The flower language of Lingxiao flower

Introduction: Lingxiao flower is one of the famous flowers in Lianyungang City. Nancheng Town, a thousand-year-old Phoenix city, enjoys the reputation of "the hometown of Lingxiao". A plant of the family Bignonaceae native to the central provinces of China. It is a deciduous vine that uses aerial roots to climb upwards. It has medicinal value and has certain economic value for planting. So what is Lingxiao Flower Language? Come and take a look.

(1) The flower language of Lingxiao:

Admiration and reputation. It symbolizes maternal love and is often placed together with holly and primrose to form a bouquet and be given to mothers to express their love for her.

(2) Introduction to Campsis flowers

The flowers of Campsis grandiflora (Thunb.) K.Schum. or Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. . It is produced all over the country and is mostly cultivated. It is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places, with the best products in Suzhou, Jiangsu. Pick them when the flowers are in full bloom in summer and autumn. Sun-dried or low-temperature dried, used raw.

The medicinal properties are pungent and slightly cold. Returns to liver and pericardium meridians.

Efficacy: Break blood stasis, stimulate menstruation, cool blood and expel wind.

Applications

1. Blood stasis, amenorrhea, mass accumulation and bruises. The pungent powder of this product promotes blood circulation, can break blood stasis, unblock meridians, disperse syndrome and relieve swelling and pain. To treat blood stasis and amenorrhea, it can be used with Angelica sinensis, safflower, and red peony root, such as Ziwei powder ("Gynecology Jade Ruler"); to treat blood stasis and accumulation of abdominal mass, it can be used with turtle shell, paeonol bark, etc., such as turtle shell Jianwan ("Synopsis of the Golden Chamber"); to treat bruises and bruises, it can be pounded and applied alone, or it can be combined with frankincense, myrrh and other medicines.

2. Rubella, tinea, itchy skin, and acne. This product is cold in nature, purges heat, cools blood and dispels wind, and is suitable for those with heat in the blood. To treat itching all over the body, "Medicine Zhengzhuan" states that this product alone can be used as a powder, mixed with wine, and can also be used with Rehmannia glutinosa, Danbark, and Tribulus terrestris; to treat rubella and tinea, use realgar, coptis, araceae, etc. as a powder for external application. , such as Lingxiao Huasan ("Principles of Syndrome and Treatment").

3. Blood in the stool and metrorrhagia. This product is cold in nature, clears away heat, cools blood and stops bleeding. For blood-heat, bloody stools and metrorrhagia, it can be ground into powder and taken alone, or it can be used equally with Sanguisorba, Sophora japonica and Radix Rehmanniae.

Usage and Dosage: Decoct and take, 3-10g. Appropriate amount for external use.

Please note that pregnant women should not use this product.

Summary of ancient books

1. "Shen Nong's Materia Medica": "Housewife suffers from postpartum lactation disease, collapse, mass, anemia, cold and heat, and weight loss.

< p> 2. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It promotes blood circulation and can remove the hidden fire in the blood, so it is mainly used for diseases such as lactation, metrorrhagia, and blood heat and wind."

3. "Ben Jing Fengyuan": "Lingxiaohua is used for the symptoms of mass blood obstruction, tingling of blood, wind and malignant sores, all because of its ability to disperse bad blood.

< p> Modern research

1. Chemical composition: Contains apigenin, β-sitosterol, capsaicin, salicylic acid, ferulic acid, etc.

2. Pharmacological effects: The decoction has varying degrees of inhibitory effects on Shigella flexneri and Typhoid bacilli; apigenin has a moderate antispasmodic effect on smooth muscle, and can resist ulcers. Effect.

3. Clinical research: There are reports that Lingxiao flower has been used clinically to treat primary liver cancer, lupus erythematosus, alcoholic nose, headache, gastrointestinal polyps, measles, etc., and achieved certain effects.