English name: pomegranate
Chinese aliases: An Pomegranate, Liu Ruo, Tan Ruo, Jin Biao, Jin Pang, Tu Lin and Tian Jiang.
Biological classification
Peony pomegranate flowers are like peony.
Field: the plant kingdom in the plant kingdom
Door: angiosperm magnolia door
Class: Subclass Dicotyledonous Magnolia
Subclass: Rosaceae, Rosaceae.
Objective: Myrtaceae Myrtacene plants.
Family: pomegranate.
Genus: pomegranate
Same variety: DC white pomegranate ... yellow pomegranate ... pomegranate.
Southwest. Double safflower pomegranate, etc. Pomegranate seeds are edible.
[Edit this paragraph] Morphological characteristics
Pomegranate: sweet, sour and warm in nature, it has the functions of killing insects, astringing, astringing intestines and stopping dysentery. Pomegranate fruit is rich in nutrition, and its vitamin C content is one or two times higher than that of apples and pears. Needle-shaped branches, leaves obovate or elliptic, glabrous. Flowers bloom in summer, mostly orange, but also yellow and white. Berries are nearly spherical and mature in autumn. Exocarp is translucent and juicy; Endogenous leather.
Pomegranate is a deciduous shrub or small tree, but it becomes an evergreen tree in the tropics. The crown is clustered and naturally round. The roots are yellow-brown. It grows vigorously and the rhizosphere is easy to take root and tiller. The height of the tree can reach 5-7 meters, generally 3-4 meters, while the dwarf pomegranate is only about 1 meter or lower. The trunk is grayish brown with tumor-like protrusions on it, and the trunk is mostly twisted to the left. The crown has many branches, and the twigs are angular and mostly square. Branchlets are flexible and not easy to break. Primary branches are staggered, opposite on strong branchlets, with small spines. The length of thorns is related to the variety and growth. Lush trees have many thorns, but old trees have few thorns. The colors of flower buds change with the seasons, including purple, green and orange. Leaves opposite or clustered, long lanceolate to oblong, or elliptic lanceolate, 2-8 cm long and 1-2 cm wide, with sharp tips, shiny surface and convex midvein on the back; Having a short petiole. Flowers are bisexual, depending on whether the ovary is developed or not. There are bell-shaped flowers and tubular flowers. The former is good at fertilization, while the latter often withers and bears no fruit. Generally, 1 to several flowers are planted in the axils below the top of the new shoots and the back neck of the year; Sepals hard, fleshy, tubular, 5-7-lobed, persistent with locules; Petals obovate, as many as sepals and alternate, arranged in imbricate shape. Flowers are divided into single petals and double petals. Double-petalled varieties have many pistils and are sterile, with dozens of petals; Flowers are red, white, yellow, pink and agate. Stamens are numerous, filaments are hairless. Pistil with 1 style, longer than stamens, carpels 4-8, ovary inferior. When it matures, it becomes a large, multicellular and multi-seeded berry, with many seeds in each cell. The exocarp is fleshy, bright red, reddish or white, juicy, sweet and sour, and is an edible part; The inner seed coat is horny, and some of it degenerates and softens, which is soft-seeded pomegranate. Pomegranate blooms in May and June, and pomegranate blooms like fire. The fruiting period is from September to 65438+ 10. The flowering period of pomegranate is May-10.
Introduction of raw materials
Pomegranate pomegranate is a fruit of pomegranate family. Originated in the Western Regions, it was introduced to China in Han Dynasty, mainly including agate pomegranate, pink pomegranate, green pomegranate and jade seed. Mature pomegranate peel is bright red or pink in color, and often cracks, revealing crystal-clear seeds like gems. Sweet and sour and juicy, although troublesome, but endless aftertaste. Because of its bright colors and rich seeds, it is often used as a holiday fruit, symbolizing the richness of children and the prosperity of future generations. Pomegranate ripens during Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, and is a festive and auspicious gift for relatives and friends. Pomegranate can eliminate menopausal disorders in women.
