What is the flower language of Hypericum erectum, and is it the same medicine as Forsythia suspensa?
In daily life, everyone has probably heard of “Forsythia suspensa”; it is a common Chinese medicinal herb. In fact, there is also a plant called “Hypericum erectum”, commonly found in grassy areas beside hillside roads or in damper spots in the wild. So, what is the flower language of Hypericum erectum? Is it the same medicine as Forsythia suspensa?
1. What is the flower language of Hypericum erectum?
Hypericum erectum is also known by the alias “St. John's wort”, and the saint it commemorates is St. John, who baptized Jesus. Therefore, the flower language of this flower is “guidance”. Anyone born under the blessing of this flower is naturally endowed with the qualities of a leader. In addition, they also possess tolerance, intelligence and judgment.
2. Are Hypericum erectum and Forsythia suspensa the same medicine?
Hypericum erectum is the whole plant of the Clusiaceae plant Hypericum erectum; Forsythia suspensa refers to the collective name for all species under the taxonomic “genus Forsythia”, including Hypericum erectum. In other words, Hypericum erectum is one type of Forsythia.
3. The effects and functions of Hypericum erectum
Hypericum erectum is mainly used to treat hematemesis, hemoptysis, epistaxis, hemafecia, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, traumatic bleeding, irregular menstruation, insufficient lactation in postpartum women, traumatic injuries, rheumatic joint pain, sores and boils, venomous snake bites, and so on.
4. Cultivation methods of Hypericum erectum
1. Forsythia likiangensis
Forsythia likiangensis is 1-3 m tall, with gray-brown bark, produced in northwestern Yunnan and Muli, Sichuan. It grows in hillside scrub, under forest, or in mixed mountain forests.
2. Forsythia mandschurica
Forsythia mandschurica is native to the area around Fenghuang Mountain in Liaoning Province, China, and is cultivated throughout the three northeastern provinces. Its flowers are yellow and open before the leaves; just after the cold winter, the whole tree turns golden, and when planted in mass it is even more brilliant and eye-catching, making it one of the excellent early-spring flowering shrubs of Northeast China.
3. Forsythia mira
Forsythia mira is a deciduous or climbing shrub, 1.2-3 m tall, with cylindrical brown branches, hairless, densely covered with raised lenticels, and light brown branchlets that are four-angled, slightly pubescent, with hollow internodes. It is produced in Shanyang, Shaanxi, and grows beside mountain roads.
4. Forsythia ovata
Forsythia ovata is a deciduous shrub of the genus Forsythia in the Oleaceae family, 1-1.5 m tall, with spreading branches; the branchlets are gray-yellow or pale yellow-brown, hairless, turning gray or dark gray when old, slightly angled, with plate-like pith. It is native to Korea, and is cultivated in gardens throughout Northeast China.
5. Hypericum erectum
As mentioned above, Hypericum erectum is the whole plant of the perennial dicotyledonous medicinal plant Hypericum erectum of the Clusiaceae family. It reaches 30-60 cm tall, is smooth and hairless, with a cylindrical stem. It is distributed in most parts of the country, including Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, China, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan.
Forsythia has a graceful tree form and vigorous growth. It blooms before the leaves in early spring, and has a long flowering period and abundant flowers; when in full bloom, the branches are golden and the fragrance fills the air, delighting the eye. It is an excellent early-spring flowering shrub that can be made into flower hedges, flower clusters, flower beds, and so on. It is widely used in greening and beautifying cities, and is a rare and excellent tree species for sightseeing agriculture and modern landscaping.