Jasmin sambacylate
Origin: India

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  Introduction:

  According to a French saying: "Jasmine gives love to those who do not have it and rejuvenates love in those who do.” The word “jasmine” has several origins including “Ysmin,” the Arabic name for Jasmin, but it could also come from the Greek word “iasis” which means joy.        Jasmine is a small bush with white flowers and shoots 70 to 80 cm in length (around 30 inches).

  History:

  Myths & Legends: According to tradition, jasmine attracts money.      According to sorcerers, jasmine burned in a censer provokes visions that foretell the future. Jasmine powder was found on a pharaoh’s mummy in the necropolis of Deil el-Bahri. Cultural Significance: For the Chinese, jasmine symbolizes femininity and gentleness.    In medieval art, jasmine was associated with the Virgin Mary.     Hindus christened it ‘forest moonlight.’       Persians perfumed the air with jasmine extract.     Finally, it was used for women's lingerie (hot countries), in perfumed bouquets (Tunisia) and as an ornamental garden plant. History: Jasmine is native to the mountains of northwestern India. It is said that Kama, the god of love, attached the white flowers to the arrows that he shot at his victims. Cleopatra is also said to have once had the sails of her galley coated with its essence when she went to meet the handsome Marc Antony. The Queen of Egypt was emulated by the Persians and Arabs, who elevated the plant into the realm of a symbol. In their eyes, yâsamîn, as it was known at the time, embodied feminine beauty and attraction. Jasmine is appreciated for the whiteness of its flowers and the sweetness of its perfume. After it made its way from India to Mesopotamia, the Phoenicians brought jasmine to Carthage and Catalonia.            Romans and Greeks used a jasmine pomade. A story is told that the Roman, Lucius Plotius, member of the triumvirate, was given away by the powerful smell of the jasmine, he wore and loved so much, while attempting to hide from his political enemies. Around the 16th century, a noble Tuscan succeeded in cultivating jasmine in his garden and kept it for himself alone, refusing to share it with anyone. Ignoring his wishes, the gardener’s fiancée stole into the garden and took a cutting from the flowering shrub. She planted it and made her fortune selling jasmine, which enabled her to marry her beloved gardener. Still today, young Tuscan women add a sprig to their marriage bouquets so that it will bring luck to both them and their new husbands. Jasmine sambac or jasmin foul is one of exotic species of jasmine, and belongs to the family Oleaceae from eastern India and the southern Himalayas. The ideal soils are generally reddish in color, sandy and dense. Jasmine does not thrive in clay soil or soil with stagnant water and poor drainage.           Jasmine is mentioned in the Vedas. It represents knowledge of divine matters and is part of religious rituals.             In India, religion is part of everyday life, and life itself is found in religion. Jasmine flowers are a part of the Hindu way of life, the whiteness of the flower is associated with purity of mind, and its fragrance with the heavenly presence of God. The earthly flowers are likened to divine flowers. They are used in necklaces, ceremonies and offerings.

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