One plant a day: Dragon flower
Poetry flowers
Five Laws Wing Lung Kwai
The dragon sunflower outside the court, majestically out of the thorn hazel.
No one gave rain and dew, and they were alone.
The bones are facing the sky, and the purple beads are hidden green.
Qingfen accompanied by sweet taste, can breathe through the meridian.
Interesting talk about flowers and plants
Many people around me said that eating the fruit of the dragon flower would be poisoned. When I was a child, everyone would pick the fruit of the dragon flower and eat it, but they were not poisoned, why is this? The berries of the dragon flower contain alkaloids, but the content of the mature berries alkaloids will be reduced a lot, so not only adults, children will not be dangerous to eat, provided that it must be ripe fruits, and the green fruits can not be eaten secretly. Also, even for adults, it is dangerous to eat the fruit of the dragon flower, do not eat too much at once.
Plant culture
Dragon Kwai in Italian means beauty. Since the low dose of dragon flower dilates the pupils, local women use it to make their eyes more attractive.
Plant care
Dragon flower is afraid of cold in winter, it is best to maintain it indoors, and low temperatures will make it grow slowly. In the summer, the temperature is high, so it should be maintained in a shade.
Plant value
Dragon flower is an annual upright herb, widely distributed in China, originating from the edge of the field, wasteland or near the village, the whole plant into the medicine can play a role in dissipating stasis and swelling, clearing heat and detoxification, anti-inflammatory, blood pressure, calming and cooling. It is often used for carbuncles, bruises and sprains, chronic cough, phlegm and asthma, cancer and other diseases
Plant encyclopedia
Chinese name: Dragon Flower
Latin scientific name: Solanum nigrum L.
Aliases: Black Star, Wild Sea Pepper, Stone Sea Pepper, Wild Umbrella, Yo-Yo, Black Sky, Black Bean, etc. [3], Sky Star
Boundary: The plant kingdom
Phylum: Phylum angiosperm
