What are the details about Morning Glory?
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Morning Glory is commonly seen in front 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 vines plant. I will talk about the basic information of this plant below.
I. The name, distribution, and habitat of Morning Glory
Morning Glory is the formal Chinese name, which originated from "Record of Famous Physicians." It was confirmed as the formal Chinese 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"; called Jinjia Lazi in Jiangsu; called Dajin Niu Hua in Guangxi; some places call it Qinniangzi. It belongs to the Morning Glory genus in the Convolvulaceae family. It is native to tropical America and has been cultivated in China for a long time, with cultivation in both the north and south. It usually grows on mountain slopes, shrubbery, dry riverbanks, and near houses and fields.
II. The physical 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 circular, usually 3-lobed, rarely 5-lobed, with a heart-shaped base, and the petioles are 3-10 cm long; the inflorescence is axillary, with 1-3 flowers, the corolla is funnel-shaped, white, purplish blue, or purple, 5-8 cm long, with 5 shallow lobes on the edge, 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. The main uses of Morning Glory
First, ornamental use: Morning Glory is easy to propagate by sowing, with seedlings easily surviving, the vines twine, the flowers are trumpet-shaped, the colors are bright and diverse, and the blooming period is long, making it a plant with certain ornamental value. People enjoy planting it and it is a good vertical绿化 plant.
What are the details about Morning Glory?
Second, seed medicine: The cream-colored seeds are called Bai Chou, the blackish-brown seeds are called Hei Chou, and the mixed black and white seeds are called Er Chou. Most of the medicinal use is Hei Chou, with Bai Chou being used less.
Its seeds are strong diuretics, with the effects of diuresis, expectorant, and insecticidal properties. Externally, they can also remove freckles. Please follow medical advice when using it. According to related measurements, its seeds mainly contain glycosides, alkaloids, flavonoids, anthraquinones, and phenolic acids, which have certain effects in pharmaceutical development.
Third, the stems of Morning Glory are thin, long, and flexible, commonly used in rural areas to tie up crops and straw.
The information about Morning Glory and the specific introduction of its basic characteristics introduced by the Green Plant Enthusiast website, hope it brings some flower knowledge to green plant enthusiasts.