1. Ancient Plants
for Business
Productivity
Learn how five
ancient plants can
impact your business
by gaining
confidence, reduce
stress, and be even
more productive.
Global Elevation Summit July 16, 2020
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2. Today’s workshop is for information
purposes only. By providing the
information we are not diagnosing,
treating, curing, or preventing any type
of disease or medical condition.
Before beginning any type of natural,
integrative or conventional treatment
regimen, it is advisable to seek the advice
of a licensed healthcare professional.

3. Cynthia’s Mission Statement
for Ancient Plants ~ Modern Uses
To teach about ancient plants for you to
maintain and have even better health, a
greater sense of well-being and to enjoy
the pleasures of life through the plant
kingdom.

4. Goals for Ancient Plants for Business Productivity
In this presentation you will learn how
five ancient plants can impact your
business by gaining confidence, reduce
stress and be even more productive.

5. Goals for Ancient Plants for Business Productivity
Anyone can incorporate into their daily
lives
Affordable
Easy-to-find at your local grocery store or
online

6. Today’s Plant List
Holy Basil, a/k/a Tulsi
Ginger
Garlic
Moringa
Chamomile

7. Holy Basil a/k/a Tulsi,
The Queen of Herbs

8.  Holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) or
tulsi is a powerful herb that has been
used in Ayurveda, the health practice of
India for 5000 years.
 It is a small shrub with tiny
lavender flowers.

9.  Don’t confuse Tulsi with its cousin,
sweet basil, that is used in Italian and
Mediterranean cooking.
 Tulsi is considered a sacred plant in
India and most every home in India has
a Tulsi plant.

10.  Tulsi is an adaptogen. Herbal adaptogens
can lessen the human body response to the
damage of long-term stress. Adaptogens
enhance over-all health and well-being.
“All plants contain adaptogenic/tonic
compounds, because plants have to contend with
a good deal of stress themselves.” James Duke, PhD

11. Holy basil can help flush out toxins
from the body.
There are many all-natural health
products, like herbal teas, that contain
Tulsi.

12. In Indian folk medicine Holy Basil
leaves are brewed into a tea and used as
an expectorant for those who suffer
from bronchitis.
Sacred Hindu writings share that there
is much joy when drinking Holy Basil
tea.

13. Many find relief to help treat colds and
coughs, and the flu.
Fans of Tulsi tell us that they feel their
body's gain strength and endurance as
they incorporate into their daily
routines.

14. Tulsi demonstrates anti-depressive and
anxiety-regulating effects which can
positively impact our cognitive function. Cohen,
M.M. (2014). Tulsi – Ocimum sanctum: A herb for all reasons. Journal of Ayurveda and
Integrative Medicine, 5(4), 251-259.
The radio protective properties of Tulsi and
its phytochemicals warrants future research
to establish its use as a radio protective
agent.
Radio protective effects of the Ayurvedic medicinal plant Ocimum sanctum Linn. (Holy
Basil) Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics Jan-Mar 2016

15. As adaptogen, Tulsi can help you have
less stress in turn will help you be even
more productive.
 The more productive you are, the
greater sense of accomplishment that
will boost your confidence to provide
help to those who you serve with your
products or service.

16. Ginger

17.  Ginger is timeless in its popularity
throughout the world.
 The Chinese have revered it for
millennia and it was written the
classical book on agriculture and
medicinal plants in 3,000 BC.
 Most often ginger is used for
digestive relief as a tea or in candied
ginger.

18.  Author and Restaurant owner, Bruce Cost,
describes ginger as the 'Alka-Seltzer of the
Roman Empire’.
 Recipes dating from 1390 from the royal
household of Richard II claim it can:
'quycken the remembrance’.
 King Henry VIII suggested using ginger to
prevent the plague.

19.  Nervous System ~ useful to cold disease of
brain such as epilepsy.
 May improve stroke and neurological
diseases.
 Reinforcement of memorizing power.
 Possibly helps to reduce dementia.
2014 Journal of Natural Products Iranian traditional medicine

20.  Immune System ~ useful for joint
relief.
 May relieve rheumatoid arthritis.
 May relieve inflammation.
 Genital System ~ may increase
sexual energy.
2014 Journal of Natural Products Iranian traditional medicine

21.  Respiratory System ~ may reduce
phlegm that sticks to the throat.
 May prevent a cold and congestion.
 May relieve inflammation of the
mucosal layer.
2014 Journal of Natural Products Iranian traditional medicine

22.  Digestive System ~ may prevent
nausea with pregnancy.
 Motion sickness relief.
 May prevent nausea and vomiting
caused by chemotherapy.
 May relieve constipation and gas.
2014 Journal of Natural Products Iranian traditional medicine

23. Garlic

24.  Garlic has been used for medicinal
purposes by more cultures than any
other plant product or substance.
 The first recorded use was in ancient
Babylon (Mesopotamia), in the regions
of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
(where Iraq and Iran are located today).

