The statement that Platycladus orientalis is on the grave
Platycladus orientalis is a tree of Platycladus orientalis in Cupressaceae. Its scales are opposite to each other, arranged on a plane, and its branchlets are flat; Spore leaves are unisexual, cones mature and crack in the same year, and seeds are wingless. Because the ancients thought that all trees were born in the sun, but the branches of cypress trees face west, and the five elements of China and the West are gold, and their color is white, hence the name "cypress"; It is also named "Platycladus orientalis" because the cypress tree is used as medicine to "take flat leaves and grow horizontally".
Platycladus orientalis is a unique tree species in China, which is widely distributed and has a long cultivation history. It is distributed all over the country except Qinghai and Xinjiang, and the Yellow River and Huaihe River basins are concentrated areas. It is an important landscaping and shelter forest tree species in China. Platycladus orientalis is a light-loving tree species, mainly distributed in sunny and semi-sunny slopes of low mountains, with weak wind resistance, poor growth in windward, drought-resistant and barren environments, and can grow in steep slopes and gaps where ordinary tree species are difficult to survive.
Because of its evergreen seasons and beautiful tree shape, it has the reputation of "the length of a hundred trees". Platycladus orientalis can be hundreds of years old, so it is also regarded as "auspicious tree". Compendium of Materia Medica states that it is mainly used to treat hair growth and blackness. Modern research also shows that the extract of Platycladus orientalis leaves can promote local blood circulation and enhance the metabolic function of hair follicles. In addition, Platycladus orientalis leaves also have the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough, but eating more for a long time will cause dizziness and vomiting, and it will also damage the kidneys.