Pour hot, not boiling, water over the dried flowers and let steep covered for a few minutes. Strain before drinking, preferably in the evening. One teaspoon of dried flowers per cup, once or twice daily.
Macerate fresh flowers in a neutral carrier oil for several weeks away from light, then strain. Use in gentle massage on clean skin, after prior patch testing. Dosage should be validated with a healthcare professional or recognized pharmacopoeia before use.
Traditional preparation by macerating flowers in alcohol, reserved for supervised use by a trained professional, as sufficient data on safe dosages is lacking. Dosage should be validated with a healthcare professional or recognized pharmacopoeia before use.
Common jasmine can be found in herbal shops as dried flowers or scented oil, as well as grown as an ornamental climbing plant in gardens with mild summers.
Flowers are harvested in late spring and summer, preferably early morning or evening when their fragrance is most intense.