25.  Archeologists discovered paintings of
garlic in Egyptian tombs, including the
Great Pyramid as far back as 3200 BCE.
 Egyptians worshipped garlic and placed
clay models of garlic bulbs in the tomb
of King Tut.
 An Egyptian papyrus, dating from 1,500
B.C. recommends garlic as a cure for
over 22 common ailments, including
lack of stamina, heart disease and
tumors.

26.  Garlic was highly-prized in the
ancient world. Like salt and pepper, it
was used as currency.
 The Egyptians worshipped garlic, and
they had a strong aversion to cooking
and eating it. Some historical records
tell us that they fed garlic to slaves to
increase their strength as they built
the pyramids.

27.  The ancient Israelites were fond of
garlic long before Moses led them
out of Egypt.
 Garlic is a strong antibiotic. In WWI,
the British purchased it by the ton.
They mashed the garlic, diluted it
with water and added fresh
sphagnum moss to use as poultice
for wounds.

28.  In Russia garlic is used an anti-flu
tonic.
 In the Mishnah, a collection of
Jewish traditions incorporated into
the Talmud, the ancient Hebrew
writers refer to themselves as "the
garlic eaters."

29.  “Four Thieves Vinegar” is a legendary story
that occurred during the Bubonic Plague
that struck Europe and Asia in the mid
1300’s. The judges wondered how they
kept from getting ill as they ransacked
plague-infested homes. The thieves
attributed it to drinking and applying an
herbal vinegar a few times a day.
 Herbs of lavender, rosemary, sage,
wormwood, rue and mint were infused in

30.  Herbs of lavender, rosemary, sage,
wormwood, rue and mint were infused in
vinegar for 2 weeks making a tincture.
Cloves of garlic were added. The thieves
added a teaspoon of the herbal garlic
vinegar to a glass of water 3 times a day as
well as using it diluted for a body wash.
 This herbal vinegar can be used as a
preventative solution, and as an
antibacterial to clean floors, walls and

31. Moringa

32.  The history of moringa begins about
2000 years ago in India. It was used in
traditional Ayurveda medicine for
hundreds of ailments from a small cut
to respiratory ailments such as
asthma.
 Throughout the ages moringa was not
only used as medicine, but as a
superfood throughout the world.

33. The leaves of Moringa provides a
variety of vitamins and
minerals: Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, B2,
B3, B5, B6, and B9. It also has Vitamin
C , Calcium, Iron, Magnesium,
Manganese, Phosphorous, Potassium,
Sodium, and Zinc.

34. Moringa is an antioxidant, studies show
more than Vitamin E.
Is an anti-inflammatory.
May lower blood pressure.
May lower blood sugar.
Alzheimer's patients have shown
improvements.
Moringa has demonstrated antibacterial
properties.

35. Drinking moringa tea promotes energy. It is
a tasty way to gain energy in your afternoon
slump without the overload of caffeine that
may affect your sleep.
Overall, many claim that drinking moringa
tea, or taking it in capsule form gives them a
great over-all feeling of general wellness.

36. Chamomile

37. In the Children’s Classic book, The Tale
of Peter Rabbit we read
"Peter was not very well during the
evening. His mother put him to bed and
made some chamomile tea: "One table-
spoonful to be taken at bedtime."

38.  Chamomile is an age-old medicinal
herb known in ancient Egypt, Greece
and Rome.
 Chamomile's popularity grew
throughout the Middle Ages when
people turned to it as a remedy for
numerous medical complaints.

39.  People are turning back to many
ancient remedies including
chamomile tea. There is one statistic
that says over 1 million cups of
chamomile tea is drunk worldwide
each day.

40. Some of the reasons people are
rediscovering this ancient herb include:
 Chamomile is a mild, relaxing sleep aid.
 Makes you feel better when you have a
fever, cold or flu.
 Chamomile is an anti-inflammatory.
 Stomach and digestive issues are often
soothed by drinking chamomile tea.

41.  A fun fact of chamomile and its
health-promoting benefits is why it
is included as a drug in the
pharmacopoeia of 26 countries.

42. Ancient Plants
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