Nutritional analysis
1. Broad-spectrum antibacterial: Pomegranate peel contains many alkaloids. Antibacterial test confirmed that the alcohol extract and water decoction of pomegranate peel had broad-spectrum antibacterial effect, and had obvious inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic streptococcus, Vibrio cholerae and Shigella dysenteriae. Among them, pomegranate peel water extract has the strongest inhibitory effect on various skin fungi in vitro, and pomegranate peel water decoction can also inhibit influenza virus.
2. astringent taste: pomegranate tastes sour, containing alkaloids and ursolic acid. It has obvious astringency, can astringe the intestine to stop bleeding and has good bacteriostatic effect. It is a good product for treating dysentery, diarrhea, hematochezia, nocturnal emission, proctoptosis and other diseases.
3. Insect repellent and insecticidal: pomegranate bark and pomegranate tree root bark both contain pomegranate rinine, which has anesthetic effect on human parasites and is an important drug for insect repellent and insecticidal, especially for tapeworms, and can be used to treat abdominal pain and scabies caused by insect accumulation;
4. Stop bleeding and improve eyesight: pomegranate flowers are sour and flat. If dried and ground, it has a good hemostatic effect and can also stop the red and white from being brought out. Pomegranate flowers are soaked in water to wash eyes, which still has the effect of improving eyesight.
Related population
The general population can eat it.
1. Suitable for dry mouth, diarrhea and tonsillitis;
2. Not suitable for constipation, urethritis, diabetes, excess heat stagnation.
Grams of food stage
Pomegranate should not be eaten with tomatoes and crabs.
food therapy
Pomegranate is warm, sweet and sour, and enters the lungs, kidneys and intestines;
Has the effects of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, astringing and stopping diarrhea, and stopping bleeding;
Indications include fluid deficiency, dry mouth and throat, polydipsia, chronic diarrhea, chronic dysentery, hematochezia, metrorrhagia, etc.
Pomegranate diet prescription
1, one sour pomegranate, carbonized, ground into powder, and taken once a day for a long time to treat intestinal dysentery; If you add brown sugar and boil water to take it, it will cure intestinal wind and blood.
2, sour pomegranate peel, calcined charcoal, 6 grams each time, to treat chronic diarrhea; If applied externally to the oral cavity, it can cure aphtha and oral bleeding.
3, sour pomegranate peel, decoction or brown sugar, cure red dysentery, hematuria, nosebleeds.
4, sour pomegranate peel, water fried honey service, cure bloody collapse.
5, sour pomegranate peel 15 to 30 grams, add appropriate amount of brown sugar decoction, treat spleen deficiency diarrhea.
6, 5 grams of sour pomegranate peel, raw hawthorn 10 grams, * * * finely ground, taken twice, boiled with brown sugar to control water and stop diarrhea.
7. Grind the sour pomegranate peel into powder, take 6 grams in the morning every day, and take it with boiling water to cure persistent diarrhea or bloody stool.
8, sour pomegranate peel 15 grams, fennel 10 grams, decoction, cure long-term dysentery.
9, 30 grams of sour pomegranate peel, decoction juice, 6 grams of sodium sulfate, taking ascaris on an empty stomach.
10. Peeling pomegranate roots, taking 15g double skins (halved for children), decocting in water to adjust brown sugar, and also expelling ascaris.
Pomegranate peel11.30g, betel nut120g, decocted in water, taken once on an empty stomach in the morning, and taken with mirabilite15g or rhubarb 6g one hour later to expel tapeworms.
12, pomegranate peel decoction, cold washing, treating yellow sore.
13, fresh pomegranate peel dipped in alum powder, rub the affected area three times a day, treat psoriasis.
14, seven white pomegranate flowers, Prunella vulgaris10g, decocted in water to treat lung abscess.
15, 30g of white pomegranate flower and 30g of selfheal each, decocted in water or taken with a small amount of yellow wine, or ground, 6g each time, taken with boiled water three times a day, to treat pulmonary tuberculosis.
16, 20g of white pomegranate flower, decocted in water, and taken three times before meals to treat dysentery and proctoptosis.
17, one white pomegranate peel and one white lotus root, decocted in water to treat menorrhagia.
