Rose is one of the six famous flowers, also known as "Yue Yue Hong" or "Four Seasons Flower". It has a long flowering period, blooming continuously from May to November. The blooming flowers come in various colors such as red, purple, white, and rose, with yellow stamens and green sepals. It is adorned with a rich fragrance and is known as the "Queen of Flowers". It is highly cherished by people and has high medicinal value.
Rose Flower
Rose flowers are harvested in summer and autumn each year. The semi-open flowers are dried or gently heated to be used as medicine. Roses have a warm nature and a sweet taste. They have the effects of promoting blood circulation, regulating menstruation, reducing swelling, and detoxifying. They are commonly used to treat menstrual disorders, abdominal pain during menstruation, bruises, blood stasis pain, abscesses, and swollen toxins. "Quanzhou Materia Medica" records that roses can "promote blood circulation, dissolve stasis, clear heat in the intestines and stomach, relieve cough, stop bleeding and pain, and dissipate abscesses. They are used to treat lung deficiency, coughing up blood, dysentery, ulceration of lymph nodes, abscesses, and menstrual disorders in women." "Modern Practical Traditional Chinese Medicine" also records that roses can "promote blood circulation, regulate menstruation, and treat difficult menstruation and spasmodic abdominal pain during menstruation. When applied externally, it can reduce swelling and relieve pain."
The characteristics of roses are as follows: they are spherical in shape, with a diameter of about 1.5 to 2.5 centimeters. The receptacle is elongated and the sepals are oval in shape, dark green, and covered with coarse glandular hairs. The petals are elongated and arranged in a tile-like manner, with light purple-red or purple-red color. There are many stamens, yellow in color, with a clear fragrance and a mild taste with a slight bitterness.
Rose Flower
Rose flowers, also known as "Bihou Hua" or "Thorny Rose", are the first flowers to bloom on the rose plant. They are known for their bright colors and fragrance, often captivating viewers, hence the nickname "Wandering Flower" and the reputation of being the "favorite of heaven".
Rose flowers are not only used for ornamental purposes but also have high medicinal value. They have a warm nature and a slightly sweet and bitter taste. They enter the liver and spleen meridians. Rose flowers have the effects of regulating qi, resolving depression, and dispersing blood stasis. They are mainly used to treat liver and stomach pain, chronic and acute wind-damp bi syndrome, hemoptysis, irregular menstruation, abnormal vaginal discharge, breast abscesses, and swollen toxins. "Materia Medica Righteousness" records that "rose flowers have the strongest fragrance, clear and not turbid, soothing the liver and invigorating the stomach, nourishing qi and promoting blood circulation, relieving stagnation and obstruction, and are the most effective and mild among all aromatic medicines. Almost no other fragrance can match it." Rose flowers can enhance beauty, remove impurities from the face, and moisturize the skin. Rose powder can be used for facial masks to whiten, beautify, remove blackheads, pimples, freckles, and other skin issues.
The characteristics of rose flowers are as follows: the dried flowers are slightly spherical or irregular lumps, with a diameter of about 1 to 2.5 centimeters. The receptacle is semi-spherical, and the sepals are lanceolate, yellow-green or brownish-yellow, with fine soft hairs. The petals are wide and ovate, also arranged in a tile-like manner, but they are purple-red or yellow-brown in color. There are also many stamens, which are yellow-brown. They have a strong fragrance when smelled and a slightly bitter and astringent taste.
There are similarities and differences in the characteristics of rose and rose flowers. By careful observation, they can be distinguished and should not be used interchangeably.
