1. Edible osmanthus has a pungent taste and can be used as medicine.

It has the functions of resolving phlegm, relieving cough, promoting fluid production, and relieving toothache.

Osmanthus fragrant and long-lasting, can be made into pastries (osmanthus cakes), candies, and wine.

In addition, it is also often made into osmanthus sugar, osmanthus glutinous rice balls, osmanthus stuffed wine (made with honey), osmanthus sauce, osmanthus brine, etc.

In Nanjing, China, during the processing of salted duck, osmanthus is added to increase the flavor, also known as osmanthus duck.

In the past, Taiwanese sweet-scented osmanthus was mostly planted next to tea gardens to enhance the aroma of tea. As a result, it was susceptible to diseases and required the use of pesticides, and most of it was inedible.

2. Medicinal osmanthus efficacy: light yellowish white, fragrant, fragrant oil can be extracted to make osmanthus extract, which can be used in food, cosmetics, cakes, candies, and wine making.

Osmanthus fragrans is pungent and can be used as medicine.

The flowers, fruits and roots are used as medicine.

Flowers are picked in autumn; fruits are picked in spring; roots are picked in all seasons and dried in the sun.

Flower: pungent, warm.

Fruit: pungent, sweet, warm.

Root: sweet, slightly astringent, flat.

Functions and Indications: Flower: dispels cold and breaks knots, resolves phlegm and relieves cough.

It is used for toothache, cough and wheezing with excessive phlegm, and abdominal pain with amenorrhea.

Fruit: Warms the stomach, calms the liver, and dispels cold.

Used for cold and stomachache.

Root: dispel rheumatism and dispel cold.

Used for rheumatic muscle and bone pain, low back pain, toothache due to kidney deficiency.

3. Garden application Osmanthus fragrans is evergreen all year round, with luxuriant branches and leaves, blooms in autumn, and is full of fragrance. It can be said that it "uniquely dominates the fragrance in three autumns".

It is widely used in gardens and is often used as a landscape tree. It can be planted alone, in pairs, or in clumps and forests.

In Chinese classical gardens, sweet-scented osmanthus is often paired with buildings, mountains, and stone structures, and is planted as bush-like plants near pavilions, platforms, buildings, and pavilions.

Opposite planting is commonly used in old-style gardens, which was called "Shuanggui Dangting" or "Shuanggui Liufang" in ancient times.

Planting osmanthus trees around the house or in front of the window can have the effect of "golden wind sending fragrance". Osmanthus trees are also planted in large quantities on campus. Osmanthus trees have certain resistance to harmful gases such as sulfur dioxide and hydrogen fluoride.

It is also a good greening flower in industrial and mining areas. Expanded information: 1. Distribution of subtropical tree species. Osmanthus is native to Asia. It is found wild in the Himalayas, southwestern China, Taiwan, southern Japan and other places. It is found in India and Nepal.

It is also distributed in Cambodia. More than 20 cities in mainland China, including Guilin City in Guangxi Province, Suzhou City in Jiangsu Province, Hangzhou City in Zhejiang Province, Quzhou City in Zhejiang Province, Xianning City in Hubei Province and Hefei City in Anhui Province, use osmanthus as their city flower.

2. Growth habits Osmanthus fragrans prefers a warm environment and should grow in acidic sandy soil with deep soil, good drainage, and rich in humus. It does not tolerate drought and barrenness. It grows particularly slowly on shallow, compacted and barren soil.

The branches and leaves are sparse, the leaves are thin, the leaves are yellow, there are no or few flowers, and there may even be periodic dieback. In severe cases, the entire Osmanthus osmanthus tree needs a certain amount of shade when it is a young tree, and it requires relative shade when it becomes an adult.

Sufficient light can ensure the normal growth of sweet-scented osmanthus.