Impatiens balsamina is sown in March-April, and April is the most suitable sowing time. It can bloom in the first half of June, and the flowering period can last for more than two months, after which the flowers wither and bear fruit. When Impatiens balsamina blooms, cutting off the flower pedicles in time to prevent Impatiens balsamina from bearing seeds can effectively prolong the flowering period and the ornamental time of potted plants.

Impatiens balsamina seeds should be kept every year, and because the fruits of Impatiens balsamina will bounce off, the seeds will be shot in all directions, which belongs to mechanical propagation seeds, so the seeds should be harvested before they bounce off.

Expanded data on medicinal value of Impatiens balsamina

Impatiens balsamina is not only a good ornamental plant, but also a famous Chinese medicine. Impatiens are all treasures, and the whole grass, flowers and seeds can be used as medicine. Seeds used as medicine are called acute, slightly bitter, pungent, warm in nature, capable of breaking blood, softening and resolving food stagnation, and are used for abdominal mass (referring to the disease of abdominal agglomeration, which is now more common in various gynecological benign tumors), amenorrhea and so on.

Impatiens balsamina is sweet and warm, with little toxicity. It can dispel wind and promote blood circulation, reduce swelling and relieve pain, and can be used for amenorrhea, abdominal pain, postpartum blood stasis, traumatic injury and so on. Its stem, also called Caulis et Folium Gaultheriae Yunnanensis, has the functions of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, promoting diuresis and detoxicating, dredging channels and penetrating bones. The whole herb tastes bitter, pungent and warm, and has the functions of expelling wind, promoting blood circulation, relieving pain and swelling, and is mainly used for treating joint swelling and pain, traumatic injury, scrofula (referring to the nuclear masses with different sizes between the skin and flesh of the neck), etc.

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