How to plant chrysanthemum brain
Chrysanthemum brain, also known as chrysanthemum leaves, roadside yellow, wild chrysanthemum, is a perennial rooted herbaceous plant. It is rich in nutrients and has the effect of cooling, relieving heat, appetizing and lowering blood pressure. The growing temperature is 12-20℃. There are two main varieties in the north of Jiangsu Province, one is small-leaved, one is large-leaved, and large-leaved chrysanthemum brain is mostly used in production.
1. Selection of land:
To choose fertile sandy loam soil is good. Before sowing or transplanting, apply enough basic fertilizer, fine ground preparation, and make a border of 1.2-1.5m wide and 20-30cm high.
2. Reproduction methods:
The chrysanthemum brain can be reproduced by seed, planting and cuttings. To cuttings reproduction is good, the method is: in May - June, select the shoots about 5 - 6cm long, remove the stem 2 - 3 leaves, the shoots cuttings in the seedbed, the depth of the shoots 1/3 of the length of the cuttings, inserted to keep the soil moist, and shade with the shade net, half a month or so to become a living. Planting density of 30cm - 30cm.
3. Field management:
First of all, we should apply enough base fertilizer, and diligently apply "long brain fertilizer". Every 667 square meters of rotting organic fertilizer about 2500kg. When planting combined with watering the root of the water cast a thin human and animal manure, about 1500kg per 667 square meters, in order to facilitate the survival. Every harvest combined with watering once fertilizer, each 667 square meters each time to follow the application of rotted human and animal manure about 2000kg.
4. Harvesting and seed saving:
Protected cultivation can be harvested earlier in March, open field cultivation is generally in April - May to start harvesting. Harvesting season for 5 - August, every half month harvesting 1 time, until 10 - November buds and flowers until. The more frequent the harvest, the more vigorous the branching, and diligent harvesting can also avoid aphid damage. Harvesting standards to the stem tip tender, with the hand folded that is broken to the degree, tied into a small bundle on the market.
How to pick chrysanthemum brain
Hand pinch the stems and yellow leaves can be, you can fry can also be made soup.
Effects and functions of chrysanthemum brain
1. Relieve dizziness and lightheadedness
For colds and wind fever, fever and dizziness; liver meridian fever; red eyes and tears, or liver and kidney yin deficiency, eyes and eyes; liver and Yang hyperactivity, dizziness and headache; sores and ulcers, swelling and pain. It is also used in modern times for coronary heart disease and hypertension.
2. Sedative and antiseptic
It has sedative and antipyretic effects. Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus B, dysentery bacillus, typhoid bacillus, typhoid bacillus, paratyphoid bacillus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, human tuberculosis, and influenza viruses have an inhibitory effect. It can significantly dilate coronary arteries and increase blood flow. It can enhance capillary resistance. Chrysanthemum glycosides have antihypertensive effect.