What is the latest information on morning glory?

Morning glory alias petunias, tendrils, petunias, Qin Niangzi, etc., for the petunia family annual trailing twining herbal flowers, Corolla trumpet-like, bright and beautiful flowers, in addition to cultivation for viewing, seeds are commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, let's take a look at the materials of morning glory!

Morphological characteristics

Morning glory stems inverted pubescent and mixed with inverted or spreading long stiff leaves broadly ovate or suborbicular petiole 2-15 cm long. Flowers axillary, single or usually 2 inserted on top of peduncle, peduncle of different length, Corolla funnelform, blue-purple or purplish red, Corolla tube light, stamens and style included, filament base pilose, ovary glabrous, stigma capitate. Fruit subglobose, seeds ovate-trigonous, dark brown or beige, brown tomentose.

Growth habit

Morning glory is native to tropical America, born in shrubs on hillsides, dry valleys, garden houses, and mountain roadsides at an altitude of 100,1600 meters above sea level, or for cultivation, strong in nature, mild in climate, adequate in light and moderate in ventilation, strong in adaptability to soil, more tolerant to drought, salinity, not afraid of high temperature and heat, and a deep-rooted plant with deep-rooted soil, which is widely cultivated in all parts of our country for ornamental use. It is distributed in most areas except some provinces in the northwest and northeast.

Medicinal value

Morning glory seeds are commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, black is "black ugly", beige is "white ugly", containing resin glycosides, pigment, fatty oil, organic acids and other ingredients, used in medicine, with the effect of purging water conservancy urine, mainly for edema, abdominal distension, adverse defecation and other diseases. Add egg white to the fine powder and apply it to the affected area before going to bed. Wash it off with clean water the next morning and use it continuously for a week. It has the effect of eliminating freckles. However, black ugly has a certain degree of poison, must not be taken orally.

Symbolic meaning

Morning glory represents love, calm, illusory love, "temporary love". Morning glory's birthday saying is "if you have perfect love, please cherish your youth and beauty, enjoy this love, your happy life begins to be full of joy." The meaning of morning glory lies in tenacity, her indomitable spirit and indomitable desire for survival are the real value and meaning of life.