18, pomegranate flower, decocted in water, used for vomiting blood, hemoptysis or prolonged; If you take 10g rock candy on an empty stomach, it will cure blood due to intestinal heat.
19, pomegranate flower is ground into fine powder, and sesame oil is applied to the affected area to treat burns and scalds; If dry powder is sprinkled on the wound, it can stop the bleeding.
20, pomegranate flowers dried and ground, blowing nostrils, several times a day, treating nosebleeds, if you add a little borneol to blow in the ear, then treat otitis media.
Other related
Pomegranate originated in Iran, Afghanistan and other Central Asian regions, that is, the ancient interesting country. In the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions. After returning home, he planted the Central Plains, also known as pomegranate.
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1. People with fever, dry mouth and bad breath can be relieved by eating pomegranate; You can eat pomegranate when you are hot, drunk and thirsty in summer;
2. Don't dye fruit juice on clothes, otherwise it will be difficult to wash it off;
3. Eating too much pomegranate will damage the teeth and help the fire to produce phlegm.
[Edit this paragraph] Ecological habits
I like light, have a certain cold tolerance, and like moist and fertile stones.
Lime soil blooms from May to July. Double petals are unbearable, mainly used for flower viewing; Single petal is easy to eat, mainly used for fruit viewing. Calyx is leathery, berries are nearly spherical, and mature in autumn. The fleshy layer of seeds is used for fresh food or processed into cool drinks. The pericarp is used as medicine, which is warm and sour, and has the effects of astringent intestine, hemostasis and anthelmintic.
[Edit this paragraph] Distribution of origin
Pomegranate is native to Iran, Afghanistan and other countries in Asia Minor. Today, in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and Georgia, there are still large areas of wild pomegranate forests with an altitude of 300- 1000 meters. Pomegranate is one of the earliest introduced and cultivated fruit trees and flowers. China, India, Asia, Africa and Europe are all cultivated as fruit trees along the Mediterranean coast, especially in Africa. The United States is mainly distributed in California. Spain on Iberian Peninsula in Southwest Europe regards pomegranate as the national flower. On the land of 500,000 square kilometers, pomegranate flowers are planted in many places, whether in highlands, in front of houses in towns and villages, or in parks and gardens in coastal cities. Pomegranate is widely distributed in Iran and its vicinity, and many excellent varieties have been bred.
After pomegranate was introduced into China, it was loved by people because of its beautiful flowers and easy cultivation. It is listed as the "moon flower" in May of the agricultural lunar calendar and is called "durian month".
At present, cultivation is distributed all over China, except in extremely cold areas.
Among them, Shaanxi, Anhui, Shandong, Jiangsu, Henan, Sichuan, Yunnan and Xinjiang are many. Beijing and Tianjin can be planted in good microclimate conditions.
In the north where the annual average extreme minimum temperature is-19℃ isotherm, pomegranate can't be planted in the open field, and it is usually cut in pots.
The main pomegranate producing areas in China are Lintong, Ganxian and Sanyuan in Shaanxi Province, Huaiyuan, Xiaoshan, Suixi and Chaoxian in Anhui Province, Zaozhuang in Shandong Province, Suzhou, Nanjing, Xuzhou and Pixian in Jiangsu Province, Mengzi, Qiaojia, Jianshui and Gongcheng in Yunnan Province, and Huili in Sichuan Province. Pomegranate in Yecheng, Xinjiang is famous for its big fruit and high quality. Pomegranate in Huaiyuan, Anhui Province is the best. As the saying goes, pomegranates in Huaiyuan are pears in Dangshan.
Application of Pomegranate in pomegranate wine The fruit of Pomegranate is edible; Fruit juice can make wine;
Pericarp and root bark have astringent, antidiarrheal and insecticidal effects;
Can also be used as a black dye; Cooking leaves can replace tea leaves.
Pomegranate can see both flowers and fruits. Small potted pomegranate can be used to decorate potted flowers or indoor ornamental, and large potted pomegranate can be planted in a large pot as a background material for three-dimensional display or flower decoration.
Medical: used for diarrhea, chronic dysentery, etc.
