The Jasmine flower tattoo meaning is feminity, sweet, grace, and appeal, also white jasmine flower tattoo design means cleanliness, simplicity, humility, and force. Girls prefer to make white small jasmine flower tattoos and vine tattoos, but Jasmine is not just a female tattoo, guys like to make them too.
The jasmine flower tattoo designs can be seen on an infinitely happy person. In Christian culture, it is a symbol of grace, elegance, the symbol of Maiden Maria. Jasmine sambac (“Maid of Orleans”, not terry version), Sampaguita is a national flower of the Philippines.
In France pipes and flutes were made of its trunks. Jasmine flowers are melliferous, and young leaves are good seasoning for salads. Scientists noticed that jasmine smell tones up and raise brain functions. Jasmine is one of the main plants used in perfumery. It was brought in Europe from the East at the beginning of the XVIIIth century. As well as rose, jasmine for a long time was the favorite flower of the East. It was considered that jasmine clears blood.
Jasmine flower history
Already several millennia ago were known about the useful properties of this flower. In ancient China jasmine was added in green tea, it washed out eyes and applied in cough treatment. Melliferous flowers of jasmine were often used for cosmetic purposes for toning the skin. The myth about jasmine says that this flower was presented to ancient Greeks by the goddess of wisdom Athena. Therefore it often decorated hair. It was considered that thus the jasmine clears consciousness and puts thoughts in order.
Many people consider that this plant has occurred from India – from northern parts of the Himalaya valleys though now it is cultivated on all the territory of India. Others consider its native land is the territory of modern Iran.
From ancient times the jasmine is considered as “the king of flowers”. The name “jasmine” occurs from the Persian word “Yasmin” which means a sweet-smelling flower. It is also a Persian female name. Most likely, this plant was brought in Egypt till times of the XXI dynasty (about 1000 B.C.). There is a mention that the Chinese emperor of the Sung dynasty (960-1279) enjoyed the aroma of jasmine growing in his palace. At the end of the XV, century jasmine was grown for kings of Afghanistan, Nepal, and Persia.
The Jasmine varieties were used in perfumery. It was delivered through the seas, since areas along the Arabian Sea, such as Persia and India, then through Red sea to Egypt. Across the Aegean Sea, they got to Turkey and Greece. Then they extended along the Mediterranean Sea from Africa through Egypt, Algeria, and Morocco, having reached at the beginning of 17 centuries France and Italy through Spain. This plant was imported in Great Britain in the second half of 17 centuries.
Jasmine flower tattoo designs and ideas
