Elaeagnus angustifolia is also called Xiangliu, Liu Guixiang, Shilixiang and Liu Yin. People in Hexi call Elaeagnus angustifolia a "hundred treasure tree". Really worthy of the name, Elaeagnus angustifolia fruit is nutritious and delicious, and its flowers are excellent honey sources and green feed for poultry; Its fruits, flowers, branches and leaves can be used as medicine, and its wood is a good material for making high-grade furniture and handicrafts.

Elaeagnus angustifolia is mainly distributed in northwest China and Inner Mongolia, with a small amount in North China and Northeast China. Natural Elaeagnus angustifolia forests are concentrated on the banks of Tarim River, Manas River, Shule River in Gansu and Ejina River in Inner Mongolia. Some large deltas of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia are also distributed. Elaeagnus angustifolia in Hexi is known as "Fragrant Osmanthus fragrans" because its flowering fragrance is similar to that of osmanthus fragrans in Jiangnan and its vitality is very tenacious.

Small and exquisite golden flowers, clusters and roots, huddled shyly among dense silver-gray branches and leaves; Perianth is bell-shaped or funnel-shaped, with 4-lobed symmetry at the top, silvery white outside and golden yellow inside. Around it, the wind is fragrant. Some people will break off one or two branches and put them at home, and soon the house will be full of Elaeagnus angustifolia flowers.

Elaeagnus angustifolia flower is a good nectar source plant. Rich floral fragrance, comparable to osmanthus fragrans, contains aromatic oil, and can extract essence and spices.

Elaeagnus angustifolia honey is amber, sticky, sweet at first, and has the fragrance of Elaeagnus angustifolia in the aftertaste. Eating it has the effects of invigorating the spleen and stomach, invigorating the middle energizer, replenishing blood and calming the nerves; Long-term consumption can invigorate the kidney and spleen and promote health. It is very suitable for people with qi deficiency, chills, epigastric pain, spleen and stomach weakness, abdominal distension and constipation.

In fact, Elaeagnus angustifolia flowers can be used not only for incense, but also as medicinal materials blindly, which has magical effects. According to the Records of Medicinal Plants in Desert Areas of China, Elaeagnus angustifolia is sweet in flower and warm in nature. You can pick it from May to June in Gregorian calendar. Contains 0.3% kaempferol, flower essence, fatty oil and a small amount of volatile oil. It has the effects of relieving cough and asthma, and is often used to treat chronic cough, asthma and other diseases. It has certain curative effect on chest tightness, shortness of breath, abdominal distension, pain and cough.