-Tang Yuanzhen's "Chrysanthemum"

In ancient culture, the word "chrysanthemum" was regarded as "poor", which meant that the year of bloom ended here.

Frost chrysanthemums bloom in late autumn. Since ancient times, literati have symbolized lofty integrity with the characteristics of not being afraid of cold and frost. In Song Dynasty, Zhou Dunyi called chrysanthemum a "hermit in flowers". Tao Yuanming said, "Under the hedge of picking chrysanthemums, you can see Nanshan leisurely." How many people dream of returning to the countryside.

My love and sexual interest in plants comes from chrysanthemums. When I was a child, I saw my father pinch the chrysanthemums and put them into the sand. After a few days, it can take root and sprout and become a new seedling, but the pinched chrysanthemum has two buds on its branches.

I felt terrible at that time. Can chrysanthemums still live with their heads pinched? An animal can't live if its head is cut off. Plants are really interesting. Their function has nothing to do with organs: they don't need lungs to breathe, mouths to eat, stomachs to digest, bones to stay upright and brains to make decisions.

Plants are made up of repeated modules: branches, stems, leaves and roots are all made up of simple small parts, which are interdependent but exist independently, a bit like Lego toys.

It is precisely because of this special physiological characteristic that even if most plants are cut down, they will not fall into a situation of life and death.

It seems that I am worried that Chrysanthemum will die, which is totally unnecessary. Because some plants are removed, they can not only grow back, but also grow better. This is the "pruning rejuvenation effect". Not to mention worry, you don't have to feel sorry when you see gardeners pruning green belts in the future.

Chrysanthemum originated in China. Liu's Chrysanthemum Spectrum in Song Dynasty is divided into 36 varieties by color, and into spring chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum, autumn chrysanthemum, winter chrysanthemum and "May 9th" chrysanthemum by flowering period. As long as the varieties are selected, chrysanthemums can bloom all the year round.

There are many varieties of modern chrysanthemums, including more than 3,000 in China alone. Yellow, white, purple, red, orange, gold, brown, light green, snow blue, two colors and intermediate colors are too numerous to mention.

Flowers and plants are four elegant chrysanthemums, plus orchids, daffodils and calamus.

Chrysanthemum is yellow and positive color, so chrysanthemum is also called yellow flower. China people, yellow skin is our symbol. The idiom "Huanghuawan Street" means that you still have noble moral integrity in your later years. This language comes from Han Qi's Annals of Anyang. Shui Ge on the 9th in the Northern Song Dynasty: "Although the autumn colors in the old garden are fading, I will see the yellow flowers at night." Yellow flowers have become another name for chrysanthemums.

Chrysanthemum is endowed with the meaning of sacredness, purity, auspiciousness and longevity in Japanese culture. The Japanese royal family's medallion pattern is sixteen petals of Huang Juhua.

Chrysanthemum has the effects of dispelling wind, clearing heat, improving eyesight and detoxifying. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it became popular to wear dogwood and drink chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival.

Both the roots and leaves of chrysanthemum can be eaten. Pick roots in the first month, leaves in March, stems in May, flowers in September and fruits in November. ...

Qu Yuan "drinks magnolia in the morning and autumn chrysanthemum in the evening." Of course, not all chrysanthemums are edible.

Native wild chrysanthemum, with small flowers and fragrant smell, can smell the fragrance of chrysanthemum and the buzz of bees when walking in the blooming Shan Ye. This kind of chrysanthemum tastes bitter and is not suitable for eating, but it is quite good as a medicine pillow.

There are edible chrysanthemum wine, chrysanthemum tea, chrysanthemum cake and chrysanthemum soup. It is widely said that eating chrysanthemums can prolong life. In many notebook novels and legendary literature in China, chrysanthemums are described as immortals, so chrysanthemums are called "longevity stars".

It is said in "Bao Puzi's Inner Chapter". "Fairy Medicine" thinks that there is sweet valley water in Lixian Mountain, Nanyang, because there is chamomile around the valley, and the chrysanthemum falls into the water, which makes the water worse. Residents in the valley often drink this kind of water and have a long life. Some are over 100 years old, some are 80 or 90 years old, and no one died.

The health care function of chrysanthemum has been passed down as a fairy since ancient times. There are four kinds of medicinal chrysanthemums in China: chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum and chrysanthemum.

Chrysanthemums in An Wei are very famous. Chrysanthemum can be divided into yellow and white, and the chrysanthemum in Bozhou, An Wei has the best medicinal effect on white people. Chuju, produced in Chuzhou, An Wei, has green pedicels, the coolest taste, neither sweet nor bitter, and is suitable for medicine.

Chrysanthemum morifolium produced in Hangzhou is suitable for making tea and has little medicinal use. Hangzhou also produces a kind of Huang Juhua, which is green in yellow and warm and fragrant.

Chrysanthemum morifolium has the effects of dispelling wind and clearing away heat, calming the liver and improving eyesight, and clearing away heat and toxic materials. It is often used to treat wind-heat cold, headache, dizziness, red eyes, swelling and pain, blurred vision and sores.

Ophiopogon japonicus, Glycyrrhrizae Radix, Fructus Crataegi, Fructus Lycii and Semen Cassiae can be added to Flos Chrysanthemi for use as required. Long-term drinking can keep you healthy.

Chrysanthemum is not only for viewing, it is closely related to our life and culture. It is ornamental, edible and healthy, and can be used in poetry, painting and medicine. ...