Complete Knowledge of Morning Glory
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Morning glory is commonly seen in front of and behind the houses in our rural area, with unique flower shapes and diverse colors. There is an expression in our elementary school textbooks, "Morning glory, like a trumpet." Therefore, it is a familiar vine plant. I will now talk about the basic information of this plant.
I. Name, Distribution, and Habitat of Morning Glory
Morning glory is the official Chinese name, derived from "Record of Famous Physicians." It is confirmed as the official name in "Flora of China." It is commonly known as morning glory flower, trumpet flower; recorded as split-leaf morning glory in " Illustrated Flora of China"; recorded as evergreen ivy-leaf morning glory in "Flora of Northern China"; known as jingjiaolazi in Jiangsu; known as big morning glory flower in Guangxi; called qinnyanzi in some places. It belongs to the morning glory genus of the convolvulus family in botanical classification. It is native to tropical America and has been cultivated in China for a long time, with cultivation in both north and south. It usually grows on the slopes of shrubbery, dry river banks, and around fields and houses.
II. Morphological Characteristics of Morning Glory
It is an annual herb with coarse and hard hair, the stem twines and branches; the leaves are broadly ovate or nearly round, usually 3-lobed rarely 5-lobed, base cordate, petiole 3-10 cm long; the inflorescence is axillary with 1-3 flowers, the corolla is funnel-shaped, white, purplish blue, or purplish red, 5-8 cm long, margin 5 shallowly lobed, blooming from August to October; the capsule is spherical, smooth, usually 3-valved, with 5-6 seeds, ovate, blackish brown or cream-colored, fruiting from September to November.
III. Main Uses of Morning Glory
Firstly, ornamental use: Morning glory is easy to propagate by sowing, with a high survival rate, the vines twine, the flowers are trumpet-shaped, the colors are bright and diverse, and the blooming period is long, making it have certain ornamental value. People enjoy planting it and it is a good vertical greening plant.
Complete Knowledge of Morning Glory
Secondly, medicinal use of seeds: Cream-colored seeds are called white morning glory, black-brown seeds are called black morning glory, and mixed black and white seeds called two-colored morning glory. Most of the medicinal use is black morning glory, with white morning glory used less.
Its seeds are a potent diuretic, with the effects of diuresis, expectorant, and insecticide. External use can also remove freckles. When using medicinally, please follow a doctor's advice. According to related measurements, the seeds mainly contain saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids, anthraquinones, phenolic acids, and other chemical components, which have certain effects in medical development. Thirdly, the stems of morning glory are thin, long, and flexible, commonly used in rural areas for bundling crops and straw, etc.
This article shares the complete knowledge of morning glory and a comprehensive method of simple introduction to related materials, hoping to solve your problems with green plants.