What is the origin of the name "Hanxiao flower" (Michelia figo)?

Other names of Michelia figo

Hanxiao mei, Hanxiao plum, Shanjiezi, bailanhua, Tanghuangxin tree, banana flower, banana shrub.

Growth habits of Michelia figo

Michelia figo originally grows in shady mixed woods on shady slopes, and is especially luxuriant along stream valleys. It prefers shade, and a weakly shaded environment is more favorable for growth. It avoids direct sunlight, so shade should be provided indoors in summer.

Michelia figo likes a warm environment and is not cold-tolerant. In areas south of the Yangtze River, it can overwinter outdoors in a sunny spot. But in other areas, it should be moved into a greenhouse before frost in late autumn and overwinter at a temperature of about 10°C.

Michelia figo is not tolerant of dryness or barren soil, and also fears waterlogging. It requires well-drained, fertile, slightly acidic soil, and neutral soil can also be tolerated.

Medicinal value of Michelia figo

Michelia figo mostly grows in mixed woods on hillsides. According to records in medical books such as Compendium of Materia Medica and scientific verification, natural plants and flowers not only please the eye with their brilliant colors, beautiful forms and fragrance, but also contain rich nutrients, bioactive components and natural plant essences. The Runze Tang functional flower and herb tea series has passed demonstration and appraisal by national industry associations and domestic authoritative experts. It has extremely high value for drinking and health care.

According to the different nutritional components and medicinal effects contained in flowers and herbs, and combined with experts' many years of practical experience, natural flowers and herbs with the same effects are organically combined, and according to flower color, flower shape, flower fragrance and variety, they are blended into flower and herb tea series with different beauty and health care effects.

Drinking flower and herb tea can not only make people feel happy and invigorated, but also has the magical effects of promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, nourishing the skin and improving appearance, calming the mind and reducing stress, slimming and shaping the body, strengthening health and preventing disease, and prolonging life. Regular drinking can also make the skin delicate, rosy, smooth and bright, full of luster and elasticity.

Flower language of Michelia figo

Reserve, subtlety, beauty, dignity, purity, nobility, and elegance.

It is precisely because Michelia figo opens but does not fully spread, as if smiling without speaking, that it largely accords with the reserve and suggestion of Chinese people, and is deeply loved by people.