[Edit this paragraph] Breeding
Pomegranate bears barren drought and is afraid of waterlogging. It needs a lot of water during the growing season. Pomegranate cultivation mainly includes garden cultivation, fruit tree cultivation, bonsai cultivation and potted plants.
Cuttings, ramets and layering are common methods of propagation.
Cutting, biennial branches can be selected in spring or semi-lignified branches can be selected in summer, and can take root after 15 ~ 20 days. In early spring and April, when the buds germinate, we can dig out strong roots and plant them separately.
Spring and autumn can be layered without carving. Before the bud germinates, it is pressed into the soil with the tillers of the roots, cut off from the mother plant after taking root in summer, and become a seedling in autumn. Open field cultivation should choose a place with sufficient light and good drainage. Fertilize 1 time every month during growth. It is necessary to remove roots and tillers frequently, and cut off dead branches, diseased branches, dense branches and long branches to facilitate ventilation and light transmission. Potted plants should be planted shallowly and watering should be controlled. They should be dry, not wet. During the growth period, the seeds should be removed, the vegetative growth should be controlled, and the formation of flower buds should be promoted.
Pomegranate blooms three times a year, so it bears fruit three times. Generally, the first flower or the second flower develops well. Harvest should be timely according to variety characteristics, fruit maturity and climatic conditions. The signs of pomegranate fruit maturity are: (1) the peel turns from green to yellow, the colored varieties are full of color, and the fruit surface appears shiny. (2) Fruit tendons appear. (3) Red or silvery white needle-like awns in marrow cells are fully displayed. (4) The seeds are full, and the soluble solid content of fruit juice reaches the inherent concentration of the variety. Ripe fruits should be picked before it rains, and it is forbidden to pick them in rainy days.
Seedlings propagated by cuttings or ramets begin to bear fruit after 3-4 years of planting, while seedlings propagated by seeds need more than 10 years to blossom and bear fruit.
[Edit this paragraph] Ornamental value and garden use
These trees are elegant and have beautiful branches and leaves. In early spring, young leaves are green and graceful: in midsummer, flowers bloom and fall with bright colors; Fruits are hung in autumn, or planted alone or in strings in courtyards and garden corners. They are planted at the source of doorways, beside paths and streams, on slopes and buildings, and should also be made into various pile landscapes and vase flower arrangements.
Pomegranate is particularly rich in nutrition and contains many nutrients needed by human body. Fruit contains vitamins C and B, organic acids, sugar, protein, fat and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and potassium. According to the analysis, pomegranate fruit contains carbohydrate 17%, water 79% and sugar 13 ~ 17%, among which vitamin C content is twice as high as that of apple, while fat and protein content are less, and the fruit is mainly fresh.
[Edit this paragraph] Medicinal value
Pomegranate juice contains a variety of amino acids and trace elements, which has the functions of helping digestion, resisting gastric ulcer, softening blood vessels, lowering blood fat and blood sugar, lowering cholesterol and so on. It can prevent coronary heart disease and hypertension, and has the effects of invigorating stomach, refreshing mind, stimulating appetite and prolonging life. It works wonders for people who drink too much. Pomegranate is a treasure, and its skin, roots and flowers can be used as medicine. Its peel contains malic acid, tannin, alkaloids and other components. According to related experiments, pomegranate peel has obvious bacteriostatic and astringent effects, which can make intestinal mucosa converge and reduce the secretion of intestinal sticky wax, so it can effectively treat diarrhea, dysentery and other diseases, and has a good inhibitory effect on Shigella and Escherichia coli. In addition, pomegranate peel contains alkaline substances, which have insect repellent effect; Pomegranate flower has the function of stopping bleeding, and pomegranate flower soaking and washing eyes has the function of improving eyesight. Modern medical research has found that phloridzin contained in pomegranate peel has inhibitory effects on typhoid fever, dysentery, tuberculosis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and various skin fungi. There are many remedies for treating diseases with pomegranate fruits, skins and leaves, such as:
aphtha
(1) Pomegranate peel, carbonized and ground, and rubbed into the mouth twice a day. You can also add a little indigo. ② Pomegranate pulp is seeded and mashed, soaked in boiling water, cooled and washed with water 1 day for several times, which can cure aphtha and oral ulcer.
