The true value of narcissus
As Islam Muhammad Muhammad said: "If you have two loaves of bread, please sell one loaf and buy a narcissus, because Bread fills the belly, narcissus nourishes the heart."
Darcissus can nourish the mind and cultivate one's nature and has high ornamental value. It is listed as one of the top ten traditional flowers in my country. Narcissus earns foreign exchange for the country, and has always been listed as a major export earner. It is the best among many flowers in my country. Qiwu has a long history and has been exported to Europe, America, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan since the Qing Dynasty. The foreign exchange value is extremely considerable. So far, the annual export quantity is between 1 million and 3 million tablets. According to statistics, every 10,000 narcissus heads can be replaced with 10 tons of chemical fertilizers or 3-4 tons of steel. Then the Zhangzhou area alone can exchange for more than 10 million tons of chemical fertilizers every year. Fujian selected narcissus as its provincial flower. In 1990, when the narcissus was in full bloom, the grand "Zhangzhou China Narcissus Festival" was held. Every household is planting narcissus, the flower beds on the flower streets are paved with narcissus, and more than 1,000 pots of narcissus carving art bonsai from Beijing, Nanjing, Fuzhou and Zhangzhou are on display. The "Chinese Narcissus Sculptor" is selected. It is an unprecedented event and a glorious page in the history of narcissus. During the Flower Festival, flowers were also used as matchmakers to attract domestic and foreign guests and businessmen to negotiate business, with a turnover of 18 million US dollars and 150 million yuan. Narcissus is truly a flower that brings patriotism and wealth.
The medicinal value of narcissus
Li Shizhen, the "medicine sage" of the Ming Dynasty, wrote in the narcissus strip in his "Compendium of Materia Medica", "The root of narcissus tastes bitter and slightly pungent. It is cold and non-toxic. It can be used to treat carbuncles and fish bones. The flower can be used as a fragrant coating on the body. It can also be used to treat women with five-heart fever. Divide the dried lotus leaves and red peony into powder and make a white soup. Take 2 qian each time. "Japan's Taihe Materia Medica" says: "Peel the roots of narcissus, dry them in the sun, grind them into powder, and use the milk to treat eye injuries." According to Japan's "Agricultural Magazine": "Peel and mash the roots, mix them evenly with rice, and apply them to the affected area to treat swelling and carbuncle. It has a special effect on women's breast swelling and pain." According to the "Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine", narcissus has the functions of removing wind and heat, promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, and has certain curative effects on uterine diseases and irregular menstruation. According to the "Dictionary of Plants", the bulbs of Narcissus are poisonous and can cure carbuncles.
The toxicity of narcissus bulbs is due to the fact that narcissus bulbs contain a variety of alkaloids. In recent years, Shanghai is extracting narcissus from narcissus for clinical trials on cancer. According to research from the Department of Biology of Nanjing University, the bulbs and aboveground parts of Chinese narcissus contain higher amounts of pseudolycorine and lycorine, and these two organisms have certain value in fighting cancer. Pharmacological studies conducted by Furusawa et al. from the University of Hawaii in the United States from 1971 to 1974 proved that pseudolycorine can prolong the lifespan of rats with leukemia and splenomegaly and inhibit reverse transcriptase activity.
The floral fragrance value of narcissus
The fragrance of narcissus is fresh and rich, and the aromatic oil content of flowers reaches 0.20-0.45. After refining, it can be used to prepare high-end and expensive essences and spices; it can be used to prepare perfumes. Soaps and high-end cosmetics. According to relevant major spice manufacturers, narcissus essence is extremely expensive and is an indispensable raw material in fragrance blending.
The fragrance of narcissus is long-lasting, volatile and easy to absorb. Tea researchers from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University used narcissus flower scented tea to make high-grade narcissus tea, narcissus oolong tea, etc. The tea is fragrant and sweet. Alcohol, popular at home and abroad.