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The Symbolism of Traditional Chinese Plant Painting: Flowers and Trees Have Feelings Too
If in the garden, this man-made museum of nature, stones symbolize death and water symbolizes void, then the plants placed alongside them symbolize life everywhere. Human beings exist within an overlapping symphony of life and death, and even feelingless plants and trees are...
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When Grain in Ear arrives, the hundred flowers begin to wither. Why did people traditionally give a farewell feast to the Flower Goddess?
"Where the marsh grass grows, grain is sown in ear." At 1:29 on June 6, the third solar term of summer arrives: Grain in Ear. The arrival of Grain in Ear also heralds the opening of the hot midsummer. The so-called "Grain in Ear" refers to wheat beginning to ripen, the grains plump, and the stalks...
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Is Osmanthus a Woody Plant? An Introduction to the Botanical Characteristics of Osmanthus
Osmanthus is one of China's ten traditional famous flowers, an excellent garden tree species that combines greening, beautification and fragrance, with both ornamental and practical value. Osmanthus is pure enough to banish all dust, and its rich fragrance carries far and wide, making it truly outstanding. Especially in mid-autumn, when clusters of osmanthus bloom in full glory, and in the still of the night when the moon is full, drinking wine and admiring the osmanthus, with its aged fragrance assailing the nostrils, leaves one feeling refreshed and clear-headed. In ancient China
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Song Mei is a famous cultivar of Cymbidium goeringii in the orchid family.
Song Mei is a traditional famous cultivar of Cymbidium goeringii (spring orchid) and the representative variety of the plum-petal flower type. It ranks first among the "Four Great Heavenly Kings" of Cymbidium goeringii and is hailed as the "King of Spring Orchids."
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Henna is a traditional Chinese medicine that can both cure ailments and be used for nail art
Henna is the garden balsam. Its flowers are especially beautiful, in deep red, purple, light pink and white, layered in abundance, elegant and lovely. How do you get a good color when dyeing nails with henna? Let's take a look: henna is not only for admiring, ...
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbal Formula Combinations for the Treatment of Pneumoconiosis
In the conservative treatment of cancer with traditional Chinese medicine, many treatments far surpass the effects of Western medicine surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Some drugs like Hedyotis diffusa (white flower snake-tongue grass) have very good and strong efficacy in treating respiratory diseases and anti-cancer effects. As for...
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Appreciation of outstanding works by overseas bonsai enthusiasts: somewhat different from traditional bonsai
A foreign bonsai enthusiast named Tony (not Iron Man Tony Stark) has created a series of astonishing works himself, truly eye-opening. However, his way of naming them is really simple and brutal! ...
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Why is the liver called the "general's organ" in traditional Chinese medicine?
Today, Western medicine has made a deep impression on people's minds, and the liver has become one of the important organs of metabolism, including digestion, absorption and detoxification. On this point, Zhang Liangchen, deputy director of Dongcheng Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, says: This concept and guiding ideology is actually...
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Salvia miltiorrhiza is not only a traditional Chinese medicine, but also produces colorful, beautiful flowers
This wonderful mint relative is often displayed abroad as an ornamental flower, while in our country we usually know it as a traditional Chinese medicine. The root of Salvia miltiorrhiza is used medicinally; it contains tanshinone and is a tonic emmenagogue, with effects such as removing blood stasis, promoting tissue regeneration, invigorating blood circulation, and regulating menstruation...
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What are the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Shegan (Blackberry Lily rhizome)?
Relieving cough and moistening the lungs: Shegan has the effect of relieving cough and moistening the lungs, and is often used to treat cough caused by wind-cold. Reducing internal heat and clearing heat: combined with Huangqin (Baikal Skullcap root), it can reduce internal heat and clear heat. Treating stomach abscess and sores: it has the effect of removing abscesses and sores in the stomach. Eliminating phlegm and soothing the throat: combined with Jiegeng (Balloon Flower root), it has a very good effect of eliminating phlegm and soothing the throat.
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