diarrhea
① Pomegranate peel 15g, decocted in water, and taken with brown sugar or white sugar twice a day before meals. ② Pomegranate peel 15g, nutmeg (deoiled) 10g, decocted in water. (3) 30 grams of fresh pomegranate peel, mashed into mud, applied to navel, fixed with adhesive tape, changed dressing 1 time within 24 hours, and generally recovered 1-3 times. This prescription is also suitable for treating infantile diarrhea. ④ 1 fresh pomegranate, mashed with skin, added with a little salt and decocted in water, can cure chronic diarrhea and dysentery.
Hemorrhoid disease
Calcine pomegranate with skin, grinding into fine pow, adding appropriate amount of white sugar, mixing, 5-7g each time, and taking with boile water twice a day.
have/pass blood in one's stool
(1) Pomegranate peel, stir-fried and ground into powder, 9g each time, 3 times a day, and taken with boiled water. (2) Charred pomegranate, grind it into fine powder, add appropriate amount of brown sugar and mix well, take 9g each time, and take it with boiling water three times a day.
Rectal prolapse; Anal prolapse
① 30g pomegranate peel, alum 15g, decocted in water and washed. (2) Pomegranate peel and Chen Bi soil, add a little alum, decoct and smoke, add gallnut, stir-fry and grind. ③ Pomegranate peel 15g, decocted in water, smoked first and then washed.
nosebleed
(1) pomegranate flowers or leaves, rub them into small balls and stuff them into the nostrils several times a day. ② 30g pomegranate peel, decocted in water.
Burns and scalds
(1) Redstone Liu Hua, ground into fine powder, and rubbed the wound with sesame oil. (2) Grind pomegranate peel into powder and rub the affected area with sesame oil.
otitis media
(1) Put pomegranate flowers on the tiles to dry and grind them into powder, add a little borneol and blow them into your ears. This can cure otitis media, pus is not dry. (2) Pomegranate peel 15g, baking, adding Borneolum Syntheticum 1g * * and grinding. During the treatment, the pus in the ear was washed with hydrogen peroxide, dried with sterile cotton swab, and the powder was blown into the ear once a day or every other day.
psoriasis
① Fresh pomegranate peel, dipped in alum powder and rubbed on the affected area, 1, three times a day. ② Pomegranate peel 1 serving (parched and ground into fine powder) and sesame oil 3/serving, mixed into paste, and applied to the affected area. 2 times a day, effective for many times in a row.
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Pomegranate peel can be burned, ground into fine powder, and taken on an empty stomach with 3-6g each time, and washed with sugar water.
vaginal ulcers
60 grams of fresh pomegranate peel, 0/5 grams of honeysuckle/kloc-0, 3 grams of Ligusticum chuanxiong, decocted in water for sitz bath, morning and evening 1 time.
metroptosis
30g of pomegranate peel, 6g of gallnut and 6g of alum are decocted in water and washed outside.
Wind-fire red eye
50 grams of fresh pomegranate leaves, washed, added with 500 ml of water, decocted to 250 ml, filtered to remove residue, washed or dropped.
Tonsillitis
1-2 fresh pomegranate, mash its fleshy seeds, soak them in boiling water, filter them, cool them and rinse them off several times a day. This prescription can also treat laryngitis, aphtha and stomatitis.
Traumatic hemorrhage
(1) Equal parts of pomegranate flower and bletilla striata, dried in the sun or dried in the sun, ground into fine powder, evenly mixed, externally applied to the wound, wrapped with gauze, and pressed. ② 500g pomegranate peel, 0/25g linderae/kloc-and 65438 gallnut. Boil pomegranate peel and gallnut for 20 minutes, then add Linderae 10 minute, remove residues, absorb the juice with cotton, and dry in the sun for later use. When in use, a bandage is applied to the wound. Be careful not to pour cold water on the wound. (3) Pomegranate flower, dried and ground, and sprinkled on the wound. ④ 20 grams of pomegranate peel, 0/0 gram of longan seed/kloc-and 0.3 gram of borneol were evenly applied to the affected area.
