What are nine floors and rosemary? Where can I buy it near the East Highland?

I don't know much about the eastern highlands ... but you can buy them on Taobao, or sell seeds, and you can grow them yourself ~

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The nine-story pagoda is a millet belonging to the genus Ocimum L. of Labiatae, and its flowers are in the shape of multi-story pagodas, so it is called "nine-story pagoda", also known as basil and Lingling cuisine. Because its leaves, stems and flowers have lemon fragrance and mint fragrance, it is also called lemon basil, mint basil and spearmint basil. The whole grass has the effects of expelling wind, relieving exterior syndrome, eliminating dampness and promoting qi circulation, promoting blood circulation and detoxifying, and reducing swelling, and is widely distributed in tropical regions of Asia, Europe, Africa and America. In recent years, it has developed rapidly and has been planted all over China, especially in the south and coastal areas.

This nine-story tower originated in India and Iran. It has a very strong and unforgettable fragrance. It is a widely used spice in Taiwan Province Province. There is a saying in the countryside of Taiwan Province Province: "Nine stories, a hundred miles". Some varieties are slightly like fennel, sweet and slightly spicy. Nine-story pagoda is also a kind of plant that can be used as medicine, which is listed in Compendium of Materia Medica.

The origin of the name "nine-story building" is also quite interesting: according to legend, an ancient emperor was trapped in a long-abandoned nine-story building because of a sudden flood during his inspection. As there was nothing to eat, the emperor had to pick a weed growing on the eaves of the tower to satisfy his hunger. Unexpectedly, this weed tastes great. The emperor ordered his followers to take the seeds back to the palace for planting. In order to commemorate the tower, he named the weeds the nine-story tower.

The nine-story tower is basil (also known as radish, or short bran, thousand-story tower, etc. It is an indispensable material for making delicious three-cup table chicken or crispy chicken, and can also stir-fry seafood such as clams: there is also a simple and delicious scrambled egg in Taiwan Province's home cooking. Nine-story pagoda is also a common spice in southern European dishes, especially pasta, and it is also the main material of nine-story pagoda sauce (Pisto) in southern France.

The taste of the ninth floor is not ordinary. When I think of the nine-story tower, I can't help but recall the scrambled eggs that my girlfriend personally cooked for me not long ago and the many delicious foods I ate. Nine floors, it smells good when you think about it! This is the first layer of incense of the nine-story tower. When I was in Taipei, I usually went to the vegetable market downstairs in the morning to buy fish, vegetables and fruits for cooking. I often bought a big bag of nine floors, only two yuan. The food stall owner put the fresh nine-story towers into plastic bags one by one from the carton, and the irreplaceable fragrance came to her face. This is the second fragrance of the nine-story tower. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth layers of incense are almost uninterrupted and connected together: to prepare cooking, first take the nine-story tower out of the plastic bag (three incense), wash it with water (four incense), pull out the leaves (five incense) and put it in the pot (six incense). Every stage is an indescribable sense of smell enjoyment. I often put my finger in front of my nostrils after pulling out the leaves of the nine-story pagoda and before washing my hands, and smell the fragrance of the nine-story pagoda. After the dishes are fried, they will be served on the table. Whether it is chicken, clams, eggs or pasta, they will release intoxicating and appetizing fragrance. This is the seventh fragrance of the nine-story tower. The eighth layer of incense, of course, is to send food to your mouth when you hold a piece of meat with chopsticks or wrap a little noodles with a fork. The effect of the nine-story tower on taste buds is unparalleled. There is no doubt that few foods or spices can make gourmets feel this way. Finally, when the food is finished, the table is ready, and you are lying in bed ready to sleep, you close your eyes and let your tongue swing in your mouth a few times. That makes you feel unsatisfied and a little hungry, which makes you hesitate to get out of bed and go to the kitchen to see if there is anything to eat for dinner. It's the ninth fragrance of the nine-story tower!

Cooking instruction

The nine-story tower is called basil in life, which is very common in western food, especially with tomatoes. It is an indispensable material for making delicious three-cup table chicken or crispy chicken, and can also stir-fry seafood such as clams: there is also a simple and delicious scrambled egg in Taiwan Province's home cooking. Nine-story pagoda is also a common spice in southern European dishes, especially pasta, and it is also the main material of nine-story pagoda sauce (Pisto) in southern France.

Because the ninth floor has a particularly strong and unforgettable fragrance. It is a widely used spice in Taiwan Province Province. There is a saying in the countryside of Taiwan Province Province: "Nine stories, a hundred miles". Some varieties are slightly like fennel, sweet and slightly spicy.

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Rosemary:

Scientific name rosemary

The family is Labiatae.

Classified evergreen shrub

The plant height is about 60-80 cm.

Seed germination 14-2 1 day.

The expiration time is 90- 1 10 days.

Flowers bloom in spring and summer.

Fancy blue

Use the leaves, flowers and stems of this part.

Alias ocean dew. Evergreen shrub, with erect plants, gray-green leaves, narrow and sharp leaves and pine fragrance, has been regarded as a herb that can enhance memory since ancient times. Pale blue flowers bloom in spring and summer. Rosemary is native to the Mediterranean coast and belongs to the evergreen shrub. In summer, it will produce small blue flowers that look like water drops, so rosemary means "dew in the sea" in Latin. Rosemary also symbolizes loyalty, so it is very common for brides to use rosemary as accessories at European weddings to tell the world that she is determined in love.

