Flower language of holly
Holly is the birthday flower of June 65438+1October 1 1, and its flower language is life. The reason why there is such a flower language is that the fruit of Holly will not fall all winter. Birds can eat these fruits and maintain their lives if they don't have real things in winter, so it has such a flower language.
Most people who are blessed by Holly know the value of life and have a compassionate heart, but it is difficult for them to refuse other people's requests.
The legend of holly
There is such a legend about Holly.
It is said that in the Yuan Dynasty, there was a teacher named Jia Tangyu in Huiji, Yin Shan. His family is poor and lives by teaching students.
Later, there was a monk who was in charge of the monks in the south of the Yangtze River, relying on his power to do evil. In order to steal the treasure from the tomb of the Southern Song Emperor, he decided to rob the tomb.
Let's look at the winter in Wuyin. The monk came to Xiaoshan with a group of disciples and grandchildren and began to rob the tomb. They opened the emperor's tomb, looted all the treasures, chopped up the whole emperor and threw it around, then set it on fire.
At that time, Tang Yu was 32 years old. When he heard about it, he sold his family property, borrowed money everywhere, and collected more than 200 taels of silver to bury the remains of his late emperor. He arranged a banquet, invited several young people to dinner, and then took them to Xiaoshan as soon as it got dark and began to bury the late Emperor.
Tang Yu collected the remains of those emperors and buried them in Lanting Mountain according to the original arrangement. An interesting holly was dug in front of the palace in the Song Dynasty and planted on the grave.
Afterwards, Tang Yu thanked everyone and told them not to say anything.
Since then, holly has become an allusion to commemorate the legacy of the old dynasty.
Ornamental function of Ilex pubescens
Holly is a beautiful tree with lush foliage and evergreen seasons. Most of them are planted in gardens for beautification. It is an excellent ornamental tree species, widely used in green walls, parks, highway central isolation belts and other places. Holly, as the most widely used shrub in landscaping, has the advantages of high survival rate, rapid recovery and vigorous growth. In addition, the plants themselves are green and shiny and have high ornamental value. Suitable for planting in rows around gates, fences and garden roads, or solitary planting on lawns or scattered planting on mounds, which is very interesting and lively.
In addition, Ilex pubescens can be dwarfed by taking old piles or inhibiting its growth, which can be used to make bonsai.
Medicinal value of Ilex pubescens
The leaves, roots and skins of Ilex are all treasures, and they are all good medicinal materials. Cold and bitter in nature, it has the effects of cooling blood, stopping bleeding, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Hollyleaf has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and can be used for treating tracheitis, burns and scalds, and Hollyleaf's burning ashes, and can be used for treating chapped face plates and eliminating scars.
In addition, because Hollyleaf contains protocatechuic acid, it has antibacterial effect. The seeds and bark of Ilex pubescens can be used as tonic medicine; Tannic acid can be extracted from the bark of Ilex pubescens, and the wood is hard, so it is often used as a fine material. Bark contains tannin which can be used as protocatechuic acid and volatile oil.