Indigestion
① There is 1 sour pomegranate, and the pulp and seeds are chewed and swallowed. ② 15g fresh pomegranate peel, pounded and applied to Shenque point of navel, denuded for12h, and then applied every two hours. This prescription is suitable for simple dyspepsia in children, and can also be used for adjuvant treatment of diarrhea, abdominal distension and anorexia. ③ 30g pomegranate peel, daily 1 dose, decocted in water twice, and taken in 3-5 doses. Children should be reduced. (4) Pomegranate peel and tomato root each 30g, baked yellow powder 3g each time, taken with boiled water, morning and evening 1 time. Children should be reduced. ③ ④ Prescriptions are also suitable for treating diarrhea.
Neurodermatitis
① Dip fresh pomegranate peel in alum powder and rub the affected area on 1 for 3-5 times. ② 1 part pomegranate rind (charred and ground into fine powder) and 3 parts sesame oil, mixed into paste, and applied to the affected area twice a day.
Repelling ascaris and tapeworms
Divide pomegranate peel and areca nut into equal parts and grind into fine powder. Take 10g each time (for children) twice a day for two days.
Elderly chronic bronchitis
There are sour pomegranates every night, and the more, the more.
Pomegranate is rich in minerals, with two major antioxidant components-pomegranate polyphenols and anthocyanins, as well as linoleic acid, vitamin C, B6, E and folic acid. The extracts of minerals such as calcium, magnesium and zinc contained in pomegranate can quickly replenish skin moisture loss and make skin brighter and softer.
List of Nutritional Components of Pomegranate with Red Pink Peel
(According to 100g) Component Name Content Component Name Content Component Name Content
Edible portion 57 Moisture (g) 78.7 Energy (kcal) 64
Energy (kilojoule) 268 protein (g) 1.3 Fat (g) 0. 1.
Carbohydrate (g) 19.4 dietary fiber (g) 4.9 cholesterol (mg) 0
Ash (g) 0.5 Vitamin A (mg) 0 Carotene (mg) 0
Retinol (mg) 0 Thiamine (mg) 0.05 Riboflavin (mg) 0.03
Nicotinic acid (mg) 0 vitamin C (mg) 13 vitamin E(T) (mg) 3.72
a-E 0 (β-γ)-E 1.49 δ-E 2.23
Calcium (mg) 16 phosphorus (mg) 76 potassium (mg) 2 18
Sodium (mg) 0.8 magnesium (mg) 16 iron (mg) 0.2
Zinc (mg) 0. 19 selenium (μ g) 0 copper (mg) 0. 17
Manganese (mg) 0. 18 iodine (mg) 0
[Edit this paragraph] New medical discoveries
American researchers said in a report that the popular deep red pomegranate juice found in laboratory test vessels and mice can resist cancer cells.
In a research report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week, researchers pointed out that they injected human prostate cancer cells into mice, causing them to develop prostate tumors. Then give it pomegranate juice. After a period of "dieting", they found that the tumor had shrunk. Pomegranate juice is rich in antioxidants, which can make fruits and vegetables appear dark and resist chemicals that destroy cells and develop into cancer or other diseases.
Dr Hassan Mukhtar, a professor of dermatology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, who led the research, said: "Our research is still in its infancy, but it adds more evidence that pomegranate contains very powerful chemicals to fight cancer, especially prostate cancer. Now we have more reasons to experiment on humans to see if we can prevent and treat cancer. " This is a big step from treating mice infected with human cancer to treating humans, but other studies also believe that pomegranate juice and other foods rich in oxidants are helpful to deal with tumors. According to the statistics of American Cancer Society, prostate cancer has become the second biggest killer after lung cancer, and 30,000 people died of prostate cancer this year. 230,000 American men were diagnosed with prostate cancer, but most of them were not treated in time.
