The beauty and skincare benefits and effects of Bletilla striata

Few gardening enthusiasts grow Bletilla striata, and many have never even heard of this plant. In fact, Bletilla striata is an excellent ornamental plant, growing no more than 20 to 50 cm tall, with flowers in many colors such as yellow, white, blue, and pink, looking dignified and elegant against its verdant leaves. Besides being used for bonsai, Bletilla striata also has quite a few benefits!

Caring for Bletilla striata

1. Bletilla striata prefers a warm, shady and moist environment. It is slightly cold-tolerant, strongly shade-tolerant, and dislikes direct strong sunlight;

2. It is best grown in well-drained sandy loam rich in humus. Before planting in the ground, apply plenty of base fertilizer and Huadongde nutrient solution;

3. Use the nutrient solution at the right time to help the products of leaf photosynthesis travel to the root system, improving the nutrient conversion rate and the soil-loosening capacity;

4. Bletilla striata often suffers from black spot disease; spray with a 1000-fold dilution of 70% thiophanate-methyl wettable powder.

Bletilla striata can be used not only as an ornamental plant, but is also widely used in the beauty and pharmaceutical industries.

1. Bletilla striata is rich in starch, glucose, volatile oil, mucilage, and more. Applied externally, it can eliminate the marks left by acne on the face, leaving the skin smooth and blemish-free.

2. It astringes and stops bleeding, reduces swelling and promotes tissue regeneration. Bletilla striata can be used for coughing up blood and vomiting blood, bleeding from trauma, sores and swellings with toxin, and cracked skin; coughing up blood from pulmonary tuberculosis, and bleeding from ulcers.