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“The body of lilac is weak, and its branches are in disorder. It has fine leaves with floating hairs, and its sparse flowers are plain and bright. After planting it deep in a small place, it will be occupied by people close to you. If you fall into the orchids and musk deer at night, don’t think about your pink body.” Tang Dynasty, Du Fu
The first four sentences of this poem use line drawing to express the light and elegant image of lilac. It is simple on the outside and beautiful on the inside, and has a fragrant fragrance. It is called “the gentleman among flowers”. The last four sentences express the noble inner quality of Lilac. The ghost in the poem was often used as a hermit in ancient times. In his later years, Du Fu had great ambitions but no way to express them, so he borrowed soft lilacs to express his ambitions.
According to the third edition of the Taiwan Chinese Pharmacopoeia, Clove is a plant of the Myrtaceae family, clove. Dried flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. et L.M.Perry. (http://en.whatsintcm.com/dt_articles/%e4%b8%81%e9% a6%99/), another lilac is Oleacea A plant from the family, its flowers have a light and elegant fragrance and are common garden ornamental plants. It is mainly produced in Zanziba Island in Tanzania, Malaysia, Indonesia and other places. There are more than 5 million trees on Zanziba IslandLilac trees are therefore rich in cloves, so it is also called “Lilac Island”. In addition, it is also cultivated in Hainan, Guangdong and other places on the mainland. It is usually harvested from October to March when the flower buds turn from green to bright red. Also known as clove, male clove, chicken tongue, etc., according to the Song Dynasty’s “Rihuazi Materia Medica” records: “Clovecures bad breath, nausea, kidney qi, phlegm qi, vaginal pain, aphrodisiac, warms the waist and knees, kills alcohol poison, eliminates abdominal cramps, and relieves cold fatigue.” It states that it has the treatment In addition to the effect of bad breath, it can also wake up the mind, and has the effect of promoting qi and relieving pain. In addition, it is also recorded in “Kaibao Materia Medica” of the Song Dynasty: “Clove warms the spleen and stomach and relieves cholera. (Treats) congestion, swelling caused by wind and poison, and tooth decay.” It also explains Lilac has an effect on improving the initial swelling and pain of the gums. Now we sometimes smell clove when we go into the dental clinic. The taste is that dentists use eugenol to treat gum swelling and pain. Because it can remove odor in the mouth and treat gum swelling and pain, some people dilute it and use it as a mouthwash for general oral health care. And Cloves are divided into male cloves and cloves according to the location and time of harvesting. Female lilac There are two types, male lilac is the plant lilac The flower buds of Female Lilac are for the plant Lilac The main way to identify mature fruits is that the upper end of a male clove has flower buds and is nearly spherical, the lower end of the calyx tube is cylindrical, and the apex has 4 triangles, separated in a cross shape, and Female lilac, its whole body is like a pestle, with 4 split sepals at the top, curving toward the center, and the base There are traces of the fruit stalk and the overall shape is oblong, so you should be able to distinguish the difference. However, in clinical use, both are effective. Among them, male clove contains more clove oil components Female lilac is several times higher, so its use is slightly different.
Lilac contains a special aroma, which can not only warm the body but also reduce adverse effects. It has the effect of relieving pain, and its component eugenol also has good antibacterial effect, so it is added to toothpaste, perfume, cigarettes and other items. In addition, European and Western countries will add it to Christmas food as a seasoning. For example, the traditional Swedish Christmas food Pepperkakor is seasoned with cloves. In addition, in some places, male lilacs are inserted into whole oranges and made into beautiful patterns. After being tied with a ribbon, they are hung on the Christmas tree, filling the entire room with the scent of citrus and lilac.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration found in animal experiments that three current food additives may cause cancer risks when used in high doses. They are Styrene, which adds aroma to fruit juices and seafood, and Eugenyl. Three compounds: methyl ether) and pyridine (Pyridine), among which Eugenyl methyl ether (Eugenyl methyl ether) is most commonly used in beverage candies as a flavor-enhancing spice for fruity flavors such as orange, lemon, pineapple, grape, cranberry, etc. additives, and Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare is also expected to follow the footsteps of the United States and completely ban this substance as food additives from January 1, 2024, to ensure the health and safety of the public.
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【About the Author】
Education: China Medical University, PhD, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Current position: Assistant Researcher, Medical Intelligence Center, Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University
Member of the National Traditional Chinese Medicine School Common Textbook Compilation Committee, Chinese Medicine Discipline
Distinguished Lecturer, Industrial Research Institute
Post-baccalaureate Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Part-time Lecturer
Department of Pharmacy, Jianan University of Pharmacy, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Heluo Pharmacopoeia www.whatsinTCM.com Co-founder