Pomegranate originated in Persia (present-day Iran) and was introduced to China in the second century BC. "An Shiguo, Wan Li tribute to Liu Hua. Because it was smashed by Han, it was handed over to Heyuan. " According to Jin Zhanghua's "Natural History", "Money went out to the Western Regions and got pomegranate seeds from Anshiguo in Tulin, hence the name An Pomegranate."
[Edit this paragraph] The cultural connotation of pomegranate
Perhaps because pomegranate is a product of the combination of Chinese and foreign countries, many poems sung by famous artists in past dynasties have formed a unique pomegranate culture. Pomegranate has many beautiful names: Tanruo, Wodan, Jinbiao and so on. Dan means red. Pomegranate flowers are red, peach, orange, pink, white and other colors, with fiery red as the most, so the color left to people is fiery red. May of the lunar calendar is the brightest season for pomegranate flowers, so May is also called "Liu Yue".
The flower god of Liu Hua in May is the legendary ghost king Zhong Kui. As for the folk portrait of Zhong Kui, there is a brilliant red pomegranate flower in his ear, which shows that Zhong Kui, who has a hot personality, is a pomegranate flower god like fire. Although it is the poetic imagination of the ancients, it is also the most appropriate. In the "subject-object" theory of flower arrangement in Ming Dynasty, pomegranate is always listed as one of the flower owners, called the flower owner, supplemented by gardenia, hollyhock, doll chrysanthemum, carnation, crape myrtle and so on. These flowers are called flower visitors or flower messengers, more like concubines and ladies-in-waiting, which shows the ancient people's admiration for pomegranate.
Pomegranate flowers and fruits are beautiful, red and lovely, sweet and delicious. It is known as a good omen of prosperity, prosperity, harmony, unity, auspiciousness, celebration and reunion. It is a favorite auspicious fruit of our people, and has formed many rural customs and unique folk pomegranate culture related to pomegranate among the people: pomegranate seeds are full, which symbolizes high yield in the people; People often use the pattern of "pomegranate branches and leaves are connected, and a corner is cut off to reveal countless fruits" to symbolize many children and grandchildren, which is called "pomegranate opens a hundred children"; Pomegranate is also an important gift from our people. Giving pomegranates at Mid-Autumn Festival has become a symbol of good luck. Pomegranate was originally left, so it was given the meaning of "left". "Folding willow to bid farewell" and "sending pomegranate to send friendship" became folk customs with Central Plains characteristics.
Pomegranate is also closely related to China's costume culture, which may be because some people say that pomegranate flowers are like dancers' skirts. In the May 7th Song of Emperor Liang Yuan, there are lyrics and allusions of "lotus wears pomegranate skirts". Ancient women wore skirts and liked pomegranate red. At that time, the pigment of the red skirt was mainly extracted from pomegranate flowers, so people also called it "pomegranate skirt". Over time,
"Pomegranate skirt" has become synonymous with young women in ancient times. People describe that men are conquered by women's beauty. They call it "falling at the feet of pomegranate skirt".
[Edit this paragraph] Flower language and legend
The Story of Pomegranate Pomegranate was originally named An Pomegranate. According to historical records, pomegranate was produced in Anguo and Shiguo (present-day Bukhara and Tashkent in Uzbekistan) and belonged to the western regions of China Dynasty at that time. Zhang Qian was introduced into the mainland only when he was in the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty. There is also a beautiful story. After Zhang Qian arrived in Anshi Kingdom of the Western Regions, in front of the house where he lived, there was a tree in full bloom with bright colors like fire. Zhang Qian loves it very much and often stands beside it to watch it. After asking, he learned that it was a pomegranate tree. Later, when the weather was dry, pomegranate flowers and leaves withered day by day. Zhang Qian raises water from time to time to make its branches and leaves turn green and pomegranate flowers bloom again. When Zhang Qian returned to the Central Plains after completing his mission, King Anshi did not give him a gold gift, but asked to bring back the pomegranate tree, and the king readily promised. Unfortunately, Zhang Qian was stopped by Huns on his way home, and the pomegranate tree was lost in the rush. When Zhang Qian's army arrived in Chang 'an, Liang Wudi led hundreds of officials out of the city to meet the enemy. Just then, I saw a young woman in red and green, panting and in tears, running towards Zhang Qian. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and his officials were surprised. They didn't know what had happened. Zhang Qian you see, by surprise. Isn't this the girl that An Shiguo coaxed herself out when she checked in? It turned out that the night before Zhang Qian's departure, his door was gently knocked open, and the girl was saluting him, requesting to go to the Central Plains with the benefactor. Zhang Qian couldn't figure out what was going on at the moment. Dark must be an Shi Guo's servant girl who wants to escape to the Central Plains with herself. As Khan, I can't get into trouble, so I advised him to go out. I don't want her to chase me again today. Zhang Qian asked, "You are not in Anshi. Why are you chasing us all the way? The girl replied with tears: "I don't want wealth, I just want to repay the kindness of watering." I was robbed halfway and couldn't accompany you the whole time. "Suddenly disappeared, immediately turned into a leafy pomegranate tree. Zhang Qian suddenly realized that Anshiguo had watered pomegranate trees and told Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was overjoyed and ordered the gardener to transplant to the imperial garden. Since then, pomegranate trees have appeared in the Central Plains.
