Epiphyllum is a plant flower, about 2-6 meters high, with a cylindrical stem and many branches. Epiphyllum usually blooms at night, and it takes only 4 hours from the beginning of flowering to withering, so it is called a flash in the pan.
What kind of plant is Epiphyllum?
Epiphyllum is a cactus plant with simple leaves and funnel-shaped flowers, which are open at night and have a faint fragrance. This plant is suitable for growing in warm, humid and semi-cool environment. Epiphyllum is afraid of freezing and sun exposure, which requires high temperature. Water regularly during daily maintenance to keep the soil moisture.
Appearance and pictures of epiphyllum
The receptacle of Epiphyllum is green, the main stem length is 13- 18 cm, the flower segments are green and white, light amber, sometimes reddish and needle-shaped, the anthers are light yellow, the style is white, and the stigma is narrow and linear, about 16- 18 mm long.
Efficacy and function of epiphyllum
Epiphyllum petals have tea, ornamental and medicinal functions, and also have a good effect on treating irritability and insomnia, and also have obvious therapeutic and analgesic effects on heart and stomach pain caused by poor mental state such as palpitation and insomnia or other reasons.
Usually, when making tea with hot water, you can also add rock sugar to mix and drink, and then add epiphyllum to brew, which can not only relieve cough and phlegm, but also eliminate pneumonia, bloodshot sputum and asthma. And clearing blood and detoxifying. Its heat-clearing effect can also treat constipation, hematochezia, swelling and sores caused by large intestine fever.