Its English name comes from two Latin words, ros and marinus, which mean "morning dew of the sea". According to an old legend, the flowers of rosemary were originally white. On the way to Egypt with baby Jesus, the Virgin Mary hung her robe on the rosemary tree. Since then, the flowers of rosemary have turned blue. On the way from Judea to Egypt, Jesus dried his washed clothes on rosemary, which was endowed with many medicinal effects. Religious legends have deepened the sacred power of rosemary. In Europe, rosemary is widely planted around churches, and Christians regard it as a sacred offering, so rosemary is also called "the rose of the Virgin Mary". 」

Shakespeare wrote in his play: "Rosemary is to help you remember, dear, please remember." 」

There is an old English proverb that says: Where there is the smell of rosemary, there is a housewife in charge.

Cultivation methods and habits

Rosemary likes warm climate, but it grows slowly in high temperature period in Taiwan Province Province, and the temperature without cold current in winter is more suitable for its growth. In terms of water supply, because the leaves of rosemary are leathery and more drought-resistant, the soil planted is rich in sand and is more conducive to growth and development. It is worth noting that rosemary grows slowly, which also means that its regeneration ability is not strong, so we should be especially careful when pruning and harvesting, especially when the old branches lignify quickly, which is often caused by cutting them over at once.

Observing rosemary plants, although there are small buds in each leaf axil, these axillary buds will develop into branches with the extension of branches in the future. When the whole plant grows up, it will not only be messy because of its branches, but also become a habitat for pests because of poor ventilation, making it easy to get sick. Therefore, regular pruning is very important. Erect varieties can easily grow very tall when planted in the field. In order to facilitate management and increase yield, the top should be cut off when growing after planting, and the lateral buds should be cut off 2 ~ 3 times after germination, so that the plants will be low and tidy.

When rosemary is propagated with seeds, the germination rate is low and poor. According to the literature, the germination rate is less than 30% when the germination temperature is between 20℃ and 24℃, and the germination time is as long as 3 ~ 4 weeks. However, if it germinates before 20℃ 1 week and then treated at 4.4℃(40℉) for 4 weeks, the germination rate can be increased to 70%. Therefore, unless new varieties are introduced from abroad, cutting propagation is a fast and safe practice. Just buy a few pots and go back to be the female parent, put new culture soil in a 50-grid tray, and take the terminal buds for cutting. If you want to speed up hair rooting, you can dip some hair root powder in the base before cutting, insert a small hole with bamboo chopsticks before cutting to prevent the hair root powder from being wiped off by the culture soil, and then transplant it to a cool place for about a month. Creeping species can use lying branches to cut the soil and then bury it shallowly. It will be cut from the mother plant in about a month, which is another kind of rosemary, but the operation procedure is more troublesome.

Chemical composition:

Rosmarinus officinalis L. is a plant belonging to the genus Rosmarinus in Labiatae, which is recognized as a plant with high antioxidant activity. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, German and Japanese scientists separated the components with strong antioxidant capacity from rosemary. The Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences successfully introduced rosemary in 198 1 and passed C0. The aromatic oil was extracted from the stems and leaves of rosemary by supercritical extraction, and the edible antioxidant was extracted. The main antioxidant components in rosemary are rosmarinol, epirosmarinol, isorosmarinol, rosmarinic acid, flavonoids and flavonoid glycosides.

Function:

Eliminate flatulence, enhance memory, refresh the mind, relieve headache symptoms and improve alopecia (not suitable for pregnant women). Rosemary tea has a refreshing fragrance, which can enhance brain function, improve headache and enhance memory. Students who need a lot of memory may wish to drink more rosemary tea, which is also very effective for colds, bloating and obesity. Improve language, vision and hearing disorders, enhance attention, treat rheumatic pain, strengthen liver function and lower blood sugar, which is helpful to treat arteriosclerosis and help paralyzed limbs regain their vitality. It has a strong astringent effect, regulates greasy and unclean skin, promotes blood circulation and stimulates hair regeneration.

Brewing of scented tea: rosemary (appropriate amount), hot water (about 400cc), honey or sugar (as required). Put rosemary in a pot, add hot water, brew for 3-5 minutes, and add honey or sugar to drink.

Best match: verbena and lemon grass.

Rosemary and thyme are commonly used spices in western food, especially in steak, potatoes and other dishes, as well as baking varieties.

The right place:

1, learning: Refreshing and concentration are the most direct stimuli of rosemary. For a creative worker, it also represents the best environment to stimulate creativity at any time, so that inspiration comes like a spring.

2. Meeting room: Rosemary helps to stimulate a positive, upward, progressive and positive working atmosphere, especially teamwork. Let employees play a powerful role in a kind of "favored" and "respected" fragrance!

Use of essential oil:

1. Hot compress with 2 drops of rosemary essential oil can relieve back muscle pain.

2. 4 drops of rosemary essential oil can be inhaled in hot water, which can relieve the discomfort of nose when catching a cold.

3. When the joints are inflamed, you can use 4 drops of rosemary essential oil for cold compress.

Magic formula:

1. