What's the nickname of keel of traditional Chinese medicine? What are the main points of potted plants?

Keel is a kind of Euphorbiaceae, Euphorbiaceae succulent plant, because its shape is similar to the shape of the spine, so the name. Keel in addition to the unique shape suitable for potted ornamental, its flowers, stems also have a certain medicinal value, flowers can treat cough, hemoptysis, stems can effectively alleviate cardiovascular diseases, mumps and other diseases. What's the nickname for the keel of traditional Chinese medicine? What are the main points of potted plants?

What's the nickname of keel of traditional Chinese medicine?

Keel aliases are Bawanghua ("Lingnan Medicine Collection"), Dragon Bone Flower ("Guangdong traditional Chinese Medicine" Ⅱ), epiphyllum ("Guangzhou Flora"), Seven Star Jian Flower, Bawang whip (Guangzhou Air Force's "Handbook of commonly used Chinese Herbal Medicine"), etc., are widely used in Guangdong, China, often used to make soup to drink, with jujube or Luohanguo, can play a certain dietotherapy effect.

The florescence of the keel is white in summer and autumn and closes at night after flowering during the day. In general, after harvesting at this time, it will be cut longitudinally, steamed slightly and then dried in the sun to be stored and used as medicine. It is worth noting that potted keels generally do not bloom.

Second, what are the key points of potted keel?

Keel is not only a common medicine, but also has a certain ornamental value, potted at home can play the effect of purifying the air, let's take a look at the main points of potted keel.

1. Soil selection

The planting soil of potted keel is very important, and the sandy soil with good air permeability, strong looseness and rich humus should be selected. Then mix a certain amount of rotten chicken manure or cow manure to make the culture soil.

2. Lighting conditions

Although the growth of keel needs appropriate light, it should not be placed in strong light, otherwise it is easy to appear plant yellowing, especially when the light is strong in summer. In winter, it should be properly placed in the sunny room, maintain the temperature, but also appropriate astigmatism exposure.

3. Watering

The growth of keel pot does not need too much water, because it is very drought-tolerant, if overwatered, it is easy to cause rotten roots, plant yellowing, serious or even death. In the spring, generally half a month watering can, can be used to spray water, improve the humidity of the air. In summer, you need to increase the number of watering times, once a day, in the morning or evening. The temperature is low in winter and the water demand is not much, so you can keep the basin soil dry. In order to survive the winter smoothly, plastic film can be used for bagging and heat preservation.

4. Fertilization

Potted keel in addition to giving foot base fertilizer, but also need to see whether additional topdressing is needed according to its growth. If topdressing, do not apply too much fertilizer at one time, remember the main points of diligent fertilization and thin fertilization, if the fertilization is too thick, it is easy to burn the leaves, resulting in the yellowing of the leaves.