When do pagoda tree flowers bloom? A detailed introduction to the flowering period of pagoda tree flowers

The pagoda tree, also known as the Chinese scholar tree and white locust, is a distinctive tree species commonly used in courtyards. In northern China it is mostly used as a street tree. Its flowers are very beautiful and have certain medicinal value. So when do pagoda tree flowers bloom?

1. When do pagoda tree flowers bloom?

Pagoda tree flowers generally bloom in July-August, and the flowering period is generally about 10-15 days. The flowers are borne in conical inflorescences 15-30 cm long, with butterfly-shaped, milky white corollas. When the flowering period arrives, the pure white pagoda tree flowers hang all over the branches and look very beautiful, and a faint delicate fragrance fills the air.

2. What effects do pagoda tree flowers have?

1. Cooling blood and stopping bleeding

Pagoda tree flowers taste bitter and are slightly cold in nature. In traditional Chinese medicine theory they enter the liver and large intestine meridians, and are a substance with high medicinal value. In clinical practice they are mostly used as adjunct treatment for bleeding and blood-heat type conditions, and have a good effect on conditions such as blood in the stool, blood in the urine and hemorrhoidal bleeding.

2. Lowering blood pressure and preventing stroke

Modern research shows that pagoda tree flowers contain abundant rutin. Rutin is an important substance that increases capillary resistance. It can improve capillary function, increase the elasticity of blood vessel walls, and greatly reduce the chance of cerebral vascular rupture, thereby helping to prevent stroke and high blood pressure.

3. Clearing the liver and draining fire

Pagoda tree flowers enter the liver meridian, and also have a good therapeutic effect on excess liver fire, headache with red eyes, sore and swollen throat, loss of voice, and carbuncles, sores and ulcers.

4. Usually moistening the intestines

Drinking water infused with honey produced from pagoda tree flowers can regulate gastrointestinal function, normalize gastric acid secretion, enhance intestinal peristalsis, and significantly shorten defecation time.

5. Anti-inflammatory and sterilizing

The rutin, sophoradiol and various sugars contained in pagoda tree flowers can quickly kill harmful substances in human blood, prevent them from circulating in the body, and prevent the occurrence of various inflammations. Applying the juice of pagoda tree flowers to the skin can resist fungi well.