Description
When the ancient Polynesians made their fantastic voyages in canoes across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii they took with them the roots, cuttings, and seeds of about 25 of their most valuable plants. Known as Olena, meaning yellow, Turmeric was one of these plants. To put this in perspective remember that this was a culture without iron or clay utensils and so plants were not just their food and medicine but also their tools, their containers and very much a part of their spiritual life. They were so much more in touch with the power of plants than we are today. Their tradition is carried on today by the Kahuna of Hawaii, the “Knowers of the Leaf”. As in other cultures, they use Olena as food, medicine, dye, and for ceremonial purification.
As food and medicine the fresh juice or boiled root are used. The juice is extracted by pounding the fresh root and is used in earaches or to purify the sinuses via the nose. The root is also eaten to treat most pulmonary problems such as bronchitis or asthma. The Indian practice of applying the root paste to the face to cure any blemishes is popular in this tradition as well. For ceremonial purification prayers are chanted as the mixture of fresh Olena juice and sea water is sprinkled on people, places and objects to remove negativity and restore harmony. For instance Olena is used in this way to cure someone who is very ill or to consecrate a newly built home.
Today in Hawaii, Olena rarely grows in the wild but it is organically cultivated by some who use techniques that are great for the Olena, great for the earth, and great for us.
Turmeric an amazing plant with 326 unique biological activities.
Turmeric has so many healing properties of which we cannot mention most of them. We want to share some of it’s protecting, beautifying and healing properties for the largest organ of the human body, our skin.
Turmeric is skin food whether taken internally or applied externally. It cleanses and nourishes the skin, helps to retain the elasticity and youthfulness of skin. It is bactericidal (20 constituents of Turmeric are able to kill bacteria), anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic and is therefore helpful for conditions of eczema and itching, skin eruptions, acne and rashes. Turmeric inhibits skin cancer. It inhibits oxidation and cellular aging. Turmeric aids in healing wounds.
If you get a lot of sun or are exposed to a lot of pollution and smoke, Turmeric will help protect you. It brings firmness back to tissues.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
