Cornus is originally a plant, but on the Double Ninth Festival in September, many people go up to the mountains to pick it. So, what does dogwood mean? What does man's dogwood mean?
What does Cornus officinalis refer to?
Cornus officinalis, also known as "Yuejiao" and "Ai Zi", is an evergreen and fragrant plant that has the functions of killing insects, disinfecting, and repelling cold. Function of wind. Woody Cornus can be divided into Evodia, Dogwood and Cornus officinale, all of which are famous traditional Chinese medicines. Wearing dogwood is one of the customs in China during the Spring Festival. During the Double Ninth Festival on September 9th, when people climb mountains and climb mountains, they wear cloth bags with dogwood on their arms (called "dogwood bags" in ancient times).
Cornus officinalis is a small deciduous tree with small yellow flowers and oval, red fruits that taste sour and can be used as medicine.
What does Cornus officinalis mean?
On the Double Ninth Festival, according to Chinese folk customs, in addition to climbing high to look into the distance and drinking chrysanthemum wine, people also wear dogwood or dogwood sachets. . The relationship between the Double Ninth Festival and Dogwood was first seen in a story in "Xu Qixie Ji": Huan Jing, a native of Runan, studied Taoism with Fei Changfang. One day, Fei Changfang told Huan Jing that on September 9th, there will be a big disaster in your family. The solution is to ask everyone in the family to make a colorful bag, put dogwood in it, wrap it around their arms, climb high mountains, and drink it. Chrysanthemum wine. On the ninth day of September, Huan Jing's family followed this plan. When they returned home in the evening, they found that all the chickens, dogs, cattle and sheep at home were dead, but the whole family was safe and sound because they had gone out. So the function of Cornus officinalis to ward off evil spirits was passed down.
Poetry of Cornus officinalis
Poetry of Cornus officinalis
Author: Xu Xuan
All things come into being in the west, and Cornus officinalis is uniquely famous. The red knots in the rows of the room are small, and the clothes are fragrant and light.
The dew is still heavy, but the morning sun shines brighter. Changhe chrysanthemum wine and a high banquet were served to the Western Qing Dynasty.
Wangchuan Collection·Zhu Yuba
Author: Wang Wei
Fruity, red and green, complex and blooming like a flower. A guest in the mountains placed this hibiscus cup.
Dogwood
Author: Wang Wei
Zhu Shi is blooming at the foot of the mountain, and the fragrance is more fragrant in the cold. Fortunately, there is a cluster of sweet-scented osmanthus, and the autumn moon is facing the window.
Reply to Liu Kui's Ode to Dogwood
Author: Cheng Lin
Singing on the autumn wind stage, the wine is full of flowers.
Qu Yi will die if he does not give birth to a god, so what if he ties a knot of dogwood to wear it?
Benefits of Cornus officinalis for boys
Since ancient times, women have been yin and men have been yang. Double Ninth Festival is the second male, so there is a custom of enjoying chrysanthemums and planting dogwood. Did the poster know that one person is missing from planting dogwood all over the place? This is a masterpiece of radical culture and modern diaosi.
Dogwood pulp contains 16 kinds of amino acids. In addition, it contains a large number of essential elements for the human body. In addition, it contains saponins with strong physiological activity, polysaccharides, malic acid, tartaric acid, phenols, resins, tannins and vitamins A and C.
Cornus officinalis meat is rich in nutrients and functional ingredients. Li Shizhen’s "Compendium of Materia Medica" in the Ming Dynasty collected the experience of doctors in the past dynasties in using Cornus officinalis, and listed Dogwood as nourishing blood and essence, nourishing liver and kidney, regulating qi, and tonifying deficiency. , medicine for improving eyesight and strengthening body.