Known as the 'lucky tree', it is often overlooked because it can be seen everywhere, but it is so precious
Known as the "lucky tree", it is often overlooked because it can be seen everywhere, but it is so precious
Legend has it that when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was in power, there was a side road in Zhongnan Mountain, which was the only way for caravan merchants to travel. One year, it was said that there was a long-haired black-haired monster in the mountains, jumping over craters and ravines, over mountains and mountains, with spirits like apes and antelopes. As a result, people were frightened, and the merchants did not dare to cross the mountain in groups. The news reached the local county magistrate. The magistrate suspected that it was a trick played by the robbers, so he ordered the hunters to encircle and suppress the monsters. Unexpectedly, the captured monster turned out to be a middle-aged hairy girl. According to Mao Nv, she was originally the palace maid of the King of Qin. After the King of Qin was destroyed, she fled to Zhongnan Mountain. When she was hungry and cold, she met a white-haired old man who taught her to eat Bo Ziren and Bo juice. At the beginning, it was only bitter and hard to swallow, but after a long time, the mouth was full of sweetness, and the tongue was full of saliva, so that there was no hunger or thirst, the body was light and healthy, and there was no heat in summer and no cold in winter. More than a hundred years old and still not old. Once the news of the longevity of Mao women's clothing Bo Ziren came out, the world rushed to wear it.
Baiziren is the dried and mature seed kernel of Arborvitae orientalis. Mature seeds are harvested in autumn and winter, dried in the sun, the seed coat is removed, and the seed kernels are collected, which are produced all over the country. Arborvitae, also known as cork, cedar, cypress, cypress, fragrant tree, fragrant cypress, etc., belongs to the evergreen tree of the Cypress family, with a long lifespan. For construction and furniture materials, leaves and branches are used as medicine, which can astringe and stop bleeding, diuretic and stomach, detoxify and disperse blood stasis.
Chinese orientalis is rich in resources, and its medicinal value has been discovered very early, and it is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "There are several kinds of cypress, and only those with flat leaves are used as medicine, so it is called cypress. Its tree is straight, its skin is thin, its muscle is greasy, and its flowers are fine and trivial, in fact, it is clustered and shaped like small Bell. Four cracks after frost, there are several seeds, as big as wheat grains, fragrant and lovely.
Bai Ziren has the effect of nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, moistening the bowels and laxative, and is used to treat palpitations, insomnia, nocturnal emission, night sweats, constipation and other symptoms. Compatible with ginseng, Schisandra, Atractylodes, etc., it is mostly used for palpitation, dizziness, forgetfulness, dizziness and forgetfulness due to deficiency of heart yin and deficiency of heart blood, which can cure yin deficiency and blood deficiency, old age. , Postpartum and other intestinal dry constipation.
Among the many medicinal materials, Bai Ziren is regarded as a good medicine with calming effect. "Brief prescription of Materia Medica" mentioned: "Boren treats mainly, benefits blood, stops sweating, nourishes yin, invigorates yang, moistens liver, helps kidney, soothe the nerves, calms the five internal organs, and treats low back pain. Nowadays, many young people like to stay up late. In fact, adequate and good sleep is an important guarantee for maintaining physical and mental health and prolonging life. Therefore, patients with insomnia should actively take preventive and treatment measures when they have mild symptoms. Soothing the nerves is a kind of treatment The method of restlessness, palpitations and insomnia, and the famous Bai Ziren has this effect.
In addition to arborvitae, which can nourish the heart and soothe the mind, in fact, there are similar substances in the branches and leaves of arborvitae. We can use arborvitae leaves to make pillows to treat insomnia. Cut the arborvitae leaves into pieces, dry them in the sun, and stuff them into the pillow, and then you can sleep peacefully in the elegant fragrance. The ancients regarded the arborvitae as "auspicious tree", symbolizing blessing. In order to exorcise ghosts and ward off evil spirits and look forward to good luck and peace, the ancients often hung cypress branches at the front door. Until now, Chinese Hakka people will fold some cypress branches and cypress leaves and hang them on the lintel to show auspiciousness during festivals, weddings, housewarming, birthday celebrations, and full moon wine. Some Hakka villages still keep the tradition of bathing with cypress leaves on New Year's Eve, which means to wash away the filth of the old year and prolong life.
This is the introduction to Arborvitae, do you know it? This plant, which can be seen everywhere, is often overlooked by people, but it is so precious. "If you like this article, your likes, comments and reposts are the greatest encouragement to me!"