Botanical
Name :Thespesia Populnea
Common Name
: Prolia Tree, Umberlla Tree,
Bhendi
Tree, Indian Tulip Tree,
Tamil
Poovarasam,
King of flowers
Spiritual
Name : Health
Not
to be preoccupied with it,
but
to leave it to the Divine!
General Information
This is a medium sized
tree often grown along the roads. It has evergreen foliage consisting
of many simple heart shaped leaves. It grows even in sandy soil
in the coastal areas of tropical Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands.
The handsome, bright yellow, deep cup-shaped flowers, with purple
centre, are found throughout the year. They have the ability to
withstand salty seawater and wind. They turn purple before they
fall.
Uses and Medicinal
Value
1. The wood is water
resistant and is therefore good for boat building, also for rafters,
beams, tools and musical instruments. The fresh wood smells like
roses and, in the villages, the carved door frames are often made
of this fine-grained termite resistant timber.
2. The flowers make a
yellow dye.
3. The tree has a slimy
gum which swells up in water.
4. The leaves can be
lopped for animal fodder and manure.
5. Parts of this tree
have a wide range of applications. The young buds and leaves can
be eaten raw or fried along with the flowers.
6. The bark is astringent
and can be used in dysentry.
7. The leaves are applied
to inflamed joints.
8. Mashed it can be useful
as a poultice or hot fomentation on wounds.
9. The fruit is active
against bacteria and the juice helps skin diseases.
How to attain true
and good Health
Here are some beautiful
quotations from the Mother on the deeper and spiritual dimension
of health.
"Health is the
outer expression of a deep harmony; one must be proud of it and
not despise it."
*
"Do not love your
ill health and the ill health will leave you."
*
"Wake up in yourself
a will to conquer. Not a mere will in the mind but a will in the
cells of your body. Without that you can't do anything. You can
take a hundred medicines but they won't cure you unless you have
a will to overcome the physical illness…"
*
"Only when you
become absolutely regular in your material life you will be able
to have good health."
*
"Always be kind,
stop engaging in bitter criticism, no longer see evil in anything,
obstinately force yourself to see nothing but the benevolent presence
of the Divine Grace, and you will see not only within you but
also around you an atmosphere of quiet joy, peaceful trust spreading
more and more. And not only will you feel quiet and happy, but
most of your bodily ailments will disappear."
*
"I repeat. The
time has come at last, not to rely any more on one's own petty
will, to hand over the whole affair to the Divine's Will and to
let It do Its work through you, not only through you mind and
feelings, but mainly through the body - and if you do it sincerely,
all this body nonsense will disappear and you will be strong and
fit for your work."
- The
Mother
