Medicinal Uses for Jade Plants

Jade plants are beautiful succulent plants that are commonly used as house plants or to add color and foliage to a garden. Aside from being lovely to look at, however, these versatile plants can serve a more practical purpose. Jade plants are thought to be effective in treating warts. Let's take a look at the most common medicinal use for jade plants as well as some additional cultural uses.

Use Them to Get Rid of Warts

Warts are a very common skin condition that can be embarrassing, unsightly and can cause pain and discomfort if they are located on a frequently used part of the body. Many people opt for commercial wart removal treatments that are available at their local drug store. However, you can also get rid of warts naturally using the leaves from a jade plant.

To treat the wart, start by slicing open a leaf from the jade plant so that the juicy center portion is exposed. Using surgical tape, tape a small piece of the leaf with the juicy side down on top of the wart before bed. Then go to sleep and remove the tape and leaf when you get up the following morning. Repeat this process for several nights or until the wart falls off. It's an easy, inexpensive and natural way to eliminate warts.

Other Uses for Jade Plants

Although there is little documentation for other medicinal uses for the jade plant, it is believed to be useful for other things besides treating warts. Many cultures around the world believe that this plant has the ability to attract wealth and abundance as well as to bring about feelings of calm and comfort.

In Eastern cultures the jade plant is so closely associated with its ability to attract abundance that it is also called the money plant. It is believed that the small, flat, coin-like leaves of the plant will help to draw more money into your life. Whether or not this is true, it certainly couldn't hurt to place a jade plant or two around your home or work area. After all, one can never have too much abundance in their life!

Again, in keeping with feng shui principles, jade plants are also thought to have a calming effect due to the rounded shape of their leaves. Whether you practice feng shui or not, placing one of these plants in an area where you regularly spend time could help to make the atmosphere more calm and relaxing. If nothing else just having a beautiful plant to look at could improve your mood and help to clean the air in your home.

As you can see, whether you use jade plants medicinally to treat warts or as a catalyst for more abundance and peace in your life they are sure to be a wonderful addition to any home.