Saffron is a perennial flower of the Iris family and a common spice. Saffron is the world's most expensive spice when measured by weight. So do you understand its flower language? The following is the flower language about saffron that I have collected. I hope it will be helpful to you.

The flower language of saffron

The flower language: protection, persistence

Autumn saffron was chosen to commemorate the Roman queen of the 5th century - Saint Palulia. Known for protecting the church. Saffron is a plant of the genus Acorus and is native to the eastern Mediterranean, Greece, Asia Minor, Palestine and Iran. Saffron was dedicated to St. Palucci Aria, the empress of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, who was well known for her zealous protection of the church. Therefore, its flower language is "protection". People born with the blessing of this flower have precocious characteristics and are often leaders among their peers. But if you don't secretly act coquettishly with your crush, maybe his type is more suitable for making lovers who are younger than you.

Flower Divination: You are a perfectionist, very serious and persistent about relationships, and pursue perfect love and life wholeheartedly. You are pure and proud and are not suitable for an environment of intrigue. You like a quiet and peaceful life, listening to the call of your heart and feeling the perfect moment.

Flower motto: If life is without love, it is like walking in a dark tunnel, with no direction and difficulty.

The meaning of saffron

Saffron, also known as crocus or saffron, is a perennial flower of the Iris family and a common spice. Saffron is the world's most expensive spice when measured by weight. Saffron is native to Southwest Asia, but was first cultivated artificially by the Greeks. It is mainly distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean and Central Asia. Saffron was introduced to China in the Ming Dynasty. It was included in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" as a medicine. It is cultivated in Zhejiang and other places in China. It is a precious Chinese medicinal material with strong physiological activity. Its stigma is used medicinally in Asia and Europe. It has sedative, expectorant and antispasmodic effects and is used for stomach diseases, menstruation, measles, fever, jaundice, liver and spleen. Treatment of swelling, etc.

Saffron Folklore

Saffron is known as the spice of love. There is such a legendary and romantic classical myth circulating in Kashmir, which is about the love story between YOUSUF SHAHCHAK, the last king of Kashmir, and ZOON, a famous poetess. Legend has it that one autumn night in the late 16th century, Joseph was walking in a garden full of saffron. Then he was taken to the heights of the garden by the passionate poetry floating in the saffron garden, and unexpectedly met a young and beautiful woman. Encounter. Legend has it that it was the magic of saffron that brought them together. Joseph was attracted by the innocence, beauty and charming voice of the woman named Zuen. Due to the aphrodisiac effect of saffron, the man and woman in the saffron flowers quickly Fall in love. Joseph then married Zu En, who changed her name to HABBA KHATOON after their marriage. This saffron love story has become a part of Kashmir’s history and has been passed down from generation to generation.

Medicinal value of saffron

1. Regulate endocrine

Regular drinking of saffron water can promote blood circulation in the body, improve blood oxygen supply capacity, and regulate timely The human endocrine system improves human immunity and resistance. It has the effect of enhancing physical fitness.

2. Treat irregular menstruation

According to ancient books, saffron is sweet in taste, slightly pungent, and neutral in nature; it returns to the heart and liver meridian; it is light and moist, enters the blood and disperses, and is mainly used for treating Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum lochia, abdominal mass pain and other symptoms. ?. However, it may also have side effects of fetal rupture, so pregnant women should use it with caution. However, in countries such as Iran, pregnant women will eat an appropriate amount of saffron in order to improve the skin of the fetus.

3. Beauty and beauty

Drinking saffron soaked in water for beauty has been a beauty method favored by women since ancient times.

"Pin Hui Jing Yao" also mentions the beautifying effects of saffron: It mainly disperses depression and regulates blood, widens the chest and diaphragm, stimulates the appetite and improves diet, long-term use nourishes the lower body, and makes the color pleasant. ?Saffron has the effect of regulating endocrine, can promote human metabolism, and make women radiate charming brilliance from the inside out.

4. Prevention, treatment and health care

Medical research has found that an appropriate amount of saffron can protect the human heart, reduce high blood pressure, and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction. The disease has a significant effect. A small dose of saffron decoction has a certain inhibitory effect on the heart of toads, and the effect is relatively obvious. A small dose of saffron slightly increases blood pressure and then decreases it. This is an effect on blood pressure. A larger dose can A lasting drop in blood pressure.