Pan Yue wrote in Ode to Pomegranate: "Pomegranate is a rare tree in the world and a famous fruit in Kyushu. Its taste is saturated and its fragrance is overflowing."
Pomegranate is a treasure, flowers, leaves, fruits, shells and roots can all be used as medicine. Pomegranate flowers "dry in the shade for the end, take Tiedan for one year, and have white hair like paint", which shows that they have the power of blackening hair, but more pomegranate flowers are used to stop bleeding. Folks often use pomegranate leaves to treat traumatic injuries, and the leaves are pounded at the injured place. Pomegranate fruit is red as agate, white as crystal, and tastes sweet and delicious. Pomegranate root skin can kill insects, and pomegranate skin is sour and can stop diarrhea. Pomegranate is an effective remedy if used properly.
Hua Yu An Pomegranate, the flower language and symbolic meaning of pomegranate flowers: the beauty of maturity
Pomegranate originated in Iran and Afghanistan and is a very beautiful flower. Pomegranate is a parthenogenetic flower. Flowers on a tree can be divided into female flowers and male flowers, because female flowers are bigger and more beautiful than male flowers, so it is easier to distinguish them, but they are both beautiful, and their colors are mostly red or white. Bees and butterflies can be attracted from afar, just like a mature woman dancing there in a colorful skirt, and it is still very interesting. Therefore, its flower language is: mature beauty [2]
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China: People in China regard pomegranate as a mascot and consider it a symbol of many children and many blessings. The ancients called pomegranate "a thousand rooms are the same piece, and a thousand children are like one." When people get married, they often put the peeled pomegranate with berries exposed on the desk of the new house or handle it by him, and some people give pomegranate to wish them good luck. Common auspicious paintings are Liu Kaibaizi, Sanduo and Huafeng Zhu San, and many children are blessed.
International: There is a red pomegranate on the national emblem of Spain, which is the national flower of Spain. Pomegranate is both ornamental and edible. Pomegranate blooms in early summer. Under the shade of green leaves, it ignited a fiery red, gorgeous as a haze. After enjoying the flowers, in two or three months, the red fruit will be covered with branches again, just like "
The fruit hangs on the stars, and the light is as bright as glass, like the green water reflected by Chinese fir. It is "Dan Pamei, Hua (flower) is beautiful. "Pomegranate, which grew in China in modern times, was brought back to China when Zhang Qian was in the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty. People borrow pomegranate seeds to wish their children and grandchildren a full house. Pomegranate tree is a symbol of wealth, auspiciousness and prosperity. In Spain, pomegranate trees can be seen everywhere on 500,000 square kilometers of land, whether in plateau mountainous areas, towns and villages, or in front of houses and behind seashore parks.
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Pomegranate (Pomegranate Sister) Pomegranate, commonly known as Pomegranate Sister, is a maid in Washington, D.C. in Stephen Chow's version of "Tang Bohu Dianchouxiang". She was famous for her ugliness and extreme narcissism, and later she was synonymous with it.