Jasmine Grandiflorum

Other Names: Catalonina Jasmine, Common Jasmine, Italian Jasmine, Jasmin, Jasmin Blanc, Jasmin Commun, Jasmin d’Espagne, Jasmin à Grandes Fleurs, Jasmin Officinal, Jasmin Royal, Jasminum grandiflorum, Jasminum officinale, Jati, Jazmín, Jazmín Silvestre, Poet's Jessamine, Royal Jasmine, Spanish Jasmine.
Jasmine is a plant. The flower is used to make medicine.

Special Precautions of Jasmine

• Jasmine seems to be safe for most people in food amounts. It is not known if jasmine is safe when used as medicine. Jasmine may cause allergic reactions.
• Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Jasmine is safe in amounts found in food during pregnancy and breast-feeding, but there's not enough information to know if it's safe in the larger amounts that are used as medicine. Stick to food amounts.

Benefits and uses of Jasmine are

• Jasmine has been used for liver disease (hepatitis), liver pain due to cirrhosis, and abdominal pain due to severe diarrhea (dysentery). It is also used to cause relaxation (as a sedative), to heighten sexual desire (as an aphrodisiac), and in cancer treatment.
• In foods, jasmine is used to flavor beverages, frozen dairy desserts, candy, baked goods, gelatins, and puddings.
• In manufacturing, jasmine is used to add fragrance to creams, lotions, and perfumes.