[medicinal value of epiphyllum] what are the uses of epiphyllum

Peanut prefers warm, humid and semi-shady growing environment. Epiphyllum doesn't like frost and strong sunshine. Epiphyllum growth when the bud drooping, petals slowly open and slightly quiver, epiphyllum white as jade, fragrance overflowing. So it is also called "under the moon beauty" by us.

I. the medicinal value of epiphyllum

1. Prevention and treatment of hypertension and hyperlipidemia: many elderly people have hypertension, and epiphyllum can effectively prevent and cure hypertension. Epiphyllum can be used to stew meat and add some other Chinese herbs to stew, which can prevent hypertension and hyperlipidemia.

2. Treatment of insomnia and stomachache: young people are under great pressure now, so insomnia is a very common phenomenon. We can use epiphyllum to soak and drink, which can effectively treat symptoms such as insomnia and palpitation, as well as stomachache.

3. Clearing heat and relieving cough: many friends will cough for a long time in winter, which may cause diseases such as asthma. Although usually coughing is not taken seriously, it becomes a big problem when there are many minor ailments. So pay more attention to your body. Epiphyllum tea brewed with epiphyllum can effectively help us clear away heat and detoxification, but also reduce the symptoms of cough, the effect is very good.

4, prevention and treatment of constipation: epiphyllum in addition to the above functions, he can also prevent and cure constipation. Usually when we brew epiphyllum tea, we add some rock sugar and epiphyllum to drink it together, which is not only effective for the prevention and treatment of constipation, but also can clear blood and detoxification.

Second, the culture method of epiphyllum

1. Environment: like warm and humid semi-shade, warm and humid environment, not resistant to frost, avoid strong light exposure.

2. Potted soil: epiphyllum should be planted with slightly acidic sandy soil rich in humus, good drainage performance and loose and fertile soil, otherwise it is easy to rett roots. The preparation ratio can generally be: rotten leaf soil: garden soil: sandy soil = 4:4:2, after the soil is ready, it is best to be sterilized in the sun. When planting, put a layer of broken tiles or bricks at the bottom of the basin to increase ventilation and drainage.

3. Temperature: in particular, the temperature requirement is higher than that of the country of origin, which is 15 ℃ 25 ℃. The night temperature in spring and summer is 16 ℃, and the daytime temperature is 21 ℃. The overwintering temperature is 10 ℃ 12 min.

4. Lighting: in summer, it should be maintained under the shade grid, or cultivated in places where there is no direct light; in autumn, shading equipment should be removed to enhance the light; in winter, it should be placed in the greenhouse and placed in the sunny place, requiring sufficient light.

5. Pruning: when the room temperature is too high in winter, dense new buds often sprout from the base and should be removed in time so as not to consume nutrients and affect flowering after spring.

Third, the household function of epiphyllum

1. If there is a well-positioned windowsill at home, we can make full use of it. A windowsill decorated with European-style curtains and a basin of exquisite epiphyllum placed on it, making the whole feeling different. The magnificent and noble European curtains, coupled with particularly precious epiphyllum, appear to be unusually prominent. And the Chinese-style curtains have another feeling, light color curtain fabric, placed on it is a small pot of epiphyllum, people feel relaxed and feel very harmonious.

2. Friends who like flowers can choose to decorate the balcony at home into a small garden. Flowers of various colors and green foliage plants can cooperate with each other to form a complete picture of flowers. Epiphyllum can be placed in a prominent position, even if it does not blossom during the day, its posture is still eye-catching, when at eight or nine o'clock in the evening, it blossoms, looking at the balcony from home, a blossoming large and beautiful flowers trembling in the wind, gorgeous but not vulgar, a faint fragrance in the wind. That kind of picture is precious and short-lived, but it gives the family a sense of elegance.

3, if there is a study at home, epiphyllum is also a good plant to decorate the study. The general style of the modern study is simple and practical, we can choose brown rattan furniture, so that the fresh study reveals a trace of nostalgia. In this way, a basket made of a small rattan is loaded with a small pot of epiphyllum on the desk, and the beautiful epiphyllum can also be enjoyed in the study.

The above is to share with you how to raise epiphyllum, the breeding method of epiphyllum, the specific content of epiphyllum pictures. Epiphyllum generally blooms at night and will soon be open, so there is a saying that it is a flash in the pan. If you want to see this ephemeral spectacle, you really need to cultivate epiphyllum well.

We really need to breed epiphyllum properly.