Flowers play an important role in gardens, such as greening and beautifying the environment, adjusting indoor humidity, making indoor furnishings, adjusting indoor microclimate and bringing fun to family gardening. Flowers can also be used in flower beds, flower borders, three-dimensional decoration, rock gardens and waterscape gardens. The following is my essay on flowers and life, welcome to read!

Abstract: Mirabilis jalapa is a perennial herb flower, which is often cultivated as an annual plant, and its height can reach 1 m. Root-tuber plant with thick and fat roots, inverted cone, black or dark brown. The main stem is erect, cylindrical, multi-branched, hairless or sparsely puberulent, and the nodes are slightly enlarged. The endosperm of seeds is white and delicate, which is an ideal natural cosmetic. The 1000-grain weight is about 109 g. The roots are spindle-shaped, fleshy, and the surface is brown and black.

Keywords: flowers, appreciation, life, medicine

Mirabilis jalapa is my most familiar flower. It is planted in the old courtyard of my hometown or on the balcony of my dormitory at the moment, but because it blooms in the evening, we call it "cordate telosma" in our life. When I was in my hometown, I did an experiment: only the top bud was left to remove the lateral bud after the seed germinated, and it was propped up with bamboo poles to make it more than 2 meters high, but it was my original intention after all. Different growing environments have different heights. For example, the pot on the balcony of my dormitory is now less than 20 cm in bud. Let me introduce myself from a professional point of view: Chinese name: Jasmine jalapa.

Alias:

Jasmine grass, wild jasmine, rouge flower, tidal flower, bougainvillea, Jiao Jiao, Leizi flower, bean curd flower, official pink flower, cordate telosma, cordate telosma, bath flower, cooking flower, boiled soup flower, night camellia, night rice flower fragrance, clove leaf, bitter clove, clove leaf, wild clove,

Field: the field of plants

Phylum: angiosperms: dicotyledonous plants.

Objective: Dianthus chinensis.

Branch: Mirabilis jalapa: Mirabilis jalapa.

Colors: white, yellow, red, pink and purple.

Flowering and fruiting period: June ~165438+1October.

Flower form:

Mirabilis jalapa has no corolla, the calyx is funnel-shaped and trumpet-shaped, and the edge is wavy, but there are no petals. Stamens 5, filaments slender, usually protruding outside the flower, anthers spherical, style solitary, linear, protruding outside the flower. Flowers keep gathering on the branches. Sepals can be used as cosmetics to treat acne and moisturize the skin. I tried it myself, and Pinger in A Dream of Red Mansions also used it. Flower viewing: Usually when I look at flowers, I am not limited to their appearance. More often, I come to see flowers with feelings. Just like Mirabilis jalapa, it is not the most beautiful flower, but it is one of my favorite flowers. It seems that this kind of flower has been planted in my yard for as long as I can remember. Of course, I didn't know it was mirabilis jalapa. I was very complacent when I was a child. I often take off its flowers and put them on my head. I fell asleep at the flowers, and when I got up in the morning, it brought me hope for a new day. The most romantic thing I remember is sitting in my yard on a summer night, looking at the moon with flowers. After a long time, when I see it in a different place, I always feel homesick unconsciously. The pots of mirabilis jalapa on the balcony of the dormitory are the flowers I brought back from home. I probably didn't just raise him to watch them.

There are many ornamental forms of flowers, such as flowers, leaves, fruits, roots and stems. Most flowers are not only "vases", but also have their own medicinal value. Take Mirabilis jalapa as an example, it is flat, slightly cold, bitter and non-toxic. Has diuretic, febrile, blood circulation promoting and blood stasis removing effects; Can be used for treating stranguria, leucorrhea, erythema, pulmonary tuberculosis, hematemesis, carbuncle, back, scabies and vitiligo. The following is a detailed introduction.

Chemical composition: the root contains amino acids, organic acids and a lot of starch. Flowers contain various yellows, such as betaxanthin. Pharmacological effect: Mirabilis jalapa is flat, slightly cold, bitter and nontoxic. Its main functions are diuresis, purging heat, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis; Can be used for treating stranguria, leucorrhea, erythema, pulmonary tuberculosis, hematemesis, carbuncle, back, scabies and vitiligo. Roots, also known as underground rats, are irritating to skin and mucous membranes. Flowers give off a strong fragrance at night, which can anesthetize and repel mosquitoes. The water extract of the same plant Mirabilis jalapa has anti-tumor effect in the preliminary animal screening test. Indications: diuresis, purging heat, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Treat stranguria, leukorrhagia, hematemesis due to lung fatigue, carbuncle and back, and acute arthritis. Dispelling wind and promoting blood circulation. Treat breast carbuncle, white turbidity. Diuretic, eliminate edema. Treat women's erythema, leucorrhea, furuncle, injury and bone setting. Reduce fever, slow down, break blood stasis and regulate menstruation. Treat lung fatigue and hemoptysis. Treat fatigue, emaciation, dizziness, stranguria and female belt collapse.

Administration and dosage: oral administration: decoction, 15 ~ 25g (fresh 25 ~ 50g). External use: tamping. The candidates are as follows:

① Turbid leucorrhea: one to two parts of Mirabilis jalapa root (peeled, washed and sliced) and three to five parts of Poria cocos. Take it with water before meals twice a day. Fujian folk herbal medicine

② Treatment of leucorrhea: one or two white rouge flower roots, five white hibiscus flowers and five white peony roots. Stewed meat to eat. Guiyang folk herbal medicine

3 cure red collapse: red rouge two or two, red cockscomb one or two, dizziness medicine one or two, five money stewed rabbit's ear trotters. Guiyang folk herbal medicine

④ Treatment of acute arthritis: fresh mirabilis jalapa root. Decoct in water, add tofu for body heat and trotters for body cold. Handbook of Chinese herbal medicine

⑤ Treatment of carbuncle and back sore: fresh mirabilis jalapa root. Peel and wash, mash with a little brown sugar, apply to the affected area, and change it twice a day. Fujian folk herbal medicine

Conclusion: I have gained a lot through the study of this course. In the future, I want to be a thoughtful flower viewer. Appreciating flowers depends not only on its gorgeous appearance, but also on its attributes, growing environment, distribution area, ornamental value and medicinal value. Through the study of flowers, I also feel the magic of nature. It has given us too many treasures, and we can't waste them in ignorance. I want to study and use more diligently.

References: Herbal Flower Spectrum, Textual Research on Plant Names, Herbal Medicine in Southern Yunnan, Flower Picking Rice, A Dream of Red Mansions, Fujian Folk Herbs, Guiyang Folk Herbs, Guiyang Folk Herbs, Chinese Herbal Manual, Fujian Folk Herbs, etc.

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