Magnolia is a variety of white flowers in magnolia flowers, one of the famous flowers and trees in mainland China. At present, as an important flowering tree in the early spring of the north, the Shanghai Municipal Flower has a cultivation history of about 2500 years and is a valuable ornamental tree in the garden. Below we combine the pictures of magnolia to let everyone have a deeper understanding and understanding of magnolia
Magnolia is a variety of white flowers in magnolia flowers, one of the famous flowers and trees in mainland China. At present, as an important flowering tree in the early spring of the north, the Shanghai Municipal Flower has a cultivation history of about 2500 years and is a valuable ornamental tree in the garden. Below we combine the pictures of magnolia to let everyone have a deeper understanding and understanding of magnolia.
Magnolia canopy features: Magnolia is a deciduous tree, up to 25 meters high, diameter up to 200 cm, the crown is narrow and ovate when young, and mature large trees are broadly ovate or loosely widely ovate. At young age, the bark is grayish white, smooth and less cracked, and in old age it is dark gray with rough cracks. The twigs are greyish brown. The top buds and peduncles are densely covered with gray-yellow long hairs. Branching habits vary with the age of the tree, the single bud extends when young, so the trunk is obvious, the canopy is regular, and after seeing the flower, the mixed buds of leaves and branches extend in the double or multi-branched extension after the fruit spike, and the horizontal development is flourishing in the straight stem growth, so the canopy develops in the direction of broad oval shape.
Characteristics of magnolia leaves: single-leaf alternate leaves, sometimes spiral-shaped, wide inverted ovate to inverted ovate, 10 to 18 cm long, 6 to 12 cm wide, the apex is round and wide, flat or slightly concave, with a short protruding tip, so it is also called convex magnolia; the middle below the tapering wedge, full margin. Magnolia leaves usually have leaves or appendages at the base, there are two kinds of leaves, the end of the buds of the branches is separated from the petiole, showing a tile-like shape; the leaves are scattered, tile knife-shaped, sticking to both sides of the base of the petiole, the buds are long, the leaves are shed, and the ring-like leaf marks remain on the young branches, which is the identification feature of magnolia tree species.
Characteristics of magnolia flowers: flower top growth, the formation of flower buds in the autumn of the previous year, first flowering and then leaves; flowers have aroma, turquoise white, sometimes with a red halo at the base, a total of 9 pieces of the flower cover, 3 petal-like sepals, 6 petals, and most of the female stamens. Magnolia flowers are white as jade, flowers are fragrant like orchids, its tree type is magnificent, the height can be more than 10 meters, the canopy is ovate, the large leaves are inverted ovate, the apex is short and pointed, the base is wedge-shaped, the surface is shiny, the city's two drops are sparsely developed, and the young branches and buds are covered with short villi. Winter buds have large scales. The flowers are open first, apical, large, and 12 to 15 cm in diameter. Flowers are covered with 9 pieces, bell-shaped. The flowers are radiatively symmetrical, with a rosacea corolla, detached stamens, centrifugal skin pistils, and an upper ovary.
Magnolia fruit: The fruit is dark red when ripe, and the seeds have a bright red false seed coat. The flowering period is March, and the fruit ripening is from June to July.
Nutritional value of white orchids
White orchid is rich in nutrients, of which the flower contains volatile oil, the main component is d, 1-α-methylbutyrate methyl ester, also contains linalool, α-methylbutyrate, acetaldehyde, methyl acetate, methyl propionate, methyl isobutyrate, ethyl propionate, methyl butyrate, methyl caproate, butyl valerate, α-cressene, β-pinene, laurine, limonene, methyl benzoate, agarwood, basilerene, beyrolene, ethyl 3-methylbutyrate, linalool cis-oxidate, methyl eugenol, methyl isosclos. Leaves contain alkaloids, volatile oils, and phenols. Fresh leaves contain a small amount of oil, the main components of which are linalool, methyl eugenol and phenethyl alcohol. The roots and stem bark contain xanthophyllamine, xanthophyllamine oxide, magnolia oxysine and white orchidine. Efficacy and function of white orchid
Gasify turbidity and cough
The white orchid is derived from the flowers of the magnolia family of plants. Its temperament, bitter taste, hard, return to the lung meridian, stomach meridian, with gasification turbidity, cough and other effects.
1. Cough relief: White orchid belongs to the lung meridian, has the effect of cough suppression, and can be used for bronchitis, cough and other patients.
2, gasification turbidity: white orchid has the effect of gasification turbidity, because of its spicy taste, feasible gasification turbidity, can be used for chest tightness and bloating, heat stroke, prostatitis, women's vaginal discharge, etc.
White orchid directly picked off to make tea to drink is also OK, after drying tea to drink is also OK, the medicinal effects of both are the same, there is no difference, but it is easier to preserve some after drying. In addition, white orchid has the effect of calming, turbidity, and spleen replenishment, and can treat constipation knots, treat dry throat, moisturize the lungs, and also treat subcutaneous bleeding, tumors, etc.