What are the values and uses of garden balsam? A detailed guide

In the height of summer, when cicadas sing and fireflies dance, lotus flowers first bloom, and jasmine fills the air with fragrance, garden balsam also blooms in season. Garden balsam is like a crane's crest, like a colorful phoenix, graceful in posture and charmingly lovely. The fragrant and gaudy red garden balsam and the delicate jade-green garden balsam both open in the morning, when cold butterflies and hungry bees are still lost in fragrant dreams - this is the best time to appreciate garden balsam. Because its flower colors and varieties are extremely rich, garden balsam is a commonly used material for beautifying flower beds and flower borders; it can be planted in clumps, in groups, and in pots, and can also be used as a cut flower for water culture.

The entire garden balsam plant can be used as medicine, and the pure white garden balsam in particular has higher medicinal value, with effects such as promoting blood circulation, regulating menstruation, dispelling wind and relieving pain, and relieving itching. However, it is contraindicated for patients with hypertension.