The flower language and meaning of milk eggplant
As a unique plant with both ornamental value and cultural connotation, Golden Fruit is famous for its golden fruit shape. This Solanaceae plant native to tropical America has formed a unique symbolic system in China after hundreds of years of cultural precipitation. Let us explore the auspicious code carried by the milk eggplant through four-fold flower language interpretation and moving legends. Four auspicious meanings of milk eggplant 1. Rujia, the patron saint of peace and health, is known as the "Fruit of Five Generations Together" in Lingnan. Its densely growing golden fruits are regarded as a concrete symbol of the family's well-being for generations. Traditional Chinese medicine classics record that its fruit handle can be used as medicine. It is combined with the folk concept of "supplementing the shape with shape" to form a cultural image of dispelling diseases and protecting the body. 2. The five-pointed fruit shape of the mascot for both blessings and longevity closely conforms to the traditional five-element theory. It is often used as a bride's bouquet at weddings in Fujian and Taiwan, implying a long and happy life for the couple. The custom of worshipping milk eggplants on the Double Ninth Festival expresses a beautiful wish for the elderly to prolong their lives. 3. The cornucopia of recruiting wealth and entering treasure has the shape of gold ingots, deriving the commercial meaning of "ten thousand taels of gold." It is common for merchants in Guangdong flower markets to match milk eggplant with silver willow, meaning "the house is full of gold and silver." Modern Feng Shui believes that placing the mascara bonsai in the southeast can enhance the magnetic field of wealth. 4. The five-petal shape of the treasure of family harmony symbolizes five generations living together. During the migration of Hakka people, the milk eggplant, as a portable plant, carries the cultural memory of family unity. Its perennial nature has been extended to be a witness to the sustainability of family relations. The legend of a filial son seeking medicine can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty's "Lingnan Yicao Records" records: Huang Axiang, a filial son of Lingnan, dreamed of receiving guidance from an immortal and picking milk tomatoes on the cliff in order to treat his mother's disease. His mother took the medicine for seven days, and her chronic illness was completely eliminated. This legend has given rise to two major cultural phenomena-medicine farmers must leave 30% of the fruits when picking fruits to make "filial piety fruits", and the custom of giving milk eggplants to express filial piety on the Double Ninth Festival.
From a medical perspective, solanine contained in milk eggplant does have antitussive effects, and modern research has confirmed that its extract has auxiliary effects on respiratory diseases. This wonderful echo of science and legend makes the cultural connotation of milk eggplant more vital.