The value of willow
Willow leaves can be used as whistle! ! Coax the children to play!
You can weave things, but they are usually leisure. Take care of flowers and trees!
The ancients folded willow branches and gave them to friends as a farewell!
You can search online! "The source and function of the ancient folding willow is introduced.
Plant source: Salix Salix is not only used for landscaping, but also a common folk medicinal plant. The medicinal use of willow has a long history, which was recorded in ancient Egyptian literature from 65438 BC to 0550 BC, and was recorded by Bai Liu (? Bai Liu? Leaves can relieve pain. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records [1]: "Vitamin's classic inferior product is bitter and cold, non-toxic, and can be used to treat jaundice, sores and carbuncle caused by geomantic omen." . According to the Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine [2]: "The tender leaves or branches of willow are cold, bitter in taste and non-toxic, and have the functions of expelling wind, nourishing dampness and clearing damp-heat, and can treat icteric hepatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, eczema and endemic goiter". From 65438 to 0829, Pierre-Joseph Leroux, a French pharmacist, obtained salicin from willow bark for the first time, and now it is aspirin after structural transformation. Since then, the active components of Salix have been reported one after another, including flavonoids and phenolic glycosides. Its activities include central nervous system inhibition, anti-hypnosis, promoting spontaneous exercise, treating heart disease, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, analgesic and antihypertensive effects. The sulfur content of willow leaves is thousands of times that of ordinary food. Trace element iodine can promote human metabolism, accelerate fat decomposition and reduce blood pressure and weight. At present, some people in China use willow leaves as tea to treat hypertension [3], and some people eat willow leaves as vegetables. China people have loved willow trees since ancient times, and there are countless poems chanting willow trees in the history of literature. These poems not only tell us that in early spring and February, when it was warm and cold, it was willow trees that first decorated the world with spring colors, but also vividly expressed the traditional feelings of the ancients towards willow trees. Those ancient and spiritual willows, those tall and straight or curved willows, those old and decadent willows that still shade all beings, seem to tell people the legendary story of the ancients' love for planting willows.
People love willow because it has made outstanding contributions to greening the motherland and beautifying the environment. Willow has strong adaptability. Whether in the south or the north, whether the land is fertile or barren, it is easy to cultivate and can grow tenaciously. According to historical records, during the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, once told the world that "willow trees were planted on the post roads to enjoy the cool". Since then, all the post roads in the Tang Dynasty have been shaded by willow trees. In front of Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet, there is a "Liu Tang", also called Princess Liu. It is said that in the middle of the 7th century, when Princess Wencheng married Songzan Gampo in Tibet, she specially brought willow saplings from Chang 'an and planted them around Jokhang Temple to show her nostalgia for the willow-shaded hometown. In the late Qing Dynasty, when Zuo was in charge of the northwest, he advocated that the military and civilians should plant willows thousands of miles along the post road from Tongguan to Xinjiang. Nowadays, there are towering old trees and lush trees here, which are called "Left Gong Liu". Later generations, Yang Changxi once wrote a poem praising the cloud: "The general did not raise the border, and the children of Huxiang were full of Tianshan Mountains. Newly planted willows are three thousand miles away, attracting spring breeze. "
People like willow because it can protect dams, conserve water and soil and resist natural disasters. Willow branches are tough, resistant to flooding, not afraid of wind and waves, even if the top of the tree is flooded for several months, it can be safe and sound, and it is an ideal tree species for flood control and dike protection. Yang Di is an emperor with a bad reputation in the history of our country, but he once ordered people to plant willows on both sides of the Grand Canal. Anyone who plants a living tree will get a beautiful silk as a reward. This move makes the willows on both sides of the Grand Canal line up like a great green wall. He is a man of insight in this respect. "In the great cause, a bright future comes out of it. From the Yellow River in the west to the Huaihe River in the east, there are 1,500 miles of green shadows ... "This is a famous sentence that Bai Juyi praised Yang Di for building water conservancy projects and planting willows to protect dikes. When Su Dongpo arrived in Hangzhou in the Song Dynasty, he led the people to build long dikes in the West Lake to store water and irrigate fields, and planted a large number of willows, which became one of the ten scenic spots in the West Lake today, "Su Causeway Xiao Chun". I walked on the Su Causeway more than once and deeply admired the feudal official's strong environmental awareness.
