What is the effect of elderflower

Elderberry is a kind of deciduous shrub, mainly grows in hillsides, roadsides, houses, bushes and other places, but also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, the medicinal value is very high, let's take a look at the efficacy of elderberry!

Brief introduction of elderberry flower

Elderflower is a small yellow flower with the elegant sweet fragrance of musk grapes in the north and south of the country where it is picked. It is a common flower grown by tall tree-lined street trees in Europe. Its benefits and scope of application are treasures to Europeans. It is also the childhood memories of many Europeans. Elderberry can be made into herbal tea. it is the yellow and white flowers that bloom in June and July every year.

Elderberry flowers with total pedicels, inflorescence branches spreading at right angles, flowers small and dense, calyx tube cup-shaped, ca. 1mm, calyx teeth triangular-lanceolate, slightly shorter than calyx tube, pinkish when blooming, white or yellowish after opening, Corolla radiate, lobes 5, ca. 2mm. Stamens as long as Corolla lobes, anthers yellow, ovary 3-loculed, style short, stigma 3-lobed, florescence 4-5 months.

What is the effect of elderflower

1. Relieve colds. Elderflower has a very good relief effect on cold, cold, sore throat, nasal congestion and other epidemic ☆ ban ☆ cold problems, many parents will use elderflower tea with brown sugar to let their children drink, to help their children relieve physical discomfort. Elderberry flower also has the reputation of "panacea". It is said that it can dispel diseases.

2. Skin care and beauty. Many skin care and beauty products will use the ingredients of elderberry flowers to have the effect of beauty maintenance. Steaming the face with elderberry flowers and water can make the skin whiter and delicate, helping to maintain a beautiful appearance.

3. Relieve oral disease. For example, if there are problems of gingivitis, bad breath and big breath, you can directly gargle with the water from elderwood flower bubbles to solve the odor and discomfort in the mouth.

4. Anti-inflammation. Elderberry flower has anti-inflammatory effect, it can also prevent pollen allergy and alleviate respiratory problems.

Cultivation techniques of elderberry

1. Land selection and preparation

Elderberry does not have a high demand for growing land. Generally, as long as you choose some plots with flat terrain, moist soil and good drainage, you can do so. The selected land will be deeply ploughed and leveled, and then apply an appropriate amount of farm manure.

2. Methods of reproduction

The seeds of elderberry are not easy to emerge, so they are generally propagated by cuttings.

Before sprouting in February, select some branches that grow well and are free from diseases and insect pests, cut them into cuttings about 25 centimeters long, and leave three small bud nodes on each cutting. pay attention to the distance between the top and bottom bud nodes and the cut mouth. The next step is to cut into the whole land, first open a bed 3m wide, and then open a horizontal trench according to the row spacing 25cm, the depth of the ditch is about 20cm, each ditch can put 15-20 cuttings, pay attention to the uppermost bud nodes of the cuttings to expose the ground. After that, cover half of the ditch soil, press it, and finally cover some fine soil to level with the border.

3. Field management

Elderberry should be ploughed and weeded in time during the growing period, so as not to hinder its ventilation and light; elderberry has luxuriant branches and leaves, so it needs a large amount of water and fertilizer, so it should be irrigated in time during its growing season, and the right amount of farm manure should be applied before falling leaves or sprouting in autumn. the fertilization situation is determined according to the soil fertility, the poorer ones can apply more fertilizer, and the more fertile ones can apply less fertilizer. The pruning of elderberry is also very important, mainly pruning some old branches, diseased branches and damaged branches in spring and autumn, and pay attention to maintaining the tree shape when pruning.

4. Pest management

The common diseases of elderberry are canker, leaf spot and powdery mildew, which can be controlled by spraying with 1000 times of Daimen wettable powder, and the common pests are mainly shell insects, night moths and wing moths. 1000 times of fenitrothion EC can be used to control.