A small plant science every day, today Xiaowo will introduce lilacs to you
Syzygium aromaticum, a species of wood rhinoceros in the family Xylariaceae, is a deciduous shrub or small tree. It is widely distributed in Zanzibar, Madagascar and other places. It is named because its flower tube is slender, resembling a nail, and has a unique fragrance. Lilacs are often opened in clusters, much like knots. Therefore, it is also called "ding knot, hundred knot flower".
Lilac is the city flower of Harbin and is also a famous garden flower.
Its flowers are large, thick and dense, and open in clusters. Conical inflorescence, like a small trumpet. There are many colors of lilacs, white, purple, yellow, blue, lilac, etc., and the flower color is very elegant. It usually blooms between April and May in spring, and the ornamental value is high, and the fragrance is relatively strong, especially the purple lilac, which is more fragrant.
Lilac cultivation is very simple, it is very adaptable, hardy, drought-tolerant, barren tolerant, and has fewer diseases and pests. Just pay more attention to temperature and light. It is precisely because of the simple maintenance method of lilacs that it is widely cultivated in gardens.
Everyone knows that cloves have high medicinal value, but not all cloves have medicinal value.
Medicinal cloves and ornamental lilacs are actually two different plants.
Medicinal cloves are dicots, belonging to the myrtle family, with a spicy, warm and aromatic taste. Mainly produced in Tanzania, Malaysia, Indonesia and other places. It is also cultivated in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places on the mainland.
Medicinal cloves can be used for nausea, vomiting, less food and vomiting, abdominal pain and bloating, kidney deficiency and impotence caused by spleen and stomach deficiency. It can also be used as a medicine to strengthen the stomach and eliminate food, relieve abdominal flatulence, increase the secretion of gastric juice, enhance digestive function, and reduce nausea and vomiting.
It has a strong inhibitory effect on staphylococcus, streptococcus, Escherichia coli, etc.
The flower language of lilac has the meaning of waiting for love, as well as the meaning of sorrow and longing, and is often used as a kind of sustenance for longing. Ancient poets often wrote about sorrow with lilacs. "How can bamboo leaves dispel hatred, and lilacs empty untie the knot. The water of the Xiangjiang River is vast and far away, where is the lovesickness to get the Shunqin"
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