Sunday, October 23, 2011

Chrysanthemum practices and nutrition knowledge

Compositae chrysanthemum chrysanthemum flower heads. Daisy is a perennial herb, is cultivated varieties, capitulum varied, form, color varies. Cultivated all over the country. Medicinal Chrysanthemum Henan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Shandong cultivated most.
Flowering in early November when the election sunny dew dry harvested in batches or in the afternoon, pick flowers, avoid piling up, the need for timely dry or spread thin in ventilation, because the property is divided into different varieties of dried herbs and dried.

Chrysanthemum mm main producing counties in Anhui were referred to as "bo-ju," Chu county are called "Chu Ju", Shexian who said, "Gongju"; mainly produced in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Haining and were referred to as "chrysanthemum"; were mainly produced in Henan called "Huai-ju"; produced in Shandong are called "economic Ju."



 
1 mm inverted cone-shaped daisy capitulum diameter of 1.5 to 3 cm, bracts 3 to 4 layers, oval, yellow-green grass quality, external coat, hemispherical receptacle. Several layers of ray florets, female, located outside the siege, white, fresh direct, scattered golden glands; tubular flowers most of the sexes, in the center, yellow, light weight, quality-run, dry crisp. Air fragrance, sweet, slightly bitter flavor.


(2) Chu Ju irregular spherical, 1.5 to 2.5 cm in diameter, ray florets white, irregularly twisted, and sometimes visible light brown spots; tubular flowers and more hidden.
3 Gongju with Chu Ju, but the ray florets are usually no glands, tubular flowers less exposed.


4 chrysanthemum dish or flat spherical diameter of 2.5 and 4 cm white or yellow ray florets, usually without glands, tubular flowers most, exposed. Lingers in the full flower petals, white (yellow), aroma, no impurities were better.

  1 is a wind-heat treatment Fanfei commonly used drugs, and more with mulberry leaves, mint, forsythia compatibility, a total of memorial to the throne of relieving wind power.
2 for liver and red eyes caused by wind-heat astringent pain. Often with Tribulus terrestris, with oneself, etc.; as nourishing yin with drugs such as medlar, to yellow, can be used for liver and kidney deficiencies, blurred vision, such as Qi Ju Di Huang Wan.
3 can be used for hyperactivity, liver wind dizziness, headache, dizziness, often with abalone, Uncaria.
4 more exogenous wind-heat with yellow chrysanthemums, white daisy Liver eyesight and more.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

On the varieties of jasmine flower

Univalve jasmine plant is short, 70 to 90 cm, slender stems, a vine, the vine Jasmine said. Leaf blade elliptic, thin leaves, leaf end slightly pointed, whole reason, length 5 ~ 9 cm, width of 3.5 ~ 5.5 cm. Corolla lobes ( petals) monolayer, less, 7 ~ 11, each piece about 1.3 cm, 1 cm wide, oval, white, the surface rugulose, apex slightly pointed, the so called pointed jasmine. Univalve Jasmine corolla tube longer, ca. 1.5 cm, 2 stamens and pistil equaling. Jusan inflorescence, terminal or axillary, each inflorescence bearing 3 to 12 flowers, up more than 30 flowers. Bud slightly long, smaller and lighter. Our univalve jasmine, after all the years of breeding, the formation of a larger local varieties, high yield, good quality of the Fujian Changle, Fuzhou, Jinhua, Taiwan. 



Which Taiwan jasmine flower is fresh, pure, fresh spirit. Univalve jasmine flower buds open earlier in the evening, Fu Hua is generally 6 ~ 7 when open, every hundred flowers, Fu Hua 22 ~ 25 grams, more than double argue Jasmine light. Use the univalve Jasmine scenting jasmine scented tea, rich aroma, taste Xianshuang, double valve Jasmine as. Univalve jasmine flower strong resistance to drought, suitable for mountain, hilly slope planting, but flower yield less than double valve jasmine, every 0.067 hectares producing 150 ~ 200 kg, high is not more than 400 kg, and not cold, no waterlogging tolerance, disease and insect resistance ability.


Double valve jasmine is our country large area cultivated varieties. Plant height of 1 ~ 1.5 meters, to erect and bushy shrub, much branched stems, coarse hard, the base of the stalk epidermis Taupe wrinkles. Stems green, hale branch angles and short hair. Leaves opposite, broadly ovate, entire, net veined, dark green leaves, leaf quality than the thick and shiny. Jusan inflorescence, terminal or axillary, each inflorescence borne bud 3 ~ 17, up more than 30 above. Buds ovoid, the top is flat or slightly pointed, also known as flat jasmine. Double valve jasmine is usually with the pointed quality better than univalve jasmine flowers, stout, slightly low water content. Corolla tube slightly shorter than univalve jasmine, ca. 1 cm. Corolla lobes ( i.e. more petals ), 13 ~ 18, base the Ministry is imbricate joint are arranged into two layers, the inner layer of 4 ~ 8, 7 ~ 10 layer.


