Clearing away heat and toxic materials: Kapok contains a lot of carbohydrates and protein. Many people will collect fresh kapok and then dry it to make scented tea. This is a kind of herbal tea, which can clear away heat and detoxify, and is also helpful for some common symptoms. Can be used for treating gastric ulcer and chronic gastritis, and relieving diarrhea and dysentery. It is a good medicine for detoxifying and dispelling cold.
Kapok is a specialty of southern China, and it is the city flower of Guangzhou, Kaohsiung and Panzhihua. Flowers fell behind, and many flowers fell under the tree. The flowers did not wither, nor did they wither. They left the world bravely. Why is kapok called "hero flower"? Because it is red but not kitsch, its thick trunk, indomitable posture and heroic grandeur, the color of flowers is as red as the backbone of a strong man and as red as the blood of a hero.
Edible value: kapok Chen Pizhou can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, cool blood and stop bleeding, moisten the lungs and relieve cough; Boiling kapok soup, eliminating dampness and benefiting water, strengthening the spleen and soothing the liver, kapok is often a good ingredient for eliminating dampness among Guangdong people, which has the effect of eliminating dampness, is peaceful and moist, and is most suitable for early spring; Kapok crucian carp soup, spleen strengthening, heat clearing, dehumidification, blood cooling and hemostasis.
Flower language: the flower language of kapok is to cherish the people around you, cherish the happiness in front of you, and don't regret it after losing it, then it will be too late.
Cultural symbol: Kapok is now the city flower of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, Chongzuo, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Panzhihua, Sichuan Province and Kaohsiung, Taiwan Province Province. The signs used by Garden Hotel, South China University of Technology, China Southern Airlines and Guangzhou TV Station all have kapok patterns, while Guangdong TV Station used kapok signs in the past.