Characteristics and flower language of chamomile

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When it comes to chamomile, people will think that it can be used to make tea. It has good curative effects and has a certain effect on insomnia. It is known as the "magic flower". The following editor will introduce to you the characteristics and flower language of chamomile.

Characteristics of Chamomile

Chamomile is a biennial or multiple herb, 5-20cm tall. Stems erect or oblique, covered with gray-white wool. The petiole is long, the base is enlarged ; The leaves are oblong or ovate, 3-4cm long, 1-1.5cm wide, and deeply pinnately lobed , the lobes are 2-5 pairs, each lobe is 2-5 shallowly or deeply lobed, the apex of the small lobe is oval or wide strip, the apex is blunt or acuminate, All leaves are gray-white wooly to almost hairless.

Chamomile flower heads are solitary on stems 4-16cm long ; involucre diameter 7-12mm, The involucral bracts are sparsely wooly or almost glabrous ; with 3-4 layers, herbaceous, and the outer involucral bracts are strip-lanceolate, with almost no membranous edges. , the inner involucral bracts are one and a half times shorter than the outer ones, strip-shaped and oblong, with wide and membranous edges. Yellow, all tubular, with 5 teeth. Achenes are 1.8-2.2mm long, hairless, with 5 ribs, and a small membranous crown about 1mm long at the apex. , small crown5 lobed. Flowering and fruiting period 4-9 months.

Chamomile Flower Language

Chamomile, as soon as you hear the name, you will know that it is produced in a foreign country. Yes, it is originally produced in Germany. It is actually a type of chamomile. However, both in terms of flower shape and habit, it has its own characteristics compared to chamomile: about 30 centimeters tall, with a yellow center, white lace, and furry leaves.

According to legend, chamomile was dedicated to the sun god , and could cure fever. Therefore, ancient Egyptians claimed that it was an herb belonging to the moon because it had a cooling effect. Its mild anti-depressant effect, can soothe restless and irritable emotions, so its flower language contains an indomitable spirit, that is: the more frustrated you are, the more courage you get, the more courage you get in suffering. the power of.

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