Petals ca. 1.1 cm, ca. 1 cm wide. 2 stamens, pistils 1. Flowers white, waxy flowers, obviously, more thick, spit fragrance later and slow. Flower buds open time is univalve Jasmine later 2 hours, Fu Hua, general in the evening of 8 ~ 9 or so open, natural spit fragrance can retard the ten hours. Every hundred flowers, flowers about 23 grams, Fu Hua is about 30 grams, autumn flowers about 26 grams. Double valve Jasmine scenting tea mellow aroma is full-bodied, though not a single Jasmine fresh spirit, pure, but double valve Jasmine branches tenacity, good stress tolerance, relatively cold-resistant, moisture resistance, easy cultivation, high yield per unit area, at present our country main plant is double valve jasmine. In Guangxi Hengxian plant, may of that year to year, every 0.067 hectares of flower yield of up to 150 ~ 200 kg, 3 years in every 0.067 hectare yield about 500 kilograms, above 5 years general every 0.067 hectares of up to 800 ~ 1000 kg, the most prolific of up to 1500 kg and above.



Multiple valve Jasmine shoots have obvious wart. The green leaves, buds tight knot, a round and small, slightly concave top. Corolla lobes ( petals) small and thick, and is particularly much, generally 16 ~ 21, base imbricate joint arranged in 3 ~ 4 layer, open structured. Stamens 2 ~ 3. Multiple valve Jasmine Fu Hua at 7 ~ 8 when open, is to open the 1 ~ 2 layers, the rest next to finish. There are no open and withered. Multiple valve jasmine flower opening time drags on for a long time, aroma is lighter, lower output, as scenting tea flowers not ideal. But the strong drought, on the slopes of dryland robust growth, such as with excellent single or double valve Jasmine varieties hybridization breeding ( or grafting ), it is likely to acquire resistance, good quality, high yield of jasmine flowers new breed ( new plant ).

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Ancient China has a flower of traditional

The origin of floral art to be attributed to people's love of flowers, the flowers freeze-frame, express a mood to experience the life of the true and brilliant.


Chinese style in China in nearly 2000 years ago had the original arrangement of ideas and prototypes. Flower arrangement to Tang Zhaoshi has been popular, and in the court of the epidemic, in the temple as the Buddha altar for flower. The Song Dynasty period in the folk art has gained in popularity, and by the writer's affection, in the appreciation of the poems on flower arranging many. To the Ming Dynasty, Chinese flower arrangement art not only widespread popularity, and ikebana monograph come out, such as Zhang Qiande author of" bottle" n. 



Yuan Hongdao" bottle", history etc.. China Flower Art Development in the Ming Dynasty, has reached its peak period, in the technique, theory is quite mature and perfect; in style, emphasize the natural lyrical, beautiful and simple, elegant show of color, simple design. The art of flower arrangement in the folk, but the lack of attention to the development and popularization of. The modern Chinese because of the war and other factors, floral art in folk basically disappeared. Until recent years, along with the development of national economy and the reform and opening, people living standard rises stage by stage, flowers was gradually returned to the people's life. The east flower advocate natural, exquisite beautiful lines and natural attitude. The composition layout scattered high and low, pitching echo, density separation, elegant and smooth work. According to plant growth in the natural form, erect, drooping tilt and different arrangement forms.



Japanese style in sixth Century, the emperor of Japan envoys ( quite and today's diplomats ) Onono Imoko to China to do cultural exchange of goodwill visit, he returned to Japan with a lot of Chinese calligraphy and painting, engraving, literature, drama and gardening and flowers for the Buddha. Onono Imoko was a monk who lived in Kyoto, six corner church small pond next to the temple, the first Japanese Ikebana is finished here. From the Japanese had ikebana school starting. The name is called [Chi Fang] is derived from the pool. [Chi Fang] is Japan's oldest original flower school, now is in charge of forty-fifth on behalf of Chi Fang - Chi Fang yong.


Western style of western style originated in the Mediterranean coast of western flower arrangement, early in the 2000 A.D. the culture period. From ancient Greece to Rome later, through the medieval culture stop period, from fourteen to sixteenth Century was laid the foundation for modern western style foundation. Western flower arrangement with Chinese and Japanese flower arranging compared to emphasize the utility and the design idea, general more into daily life, meet the daily life decoration effect.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Thai floral arrangement can also learn more customs

The flower of life is short, but very fine color feature. Who went to the Thailand tourism, will see the Thailand floral decoration, whether in complex textile finished form, or as a welcome gift, or more complex for the creative, to end on the table to decorate the atmosphere or as a religious blessing purposes, Thai floral creative play can be roughly divided into three types.


 
The first known as the" Rai", which means needle, wire strings into every kind of garlands and wreaths, most is the jasmine, rose and almost in every temple are sold to pilgrimage cult with garland; sometimes people will garland hanging in the window or door, or on the ceiling suspension as chandelier general decorative room.

 
In second called the" Chat Phan" or disc. A pile of damp soil or sand on the disk, and then implanted flowers, foliage and for trimming and shaping, the traditional flower shape is often a rounding of pyramid type, like the lotus seat, this is the most beautiful flower in the art of Thailand play, dazzling geometry can be mistaken for color laminated fine porcelain!
 

 
In third called the" Bai Si", namely the North Korea banana leaves deftly fold out the different shapes, used in many traditional religious ceremonies. Although morphology throughout different, but are indispensable. For example, one called" Bai Si Pak Cham" encoding method, the central is a cone made of banana leaf rice, inside decoration, which are covered with tender egg, sometimes with a string of jasmine corolla to decorate, followed by other different decorative flower cone. This particular model is mostly placed in the spiritual homes in order to bring good luck, sometimes referred to as the student to teacher 's gift.

 
Floral need exquisite workmanship and superior aesthetic taste, it has become the Thailand culture and an important link, through the long history of Thailand, still active in the popular local bright.