Orchid stem: Bletilla striata, pseudo-bulb as medicine, detumescence and hemostasis, nourishing lung and promoting granulation to relieve pain, moistening tendons and strengthening strength; Shrimp ridge orchid with tassels can clear away heat and toxic materials, strengthen tendons and bones.
Orchid (scientific name: cymbidium? Subspecies): Epiphytic or terrestrial herb with several or more leaves, usually located at the base or lower node of pseudobulb, in two rows, banded or rarely oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, with a broad leaf sheath around the base and a joint. There are several flowers in the raceme, and the colors are white, pure white, white green, yellow-green, yellow-yellow, yellow-brown, yellow, red, cyan and purple.
Orchids among the traditional famous flowers in China only refer to some terrestrial orchids distributed in China, such as Cymbidium hybridum, Cymbidium hybridum, Cymbidium hybridum, commonly known as "China Orchids". This orchid is very different from tropical orchids, with large flowers and bright colors. They have no conspicuous brilliance and huge flowers and leaves, but they have a simple, quiet, elegant and noble temperament, which conforms to the aesthetic standards of orientals. It has been cultivated in China for more than 1000 years.
China people have always regarded orchids as a symbol of nobility and elegance, and they are called "Four Gentlemen" together with "Plum, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum". Usually, "Zhang Lan" is used to describe the beauty of poetry, and "Lan Jiao" is used to describe the truth of friendship. Some people also use orchids to express pure love, such as "the spirit remains unchanged as orchid, the heart remains unchanged as orchid" and "finding a bosom friend and giving a dream to Xiaoxiang". 65438+May 0985 Orchids were rated as four of the top ten famous flowers in China.
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Economic value:
The value of orchid itself comes from its high ornamental value, extensive medicinal value and edible value, which is the innate natural attribute of orchid. In addition, orchids also have unique fragrance value and rare species value. The economic value of orchids is reflected in a process of being gradually recognized.
Ornamental value:
The orchid has a wonderful flower shape, rich colors, quiet fragrance and elegant posture. They are native to deep mountain valleys and are called gentlemen in flowers and gentlemen in fragrance in China. Orchid is one of the precious flowers, with elegant shape and fragrant smell, which is deeply loved by people. Whether planted alone or in pieces, it has high ornamental value.
Medicinal value:
There are many kinds of orchids, and there are 122 species in medicinal botany records, such as four seasons orchid, golden clover orchid, sandalwood and so on. The medicinal functions of orchids are recorded in ancient medical books in China, such as Shennong's Herbal Classic, Herbal Supplement and Compendium of Materia Medica. For example, most kinds of orchids, such as Rhizoma Gastrodiae, Rhizoma Sparganii, Cymbidium sinense, Dendrobium nobile, etc., are excellent Chinese herbal medicines and have great medicinal value.
In modern society, the whole herb of Phyllanthus urinaria can be used as medicine, which has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, expelling wind and removing dampness, diminishing inflammation and diuresis; Bletilla striata, with its pseudobulb as medicine, can reduce swelling, stop bleeding, replenish lung, promote granulation and relieve pain, moisten tendons and strengthen strength; Shrimp ridge orchid with tassels can clear away heat and toxic materials, strengthen tendons and bones; Lycoris radiata can treat liver disease.
Edible value:
Orchids can be used to make flower wine, pickled, cold salad and scented tea. The foothills of the Himalayas in India are rich in wild Himbieland, and the local indigenous people cut the tender pseudo-bulbs into pieces to prepare delicious food. In Kyoto, Japan, some people also dried and soaked Chunlan into "Orchid Tea" for sale, which has a unique aroma and flavor. In other places, there are noodles, drinks and other foods made of orchids.
Aromatic value:
Flavoring materials made of orchids, such as "vanilla essence", are the highest natural flavor of biscuits and ice cream. Vanilla essence is made from the fruit of Mexican vanilla by fermentation, and it is also widely planted in China.
