What does a flower that sounds beautiful just from its name look like?

Today we are talking about a flower that sounds beautiful just from its name - Pollia japonica. In fact, it also has very down-to-earth names, being called di'ou, zhuye lian, and shanzhu ke cai. It belongs to the Commelinaceae family and the genus Pollia, and is a perennial herbaceous plant distributed in China, Japan, and Korea.

Pollia japonica can grow as tall as 50-90 cm, with slender rhizomes that creep horizontally. The dark green leaves often cluster at the top of the stem, with a rough surface and fine hairs on the underside; the flowers of Pollia japonica bloom like butterflies, with colors like clouds, delicate and gracefully beautiful, giving off a fragrant scent; the fruit is round and spherical, and the peel is dark blue or black when mature.

However, the flowering period of Pollia japonica is not very long, from July to September, and its short duration gives people a feeling of poignant and utter sorrow. But even so, Pollia japonica symbolizes elegance and noble character. Its flower language is also luck, happiness, trust, and reliance, carrying very positive energy that makes people like it very much.

Pollia japonica is also a very good Chinese herbal medicine. The whole plant and roots can be used as medicine; it is pungent and slightly warm. It has the effects of regulating qi and relieving pain, dispelling wind and reducing swelling, nourishing the kidneys and boosting yin, improving eyesight, warming the middle, and removing bad breath. It can also treat conditions such as qi pain in the chest and hypochondrium, swelling and pain of the skin, stomach pain, waist pain, head swelling and pain, tearing, and traumatic injuries. External use can also treat snake and insect bites, carbuncles, boils, and rectal prolapse.