People love willows, and they often compare them to people's lofty character, so as to express their spiritual sustenance. The branches and leaves are green and plain; If the environment is not good, it will take root and sprout; Covered with treasures, it has made great contributions to mankind; Modesty and prudence, not boasting. In front of Pingshan Hall in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, there is an ancient weeping willow with sparse branches and leaves, which is old and lasting, and is a spectacle. It is called "Ou Gong Liu". It was a weeping willow planted by Ouyang Xiu, a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, when he was appointed as the magistrate of Yangzhou to build Pingshan Hall. With the passage of time, only this one has been kept, which has been 954 years. There is a Cryptomeria fortunei in Baizhangyan Scenic Area, wencheng county, Zhejiang. The tree is 20 meters high and four people hold it. Legend has it that it was planted by Liu Ji, the founding father of the Ming Dynasty, when he retired in his later years, and he was called "Guo Shi Liu". Liu Zongyuan led the people to plant trees on a large scale after being demoted to Liuzhou, Guangxi as a secretariat for the second time in the Tang Dynasty. Liu Zongyuan especially loves willows, and there is a poem named "Willow Planting Play" that expresses his interest: "Liuzhou willow thorn history, willow planting by the river. Laughing and laughing is a story that continues into the past. When you fall in the shade, you will climb into the sky. I am good at thinking of others and I am not ashamed to pass it on. " After Liu Zongyuan died of illness, the people of Liuzhou built the Liugong Temple for him, and the story of planting willows by the Liujiang River in the History of Liuci in Liuzhou was told through the ages!
There are some lush willows planted in front of my house, and I like them very much.
Its appearance is very beautiful. Its trunk is very strong. Thousands of twigs are dancing and laughing in the rain and fog. Spring has come and everything is revived. The slender wicker is inlaid with jasper-like tender teeth, swaying in the spring breeze, like the hair of a multi-braided girl in Xinjiang. Sometimes wicker branches sweep across the water, as if kissing the lake gently. Ah! How beautiful!
In summer, jasper-like buds have become long and narrow leaves, and the whole tree is like a huge green umbrella, sheltering people from the wind and rain.
The vitality of willow is very tenacious, and it can survive wherever it is inserted. It is not afraid of drought or flood. In winter, the cold wind howls and the snow accumulates. The next spring, it actually survived.
Willow has a wide range of functions. Trunk can be used as furniture, branches can be used as firewood, in summer, crown can be used for people to enjoy the cool, branches can be woven into vegetable baskets, and willow roots can keep water and soil. What a role it has played!
Willow has beautiful shape, strong vitality and great function. It dedicated its whole life to unknown people. Willow's character is too noble, I want to be like it.
Willow always grows by the river and in wet places. This is common in the north, but less common in the south. I like willow because of its graceful appearance, because of its fluttering catkins, and because of its unchanging character.
Willow is a symbol of spring. Like a beautiful girl in spring, full of vitality. Every spring, willows will sprout new buds and report the news of spring to people. Look at that willow tree, how beautiful and smooth its winding lines are, as if the shadow of a lovely fairy in the sky floated to the world. No wonder willows always appear on the clothes of imaginary spring girls. Willow is as lovely as that elegant girl.
The most beautiful thing about willow is the fluttering catkins, which are lingering and gentle. The light green leaves are polished thin like pieces of jasper, like dancing green butterflies. Thin branches, like green hair, are green and flowing. When catkins fly, when catkins fly, put down your distractions and bring the quiet harmonica sound. There is always endless passion and joy. Willow grows in wetlands, fertile land gives willow nutrition, and sufficient sunshine gives willow a yearning for growth. Willow does not depend on people's careful care, but it can still grow and reproduce, leaving its fragrance in the world.
I like the season when willows and catkins fly. I love willow, and I like the beauty of willow. I love the willow, the purity and beauty, the unchangeable quality and the green publicity.
Use is value! ~