Soothing flowers suitable for the elderly to grow - save this recommendation for Mom and Dad

Many people, once they reach their later years, enjoy tending some flowers and plants in their home or yard. For one thing, it gives them something to pour their feelings into and take comfort from; for another, regularly caring for flowers and plants also has a health-preserving effect.

For flower-growing enthusiasts, every time they face flowers and plants, it is a full relaxation of mind and spirit. When you are completely absorbed in one thing, the pressures and gloom of daily life gradually fade away. What's more, medical evidence says that growing flowers can lower blood pressure and can have a therapeutic effect on insomnia, neurasthenia and more.

In addition to all this, today we have also put together a systematic introduction to some flowers that are themselves of great benefit to the elderly. Hurry and save this for Mom and Dad.

Japanese honeysuckle

Elderly people who are prone to internal heat and have relatively high blood pressure can grow Japanese honeysuckle.

It has been a Chinese herbal medicine since ancient times; its flowers, branches and leaves can all be used medicinally. It not only lowers blood pressure and clears the mind and dispels wind-heat, but can also promote body fluid production and detoxify, with very effective action against wind-heat colds and sore, swollen throat.

Brew Japanese honeysuckle and rhubarb as a tea at a 3:1 ratio, then add a little honey; it can have a stomach-strengthening and intestine-moistening effect.

Brew Japanese honeysuckle and chrysanthemum in a 1:1 amount with boiling water and then drink it; it can clear internal heat, cool the body and relieve wind-heat sore throat.

Dry Japanese honeysuckle in the sun and then make it into a pillow. Sleeping on it every night as you drift off can have the effects of lowering blood pressure, clearing internal heat, calming the liver and brightening the eyes.

Japanese honeysuckle loves warm, humid environments, tolerates cold and waterlogging, and is not strict about soil.

Rose of Sharon

Elderly people who are prone to coughing and internal heat can grow a pot of rose of Sharon at home.

Rose of Sharon not only has high ornamental value, but can also be used medicinally. It can clear heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and pain, and treat phlegm and cough - you could say it is a natural "doctor" in the home.

Brew rose of Sharon flowers, add white sugar and take it; it can treat cough from lung heat.

Cook rose of Sharon flowers and rice with an appropriate amount of white sugar into porridge and take it; it has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying and relieving cough.

Rose of Sharon is highly adaptable; it likes sunlight but also tolerates shade, and is not strict about soil.

Cactus

Elderly people who need to lower blood sugar and nourish and strengthen the stomach can grow a pot of cactus.

Keeping it at home not only decorates the home and guards against radiation interference, but it also has good medicinal value and can be used to treat cough, sore throat, and pain from qi stagnation in the heart and stomach, among others.

Cactus is bitter and cold in nature. Although it has a strong heat-clearing and detoxifying effect, using too much of it can cause diarrhea, so elderly people with weak spleen and stomach should eat as little of it as possible.

Simmer cactus with white sugar and fresh lily over low heat for 10 minutes, and eat it as a thick soup to moisten the lungs and lower blood lipids and blood pressure.

Cactus does not demand much from its environment; it tolerates heat and cold, and loves strong sunlight.

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum can clear heat and detoxify, nourish the liver and brighten the eyes, and is very suitable for the elderly to grow.

Chrysanthemum is one of the Four Gentlemen among flowers, symbolizing a character that is pure, aloof and independent beyond the world, and it can also be brewed as tea to refresh the mind, brighten the eyes and lower blood pressure.

Brew sun-dried chrysanthemum with boiling water and drink it long term; it can increase the body's calcium, regulate cardiac function and lower cholesterol levels in the body, and is very suitable for middle-aged and older people to take.

Moreover, it is recorded in ancient texts that frequently eating or taking foods made from chrysanthemum can bring longevity.

Chrysanthemum likes a cool environment and has relatively strong cold tolerance; an environment with ample light helps it bloom.

Jasmine

When it comes to clearing the liver and brightening the eyes, and reducing inflammation and detoxifying, jasmine is also a suitable choice.

First, jasmine's flowers are elegant and charmingly fragrant, and it is itself a variety many elderly people like. Keep a pot at home and the whole summer is filled with its refreshing fragrance. What's more, jasmine is very suitable for brewing tea - you could say it is the emperor among flower teas.

Brewing jasmine as tea has a certain refreshing effect, so do not drink it before bed to avoid affecting sleep. The daily amount should be controlled at around 10g.

Brewing jasmine and rose together and drinking it can expel toxins from the body and is beneficial to health.

Jasmine loves a warm, humid, well-ventilated semi-shaded environment, and the soil is best as acidic humus soil.

Kalanchoe

This is a flower variety with an excellent symbolic meaning. Kalanchoe looks beautifully lush overall, and keeping it at home can beautify the room.

Moreover, at night kalanchoe opens the stomata on the surface of its leaves and releases a large amount of oxygen, which can purify indoor air very well.

There is a lovely saying about kalanchoe: its flower language is long life and great fortune and prosperity. If you buy two pots of kalanchoe and give them to the elderly in the family, it can carry a very good meaning for fortune and can help the elderly be healthier and live longer.

Kalanchoe likes a mild, humid environment; both too low and too high temperatures are bad for its healthy growth. During the growing period, ensure about 8 hours of sunlight each day.

Elephant bush

Elephant bush is also a plant very suitable for the elderly to grow. Its scientific name is Portulacaria afra, and it is a succulent shrub variety.

Its magical quality is that as the intensity of sunlight varies, the plant's branches and leaves turn different colors, looking absolutely beautiful.

When elephant bush grows to a certain height, it can be pruned into a bonsai with a uniquely artistic mood. Its sprouting ability and malleability are both very strong, making it the ideal choice for the elderly to prune bonsai and cultivate their character.

Elephant bush can also purify formaldehyde and excess carbon dioxide from the air, making indoor air especially fresh.

It loves a warm, dry, sunny environment, is not cold-tolerant, and has strong drought tolerance. In summer, shade it appropriately and maintain good ventilation.

Orchid

Many older people quite like growing orchids. Since ancient times, the orchid has been a symbol of purity and elegance, and a symbol of noble character.

The orchid has an elegant, mysterious fragrance that no other flower in the world can compare with.

Moreover, as one of the Four Gentlemen among flowers, the orchid symbolizes the temperament of an intellectual and the restrained elegance of a nation, and is a typical representative of refined culture.

Giving an orchid to an elderly person represents lofty respect and sincere wishes for health and longevity.

The roots, leaves and flowers of the orchid can all be used medicinally. Dry the flowers, add honey, brew with boiling water and drink; it can have the effects of relieving summer heat and cooling the body, and moistening the lungs and stopping cough.

Orchids like a humid, cool environment, fear direct sunlight, and should not have standing water in the pot; choose humus soil with high nutritional value that is loose and fertile.

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