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1: Petal characteristics: Cymes clustered in leaf axils, or nearly broom-shaped, with many flowers in each axil; Bracts broadly ovate, thick, 2-4 mm long, small at the top, glabrous; Pedicel slender, 4- 10 mm long, glabrous; These flowers are very fragrant; Calyx is about 65438 0 mm long with slightly irregular lobes; Corolla is yellowish white, light yellow, yellow or orange red, 3-4 mm long, and corolla tube is only 0.5- 1 mm long; Stamens are inserted in the middle of corolla tube, filaments are very short, about 0.5 mm long, anthers are about 65438 0 mm long, connective extends slightly at the top of anthers, forming an inconspicuous small tip; The pistil is about 65438 0.5 mm long and the style is about 0.5 mm long. The fruit is skewed, oval, long 1- 1.5 cm, and purple-black.
2. The colors of osmanthus mainly include golden yellow, light yellow, orange and white. Osmanthus trees are generally divided into four types, namely Jingui, Yin Gui, Dangui and Sijigui. Different kinds of osmanthus have different colors, and Jingui is yellow. The color of silver osmanthus is white; Dangui is orange red or orange yellow; Four seasons laurel is yellow-white or light yellow.
Osmanthus fragrans smells sweet and fragrant. The fragrance is sweet and refreshing, and sometimes it has a strong fragrance, such as cream and honey, which makes people want to taste it. It smells like honey and can stimulate people's appetite. The characteristic aroma components of Osmanthus fragrans include β-ionone, isomers, α-ionone, linalool, linalool oxide, geraniol, braziene and so on.
Has the effects of warming lung, promoting fluid production, dispelling cold and relieving pain. Used for phlegm retention, cough and asthma, epigastric cold pain, intestinal wind and blood dysentery, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, cold hernia and abdominal pain, toothache and halitosis.