā€™m holding in my hand? šŸ‘‡ Can you guess? šŸ™‚ šŸ€

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šŸŒ¾šŸŒæAromatic and Medicinal Plants šŸŒ±ā˜˜ļø

Writing Challenge: Day 29
Wednesday, July 29th 2020

  1. Jordanians don't rush to see a doctor when they get sick.
  2. Instead, they use medicinal plants and consume them fresh, dried, powdered or drink them in boiled water. (The word "either" is used when there is a binary choice. Since you wrote more than two choices, you cannot use the word "either". It does not seem like the word "first" is necessary. Since you are talking about a particular way that people ingest these plants, I think you should say "drink them in boiled water". When you say "drink their boiled water", it just means that people are drinking boiled water. )
  3. They believe that these plants work most of the time. (The word "time" in this sense is singular. For example, "some of the time" "almost all of the time" etc.)
  4. It's common that people give advice to sick people on which plants could be used to treat the sickness. (When you say "the sick person", it means that you have one individual sick person in mind. If you want to refer to sick people in general, which is what I think you want to do, you should write "sick people". More than one plant can be used to treat an illness, which is why I made it plural)
  5. I don't deny that using some of these plants can work. (I think when you use "worked" in the past tense, it gives the sense that these plants worked in the past but they don't anymore. I think you mean that they have the potential to work and they still work so you should use "can work".)
  6. In my case, they have worked many times.
  7. A few years ago, I injured my shoulder, neck and collarbone. ("An injury" is singular. Since you had pain in your shoulder, neck and collarbone, you should not use the singular tense)
  8. The pain I felt was unbearable and it make me cry because sleeping normally was out of the question.
  9. Back then, somebody advised me to use turmeric powder, which helped a lot.
  10. It's not uncommon that ladies with irregular periods are prescribed rosemary, marjoram and Indian costus.
  11. The Indian costus was mentioned in the prophetic medicine, which is the advice given by the Prophet Muhammad "peace be upon him" with regards to sickness, treatment and hygiene as found in the hadith:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophetic_medicine ("Prophet" should be capitalized since you are referring to a specific individual)

  1. Despite the fact that we believe the Indian costus treats many illnesses, not everyone can handle its taste or smell.
  2. Let's just say that it's close to the smell of a dirty animal that got stuck in the mud for a long time! ("Lets say" is used when describing a hypothetical situation. "Let's just say" is used when you don't want to give all the details about something)
  3. I hate to brag but I was able to handle it šŸ˜
  4. The trick was to take a deep breath while drinking it with a little water. (I substituted "costus" with the word "it" since we already know you are talking about "costus")
  5. The less you smell it, the easier it will be swallowed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saussurea_costus

  1. One of my favorite aromatic plants is thyme!
  2. I adore its smell. (I broke this up into two sentences because you expressed two different ideas within the same sentence. I thought it would be easier to read if you separated it into two)
  3. It's used a lot in our cuisine and is also drunk as a tea by infusing the fresh leaves in boiled water and letting it steep for 10 minutes. (I left out the word "thyme" since we already know that you are talking about thyme.)
  4. Sage and mint are also two other plants prescribed for tummy aches that can be prepared the same way.
  5. I'm not a professional plant healer, of course.
  6. In fact, I tend to read a lot about these plants before I use any of them.
  7. Some people have certain medical conditions such that they shouldn't even consider using these plants.
  8. So one must be wise and know how and when they can be used to get their desirable benefits.
  9. Let me just add that I love lavenders and I put their dried flowers in a small sack to be able to always smell them! (Words expressing the frequency which you do an activity usually go before the verb, e.g. "I never listen to music", "I sometimes play the piano", "I often go to the park." etc.)
  10. Even a picture of a lavender field makes me happy!
  11. Also, ginger has been my constant companion for more than 8 years.

Which are the plant leaves that Iā€™m holding in my hand? šŸ‘‡ Can you guess? šŸ™‚

šŸ€
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šŸŒ¾šŸŒæAromatic and Medicinal Plants šŸŒ±ā˜˜ļø

Writing Challenge: Day 29
Wednesday, July 29th 2020

Jordanians don't rush to see a doctor when they get sick. Instead they use medicinal plants first and either have them fresh, dried, powdered or drunk with boiled water. They believe that these plants work most of the time.

It's common for people give advice to the sick person on the plants that can be used to treat the sickness. I don't deny that using some of these plants worked many times in my case.

A few years ago I had an injury in my shoulder, neck and collarbone. The pain I felt was unbearable and used to make me cry because sleeping normally was out of the question. Back then somebody had advised me to use turmeric powder which helped a lot.

It's not uncommon for ladies with irregular periods to be prescribed rosemary, marjoram and Indian costus. The Indian costus was mentioned in prophetic medicine, which is the advice given by the prophet Muhammad "peace be upon him" with regards to sickness, treatment and hygiene as found in the hadith:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophetic_medicine

Despite the fact that we believe the Indian costus treats many illnesses, not everyone can handle its taste or smell. Let's say it's close to the smell of a dirty animal that was stuck in the mud for a long time! I hate to brag but I was able to handle it šŸ˜ The trick is to take a deep breath while drinking costus with little water. The less you smell it, the easier it will be swallowed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saussurea_costus

One of my favorite aromatic plants that I adore the smell of is thyme! It's used a lot in our cuisine and also drunk as tea by infusing fresh thyme leaves in boiled water and letting it steep for 10 minutes. Sage and mint are also two other plants prescribed for tummy aches that can be prepared the same way.

I'm not a professional plant healer of course. In fact, I tend to read a lot about these plants before I use any of them. Some people have certain medical conditions and shouldn't even consider using these plants, so one must be wise and know how and when they can be used to get their desirable benefits.

Let me just add that I love lavenders and I put their dried flowers in a small sack to be able to smell them anytime! Even a picture of a lavender field makes me happy! Also, ginger has been my constant companion for more than 8 years.

What are the plant leaves that Iā€™m holding in my hand? šŸ‘‡ Can you guess? šŸ™‚

šŸ€

(Is it sage? I have absolutely no idea.)
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Tama reminds me of my Malaysian friends that I lived with 22 years ago! They used to ask me to translate some words from English to Arabic for them. They were very curious and 90% of the words were the type I would never consider saying, but I had to be professional and help the girls šŸ˜‚
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They'd love my friend Tama =D ... she's Japanese, but quite the opposite of the stereotype; she's anything but reserved, and will ask the most personal things without hesitation ;D
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Both, človek šŸ˜„ Človek and everyone, be prepared with a suitable answer for everything when you come visit. My people are very curious and nothing would stop them šŸ™ˆšŸ¤£

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