{"id":336625,"date":"2016-06-21T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/edible-flowers-health-benefits-336625.html"},"modified":"2019-05-03T10:41:47","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T02:41:47","slug":"edible-flowers-health-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/health-hk\/natural-healing-hk\/alternative-medicine-hk\/edible-flowers-health-benefits-336625.html","title":{"rendered":"Healing Nature: 9 Edible flowers with surprising health benefits"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>It might come as a surprise to some, but yes, certain flowers are edible and yes, consuming them can actually be beneficial to your health. Gardeners and green thumbs out there, rejoice! Perhaps it\u2019s time to grow some of your own healing plants and harvest those rose petals and chamomile blossoms. From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/wellbeing-tips\/9-tips-for-the-best-sleep-of-your-life-161607.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">curing insomnia<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/laughing-improve-your-health-79950.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">boosting your immune system<\/a>, there are a great number of things that those unassuming little blossoms on common plants can do for you.<\/p> <p>You don\u2019t have to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/food\/hot-spots\/10-vegetarian-restaurants-arent-filled-rabbit-food-90612.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">be a vegetarian<\/a> to enjoy the benefits of these edible flowers. Head up to the gallery to acquaint yourself with the 9 plants we\u2019ve picked out - we\u2019re sure you\u2019ve seen some around. Of course, you\u2019ll have to be a little cautious when picking flowers and popping them in your mouth - as there are so many varieties around, many of them tend to look alike, so it is important to be completely sure you know exactly what it is before munching on it.<\/p> <p><em>Angela Goh<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Photos: iStock<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>Read more:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/natural-healing\/alternative-medicine\/10-reasons-to-drink-lemon-water-every-morning-158826.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natural Habits: 10 Reasons to drink lemon water every morning<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/natural-healing\/alternative-medicine\/health-benefits-of-coconut-water-191784.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thirst Quencher: 7 Secret health benefits of drinking coconut water<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are the colourful blossoms that 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