Rose is native to China and has a long history of cultivation. In plant taxonomy, rose is a kind of Rosarugosa, and now "Rose" is often cited as another name for a series of cultivated varieties of Rosa, which can also be called modern rose or modern rose (different from real roses). Rose is the national flower of Britain; Flower language: love, love and beauty, radiant, brave and noble.

1. The reason why the roses have thorns

The thorns on the branches or stems of plants are an ecological response to adapt to the growing environment. Plants with bright green leaves and many flowers are generally eaten by herbivores. In order to protect themselves and warn herbivores, roses gradually formed sharp and hard spiny stems in the process of evolution.

2. The common colors of roses are red and yellow, and there are other varieties or varieties, such as purple, white, black, green, orange, blue and colorful roses.

3. Growing environment of roses

Roses are temperate tree species, which are cold-resistant and drought-tolerant, and have no strict requirements on soil. They can grow in slightly alkaline soil, and grow and bloom best in neutral or slightly acidic light loam rich in humus and well drained, and they like the light most. They grow poorly in the shade, have few flowers and are not tolerant of stagnant water. When flooded, their lower leaves will fall yellow, and they will sprout strongly and grow rapidly.

4. Distribution of roses

Roses are native to eastern Asia, mainly distributed in North China, Northwest China, Southwest China, Japan and Korea, and are also widely planted in many other countries. Suitable for growing in more fertile sandy soil. Now it is cultivated and distributed all over the country, mainly in Gansu Bitter Water Rose, Xinjiang Rose and Shandong pingyin rose. It is cultivated in Korea, Japan, Europe and America.

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Efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine

Roses are sweet in taste, warm in nature, fragrant in smell, and mild in medicinal properties, and have the effects of regulating qi and blood, expelling toxin and caring skin, removing blood stasis, inducing resuscitation and removing blood stasis, soothing the liver and invigorating spleen, promoting bile secretion, helping digestion and regulating mechanism. Mainly suitable for hypochondriac pain, epigastric pain, irregular menstruation or premenstrual breast pain caused by disharmony between liver and stomach.

In addition, roses also contain a variety of nutrients, which have a good effect on some skin diseases. Long-term use can completely remove acne and acne, make facial skin smooth and tender, and have a certain effect on the treatment of facial chloasma.

Reference: Rose-Baidu Encyclopedia