Cultivation techniques of saffron

Cultivation

The soil should be sown and plowed, and sufficient base fertilizer should be applied. Bulbs must be large and plump, strong and free of mildew and disease. The spacing between plants should be 10cm to 15cm, and the planting depth should be about 5cm. When planting bulbs in autumn, cover them with 5-8cm of soil, and weed in time during the growth period. , pay attention to drainage after rain, loosen the soil and water during drought in autumn, and keep the soil moist to facilitate rooting. Flowering occurs in October, and top dressing once after flowering is beneficial to bulb development. After one planting, the bulbs can be dug out and replanted every few years when the bulbs become crowded. The bulbs are stored in a dry room at 17-23°C.

Irrigation

Saffron grows in winter and spring when there is little rain, so special attention should be paid to irrigation. Seedlings will emerge about 20 days after planting. Before emergence, water the seedlings once to facilitate emergence. Pour antifreeze water once before winter to increase the ground temperature. Water once in mid-April to reduce the damage of hot and dry winds.

Fertilization

Before planting, thoroughly soaked organic fertilizer should be applied, such as cake fertilizer, manure, burned soil, plant ash, chicken and duck manure, etc., and some superphosphate should also be applied. ; After it takes root and leaves, you can apply a thin liquid fertilizer with a balanced nitrogen and phosphorus every 10 days. For example, add an appropriate amount of potassium dihydrogen phosphate to the soaked cake fertilizer until the flowers are removed and the buds show color. until. Avoid using too much or too concentrated nitrogen fertilizer, otherwise it will cause the leaves to become elongated and affect the growth of flower buds. Apply 1,500 kilograms of human excrement or an appropriate amount of chemical fertilizer per acre during the seedling growth and final blooming period to promote the early emergence of seedlings. In spring, the amount of top dressing is determined based on the growth of the seedlings. After flowering in October, a fast-acting fertilizer with a balance of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium should be applied once or twice again to facilitate the growth and development of the bulbs, so that the bulbs can store enough nutrients for more and better flowers in the coming year. In mid-to-late December, sprinkle a layer of horse manure between the border plants, and then cover it with a small amount of soil to increase fertility, heat preservation and anti-freeze.

Management

In order to ensure that the plant can bloom more and vigorously, when you find that there are too many lateral buds on the plant, you can break off some of the small buds to ensure that the main buds can bloom more and bigger. flowers; during the growth and development process of crocuses, the accumulated water must be drained in time, especially during the autumn rain season. Otherwise, it will easily form accumulated water in the seedbed, causing the bulbs to rot and causing undue economic losses. ; If there is a drought in autumn, the seedbed should also be loosened and watered to keep the soil moist. After planting the seedlings, insert a small bamboo knife into the soil to remove the small lateral buds on the outer ring of the plant, leaving 2-4 larger clusters of leaves in the center of each plant to facilitate the harvest of large bulbs the following year. The bulbs expand rapidly from February to April, and the soil should be loosened and weeded in time.

Harvest

From late April to early May, when the above-ground branches and leaves of the crocuses gradually turn yellow, you can use an iron rake to carefully dig up from one end of the border. After digging out, remove the branches, leaves and roots, dry them in the field for two days, and then store them indoors. When collecting and storing, the plants should be divided according to health, disease, damage, and size standards, and stored in categories. The storage room should have less light, be cool and ventilated, the ground should be preferably dirt, and the room should be kept dry. Generally, bulbs can increase in weight 3-5 times. If 100 kilograms of bulbs are introduced at one time and planted with crocuses per acre, 600-1000 kilograms of bulbs will be harvested per acre.

Processing

The flowering period of crocuses both indoors and in the field is from mid-October to early November, with the peak blooming from 9 to 11 o'clock every day, and the flowers are brightly colored. Indoor flowers are not affected by the weather, and flowers can be picked all day long; outdoor flowers are picked between 8 and 11 o'clock on the first day of blooming. If picked late, the stigmas will easily be stained with stamen pollen, which will affect the quality.

After harvesting, peel off the petals and take out the pistil style and stigma, preferably three connected. Spread on white paper and place in a ventilated place to dry in the shade. For large quantities, it can be dried in an oven and stored in a dark and airtight store for sale. Generally, 80 flowers can be used to process 1 gram of dried flowers, and 1-2 kilograms of dried flowers can be harvested from 1 mu.

Processing