Species value:
Orchidaceae is one of the largest plant families in the world, with nearly 20 thousand species in the world, mainly distributed in tropical areas, with the most concentrated tropical rain forest. There are more than 1240 species of orchids in China, mainly distributed in tropical areas. But at present, some famous orchids are on the verge of extinction, and their species value should be protected by everyone.
Cultural value:
Generally speaking, the cultural value of orchids is composed and embodied by the orchid noumenon culture and the orchid derivative culture that appeared in the historical development of orchids. The cultural and social values of orchids include cognitive value, aesthetic value, educational value and ethical value, including the unique functions of accumulating and creating national culture, condensing national spirit and inheriting historical culture, which are the fundamental values of orchids.
Cognitive value:
Orchid culture is an aesthetic philosophy and ideology obtained by specific social individuals and social groups through their own experience and summary in the process of contacting orchids under different historical and cultural background, geographical conditions, economic base, social class and other comprehensive factors. It is a subjective experience of orchids and related things under objective conditions.
The long process of human understanding of orchids is also the process from the beginning to the development of orchid culture. Orchid culture in a broad sense refers to all human activities related to orchids, specifically refers to a set of value orientations formed by human beings in the process of picking, cultivating and appreciating orchids, especially in the process of appreciating orchids.
Generally speaking, western countries know orchids from their shapes. Orchids are diverse, colorful and ever-changing in shape. Flower shape, color, petal texture and inflorescence are the focus of their appreciation. Oriental Orchid Culture and China Orchid Culture have the longest history, and also gave birth to Japanese Orchid Culture and Korean Orchid Culture, forming a unique Oriental Orchid Culture.
Aesthetic value:
People like orchids not only because of their natural biological properties, but also because of their graceful appearance, which makes people feel beautiful. This kind of aesthetic feeling is more and more intense and profound, and has developed into an aesthetic of orchid. The special and pleasant beauty of orchids shows its aesthetic value day by day, meets people's spiritual needs, and breeds and establishes its soul position of economic value and cultural value in human society.
Educational value:
In the traditional culture of China, orchid culture belongs to traditional culture and is a bright pearl in traditional culture. Orchid culture in China has a long history and profound cultural connotation, which is closely linked with China culture. It is a symbol of noble and elegant humanistic spirit, patriotism and indomitable outstanding personality quality, and it is also the concise culture of China for thousands of years.
The elegance, exquisiteness, beauty and fragrance of orchids have attracted poets and poets of all ages to paint poems for them. The written records about Whelan in China's ancient books have a history of more than 2,000 years, which was first found in The Book of Songs. Confucius once praised the orchid "Lan Zhi was born in a secluded valley, and everyone is fragrant" and praised it as "the fragrance of kings".
Qu Yuan, a great patriotic poet, compared orchids to noble character in Lisao: "Green leaves are full of branches, fragrant Feifei is full of flowers" and "I am full of orchids and a hundred acres of trees". Others, such as Zuo Zhuan, Yue Shu, Chu Ci, Shu Zhi and Jin Shu, all recorded orchids.
These famous sentences are widely copied and spread, and are widely quoted as allusions in various Confucian classics. It is the literati of past dynasties who express their feelings through things that endow this plant with unique human emotional color, making orchid a cultural concept with certain ideal content and emotional color, and a colorful cultural symbol.
Moral value:
With the continuous development of social history, social material wealth is also accumulating, people's spiritual wealth is also constantly enriched and improved, and blue culture is getting more and more attention and recognition. Starting from their own society, people reflect the pursuit of aesthetic feeling of orchids in a cultural way, express their feelings through the charm of orchids, and link orchid culture with the sentiment and moral standards of being a man.
Nowadays, orchid culture has penetrated into all aspects of our lives, giving human life value, spiritual value and even moral cultivation value. At the same time, orchid culture is developing and enriching day by day. Judging from the history of orchid culture, there are ancient orchid culture, orchid cultural tradition and contemporary orchid culture. From the carrier of orchid culture, there are orchid culture in ancient books, orchid culture in the field and orchid grass-roots culture. From the main body of bluegrass, there are bluegrass ontology culture and orchid derivative culture.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-orchid