After the autumn, use the fragrance of osmanthus, warm the stomach, and Jinjin.

Autumn always seems to be linked with osmanthus. The fragrance of the first osmanthus every year seems to always show the real arrival of autumn, which is particularly joyful. Especially the autumnal equinox, when the osmanthus is full of osmanthus, eat osmanthus cakes, drink osmanthus latte, the osmanthus flavor floating in the air, and the city is filled with a strong and unique sweet fragrance.

Are all osmanthus so fragrant? Is the "Citrus" flower ring worn by osmanthus and champion, is it the same plant? How do osmanthus trees identify when not blooming? There are many knowledge of osmanthus. On the occasion of autumn, let's listen to what the experts in Chenshan Botanical Garden say.

Is it so fragrant?

Osmanthus, also known as wood rhino, is native to Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces in southwestern China. It has a unique sweet fragrance and has been widely planted in my country's Huaihe River Basin and its south.

According to historical research, osmanthus has been cultivated in China for 2500 years, and osmanthus has been cultivated since the Han Dynasty. After long -term artificial cultivation and selection, osmanthus now mainly includes 4 varieties of Kim Gui, Yin Gui, Dangui, and four seasons. There are several varieties in each variety, and their color and fragrance are different.

Kim Gui: Blossom in autumn, the color of the color is yellow with different shades, the flavor is strong

Silver Gui: Blossom in autumn, yellowish white or light yellow, strong aroma

Danggui: Blossoming in autumn, orange or orange -red in color, lighter fragrance

Four Seasons Gui: Turn on it within a year, yellow or yellowish colors, light fragrance

Among them, the biggest difference between the four seasons and other varieties is that it will bloom all year round, so many people also call the four seasons Gui Yuegui. However, the four seasons are also the lighter among many osmanthus varieties, and they can hardly smell the fragrance. Therefore, sometimes in the spring and summer season, citizens will also see that the roadside osmanthus blooms, and even thinks that osmanthus blossoms in the anti -season. In fact, it is just four seasons.

Osmanthus = laurel?

When it comes to osmanthus, you have to mention Laurel. In the mythology, Wu Gang in the palace of Guanghan is "laurel", and on the earth, there is also a "laurel", that is, the camphor plant, the laurel.

Laurel is not osmanthus. Osmanthus is a plant of the wood rhinocetes, leaf -to -family, pair of petals, crown 4 cracks, and 2 stamens, shortening in the base of the corolla cylinder. The flowering period is from September to November in autumn. The laurel belongs to the camphor family, the leaves are alternate, away from the petal flower, the flower monomer of the flower, 4 male and female petals, more stamens, up to 12, and the corolla out of the corolla. The flowering period is March to May in spring.

Laurel blooms (looks similar to osmanthus from a distance) Picture Source: Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden

The laurel leaves are similar to osmanthus leaves, but they have the aroma of osmanthus leaves, so they are also called fragrant leaves and are used by Chinese people to make spices. Whether it is braised, braised pork, or Sichuan hot pot, it is indispensable.

Launana picture source: Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden

Laurel is not born in China. Its hometown is in the Mediterranean region. As early as the ancient Greek period, its branches were compiled into the first crown and worn on the head of the sports competition champion, called the "laurel". But later, the material of laurels gradually became an olive branch symbolizing peace.

How to distinguish between osmanthus trees?

Although the osmanthus taste is fragrant, if a osmanthus tree does not bloom, it is actually like an ordinary evergreen plant. How to distinguish this osmanthus tree? You can observe four characteristics.

First of all, the branches and leaves of osmanthus trees are raw.

Secondly, the shape of the leaves of the osmanthus tree is like the word "Gui", which is called the "Gui" leaf vein. This is also the origin of this plant named "osmanthus".

Third, the trunk of the osmanthus tree is often distributed with diamond leather holes, with rough bark and gray white.

In the end, osmanthus has stacked buds, and its axillary buds are mostly 2-4 stacks, which is also the most critical of the four features.

Osmanthus fragrans

You can see both, but also the medicine

It is known as "the length of the hundred flowers"

Let's take a look at the sexual taste of osmanthus

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Sexual flavor: spoil and warm.

Efficacy: Warm lungs and drinking, dispersing cold pain relief

Osmanthus's medicinal value

☆ Warm stomach

People with cold stomachs, often drinking osmanthus tea after the cooling, is a good way to prevent stomach pain. "Osmanthus Black Tea" has the effect of warming the stomach and analgesic.

☆ Skinjin

It is suitable for those who are hypertensive and diabetes. They can relieve dizziness, low back pain, chills, stools, long urine, and fine pulse.

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Suitable for people with insufficient lungs, chronic cough, asthma. It has the effect of assisting diluted sputum and asthma.

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It is suitable for women who have menstrual dysmenorrhea, which have the effects of beauty and beauty, nourish liver blood, and regulate menstruation.

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Other parts of osmanthus

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Other parts of osmanthus

1. Osmanthus

It has the effects of warming the stomach, flat liver, and dispersing cold, which can be used for deficiency of cold stomach pain.

2. Guigan

It has the effect of removing rheumatism and dispersing cold. Used for rheumatism and bone pain, back pain, kidney deficiency toothache.

3. Branches and roots

The fried juice is applied to the affected area.

Choose osmanthus tips

☆ Look at the shape

Choosing a complete shape of osmanthus, such as a complete dried flower, there are many fragmented osmanthus may be a problem of transportation, which has little effect on the effect of osmanthus, but it is not beautiful enough.

☆ Smell the taste

High -quality osmanthus with fragrance, moldy smell should not be purchased.

☆ Observation color

Good -quality osmanthus, bright colors, dry branches, yellowish colors, and poor quality osmanthus are generally dark colors, unclear color.

As a health plant

Osmanthus has a flavor if you eat it ~

Osmanthus health recipe

Osmanthus

Ingredients: 200 grams of fresh osmanthus, 100 grams of red dates, 50 grams of longan meat, 10 grams of white ginseng, 2000 grams of rice wine, 200 grams of sugar.

Method: After collecting fresh sweet-scented osmanthus, first place the cool and ventilated place for air drying overnight, then mix with the flowers with four or two white sugar (or shattered rock sugar) per catty, and put it in the wine tank for 2-3 days. Add rice wine (also sorghum wine), seal the cellar, open it a year, and then add white ginseng and red dates to soak in about January to open drink.

Efficacy: appetizing and awakening, strengthening the spleen, nourishing deficiency, relieving liver and relieving depression.

Osmanthus cake

Ingredients: 150 grams of glutinous rice flour, 200 grams of warm water, 75 grams of Cheng powder, 40 grams of coloring oil, 80 grams of white sugar, 30 grams of dried osmanthus flowers, and a moderate amount of honey.

practice:

1. Add sugar to warm water and stir until melted. Add glutinous rice flour and clear powder over the sieve and stir until there are no particles.

2. Add color pull oil and mix until the water and oil mix; brush the color of the container to paint the oil, pour the mixed raw materials into the container, and static for 40 minutes.

3. Steam in the pan, steam for 30 minutes after boiling water, steam the mold, cut into pieces with a knife, sprinkle with dry osmanthus, and pour on honey water.

Efficacy: strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, nourish qi and blood.

Source: Most Key Health GRT, Xinmin Evening News, Shanghai Songjiang District Rong Media Center, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden

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