What are the advantages and disadvantages of smelling osmanthus? Types of osmanthus

In mid-autumn, osmanthus flowers are in full bloom. When the moon is full in the quiet night, people enjoy the osmanthus with wine, and the fragrance is refreshing. Among the ancient Chinese poems about flowers, there are quite a lot of poems about osmanthus. It has been loved by Chinese people since ancient times and is regarded as a traditional famous flower. Many friends like to smell the fragrance of osmanthus very much. They can smell the elegant fragrance before they get close to it. Do you know what are the advantages and disadvantages of smelling osmanthus?

Contents of this article

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of smelling osmanthus?

2. Types of Osmanthus

3. Where is the main distribution area of ​​osmanthus?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of smelling osmanthus?

Osmanthus has many benefits for the human body. If the human body smells the fragrance of osmanthus for a long time, it can have a calming effect on the mind and invigorate the qi, increase the appetite, and improve the quality of sleep. However, for pregnant women, the strong fragrance can affect the health of the body and may also easily cause allergies.

Osmanthus is a tea with health-care functions. When it is in full bloom, it emits a strong floral scent that contains volatile essential oils. If people often smell this scent, it can calm the mind and invigorate the qi, making people more focused and effectively relieving stress.

In addition, this fragrance has a good promoting effect on the human nervous system function. It can eliminate the human body's irritability and increase the quality of sleep. Especially when the dried osmanthus is brewed with water, regular consumption can play a role in clearing away heat and detoxification, regulating the stomach and intestines, and replenishing blood and qi.

However, for pregnant women, the fragrance of osmanthus is too strong. If they smell this scent for a long time, they will easily get allergic reactions. In severe cases, it may cause body disorders. In addition, people who are allergic to osmanthus are not suitable to smell this scent, otherwise they will easily get rashes, erythema and other phenomena on their bodies.

Types of Osmanthus

Osmanthus fragrans is often divided into golden osmanthus, silver osmanthus, red osmanthus and four-season osmanthus. Their differences are:

Golden Osmanthus: The tree is tall and upright, with a round crown, golden flowers, strong fragrance, and high flower production. It blooms in late September and the flowers fall off easily.

Silver Osmanthus: The plant is not as tall as the Golden Osmanthus, the flowers are yellow-white, with a strong fragrance, and there are more flowers. The flowering period is early October, which is slightly later than the Golden Osmanthus.

Osmanthus fragrans: The flowers are orange-red, and the fragrance is lighter than that of Osmanthus fragrans and Osmanthus chinensis. The flowering period is late September. Osmanthus fragrans: The plant has a clumping habit, and the leaves are slightly lighter in color than the above three osmanthus. The leaves have many lateral veins, and the flowers are yellow and white. The flowering period is long. Except for severe cold and hot weather, the flowers will bloom one after another. The flowers are more abundant in autumn, and the fragrance is lighter.

Where is the main distribution area of ​​osmanthus?

Osmanthus fragrans is mainly distributed as follows: Osmanthus fragrans is native to southwest and central my country. It is found in the wild in Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang and other provinces. It is now widely planted in the Yangtze River Basin and the areas to the south. Its suitable habitat is from the lower reaches of the Yellow River in the north to Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and other places in the south. my country has formed several nationally famous osmanthus fragrans production bases in Taoyuan, Hunan, Guilin, Guangxi, Lu'an, Anhui, Suzhou, Jiangsu, Wuhan, Xianning, Hubei, Hangzhou, Zhejiang and Chengdu, Sichuan.