Spend time with a variety of flowers you will instinctively find some more soothing than others for particular conditions. If you make notes you will probably find you identified a flower by instinct whose known medicinal properties matched your need.
These are some I have found helpful. They should not be taken internally without medical advice.
Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens).
Geranium will heal domestic conflict or trouble in the work place (take a pot into a troubled office).
Geranium will calm nervous tension and lift depression; alleviates burns, cuts, bruises, acne and eczema.
Hyacinth (Hyacinth Orientalis).
Hyacinth restores self-esteem and helps to rebuild trust after betrayal. It is naturally sedative and relieves depression; also an effective antiseptic, so speed healing of cuts and wounds.
Jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum).
Jasmine is agood for bringing love, increasing sexual desire and promoting optimism; it alleviates depression, nervous exhaustion, doubts and both mental and physical impotence; also for PMT, cramp and aches and skin problems.
Lavender (Lavandula).
A healing herb that promotes love, especially self-love and gentleness, happiness, health, guarding against cruelty and spite; helps grief, sorrow and guilt.
Medicinally lavender relieves stress and anxiety, depression, insomnia headaches and migraines. It will heal wounds and burns and ease throat and chest conditions.
Lily Of The Valley (Convallaria majalis).
Lily of the valley restores happiness after sorrow or loss; good for high blood pressure, breathing difficulties, slows a rapid heart beat and heart palpitations. It relieves fluid retention.
Marigold (Calendula officinalis).
Fresh marigolds increase positive energies in a room or building; protective especially at night and in domestic matters, the flower help with stresses caused by legal problems.
Marigold is a good all-purpose healer, especially potent for all skin problems, headaches, poor circulation, throat disorders, as well as painful or delayed menstruation.
Narcissus (Narcissus poeticus).
Narcissus brings self-love and increases self-confidence, also enhances inner beauty and radiance. It relieves coughs and colds and is a natural sedative, calming panic attacks and preventing insomnia
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus).
Nasturtium promotes optimism and attracts abundance. It eases colds, bronchitis and sore throats, it relieves genito-urinary disorders, detoxifies the liver, pancreas and gallbladder and acts as a natural antibiotic.
Passion Flower (Passiflora incarnata).
Passion flowers helps to acknowledge and express strong feelings positively and to be open to love and life
A natural relaxant, soothing anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, asthma, skin disorders, neuralgia and shingles
Rose /rose Otto (Rosa damascena), rose absolute (Rosa centifolia).
The ultimate gentle healing herb of love and, reconciliation, especially good for healing the young, the very old , anyone who has suffered abuse and the vulnerable.
Medicinally it reduces stress and prevents insomnia, relieves psychosomatic conditions, eating disorders and other addictions; good for heart, skin and eye problems for chronic coughs, hormonal difficulties; infections and viruses.
Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus).
Snapdragon reduces anger ,especially directed inwards against the self; removes pain caused by over-tense muscles, stress and stiff joints.
Violet (Viola odoratoa).
Violet is a pain reliever, eases cough, colds and catarrh, prevents fluid retention. It soothes the skin; stress-especially related eczema headaches and dizzy spells.
