What are the benefits and effects of Chinese rose (Rosa chinensis) in the Rosaceae family, and how does it differ from the rose?
Many women choose a pot of bright and beautiful Chinese rose when growing flowers, and the Chinese rose blooms in all four seasons, making it very suitable for courtyard or pot cultivation. The Chinese rose is not only beautiful but also has many benefits. Today I will introduce to everyone what benefits and effects the Chinese rose has? What is the difference from the rose?
I. Introduction to the Chinese rose
The Chinese rose is also known as Yueyuehong (Jiangsu and Zhejiang), Yueyuehua, Changchunhua (Changchun, Jilin), and Gengshen rose. It originated in central China in Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan and other places, and is now found all over the world. The Chinese rose belongs to the genus Rosa in the family Rosaceae.
The Chinese rose has 3 to 5 leaflets, occasionally 7, broadly ovate or ovate-oblong, 2-6 cm long and 1-3 cm wide, with a gradually pointed tip, a broad wedge-shaped or nearly rounded base, sharply serrated edges, and no hairs on both sides; the petiole and leaf rachis are scattered with prickles and short glandular hairs; the stipules are mostly attached to the petiole, with glandular hairs on the edges. The flowers often grow in clusters of several; the pedicels are long, a few shorter, scattered with short glandular hairs; the flowers are red or rose-colored, about 5 cm in diameter, slightly fragrant; the calyx is ovate, pinnately lobed, with white glandular hairs on the edges.
II. Benefits and effects of the Chinese rose
1. Nature, flavor and meridian entry of the Chinese rose: sweet, warm. Enters the liver meridian.
2. Benefits of the Chinese rose: invigorates blood and regulates menstruation, soothes the liver and relieves depression
The root, leaves and flowers of the Chinese rose can all be used as medicine, and they are sweet in flavor and warm in nature, with benefits such as invigorating blood and regulating menstruation, soothing the liver and relieving depression. Therefore, they are often used to treat qi stagnation and blood stasis, stop bleeding, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, distending pain in the chest and hypochondrium, traumatic injuries, and swelling and pain from blood stasis.
3. Usage and dosage of the Chinese rose
Internal use: the Chinese rose is generally combined with other medicinal materials and decocted in water or brewed with boiling water as tea; 3-6 g of dried product, 9-15 g of fresh product.
External use: mash fresh Chinese rose and apply to the affected area, or grind the dried product into powder and apply to the affected area.
4. Formulas of the Chinese rose
(1) Chinese rose for treating dysmenorrhea: 30 g each of Chinese rose root and cockscomb flower, 9 g of motherwort, decoct in water and cook eggs to eat.
(2) Chinese rose for treating excessive menstruation and excessive vaginal discharge: use 15 g of Chinese rose (or root), decoct in water and take, or stew with pork to eat;
(3) Chinese rose for treating irregular menstruation or dysmenorrhea: ① 10 g of Chinese rose, 30 g of motherwort, decoct in water and take; ② 9 g each of Chinese rose and motherwort, 6 g each of angelica and Chuanxiong, decoct in water and take.
(4) Chinese rose for treating cough due to lung deficiency: stew the Chinese rose with rock sugar and take, repeatedly.
(5) Chinese rose for treating muscle and bone pain and traumatic injuries: ① dry the Chinese rose and grind into powder, take 3 g each time, taken with wine; ② mash the tender leaves of the Chinese rose and apply to the affected area.
(6) Chinese rose for treating tidal fever during menstruation: 10 g of Chinese rose, 12 g of red dates, decoct in water and add an appropriate amount of honey before taking.
5. If you find decocting in water troublesome, you might as well brew Chinese rose petals in water as tea, or add them to other health teas. This has a good effect on relieving gynecological conditions such as dysmenorrhea and irregular menstruation, but do not take it if you have blood deficiency or during menstruation.
6. Dietary contraindications of the Chinese rose: ① the Chinese rose should not be taken frequently; ② those with cold-deficiency of the spleen and stomach and pregnant women should not take the Chinese rose.
III. Differences between the Chinese rose and the rose
Rose and Chinese rose are both plants of the genus Rosa, with no difference in family or genus; the main differences lie in the flowers, leaves and other aspects.
1. Difference one: leaves
The leaves of the Chinese rose are large and flat, glossy, with 4-5 leaflets, inconspicuous leaf veins, and sharp small serrations on the leaf edges.
The leaves of the rose are small and thick, without gloss, with more leaflets than the Chinese rose, up to 7-9, with obvious veins and white soft hairs on the back.
2. Difference two: thorns
The thorns of the Chinese rose grow on the skin, are relatively large, few or absent, generally three or four per node, and are easy to snap off.
The thorns of the rose are stem thorns, small and relatively dense, and generally cannot be snapped off.
3. Difference three: flower color
The colors of the Chinese rose are brilliant and varied, and some also have stripes and spots or are bicolored.
The rose has fewer colors than the Chinese rose and is relatively simple, generally mainly purple-red, pink and white.
4. Difference four: flower shape
The flowers of the Chinese rose are relatively large, with single, double and semi-double petals, and the petal edges curl outward and tip upward.
The flowers of the rose are relatively small, flat and disc-shaped, and the petals generally have three whorls.
5. Difference five: calyx
The calyx of the Chinese rose is slightly recurved, and the calyx generally opens before the flower; the calyx edges have no lobes or only one lobe.
The calyx of the rose curls upward and wraps around, and the calyx opens at the same time as the flower; the calyx edges have multiple lobes.
6. Difference six: fragrance
The fragrance of the Chinese rose is very light, and some have no fragrance.
The fragrance of the rose is rich.
Through the introduction in this article, we have learned that the Chinese rose is not only ornamental but also has high medicinal value, especially for some gynecological diseases such as irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea, for which it has good effects. However, do not take too much; taking an appropriate amount regularly is enough.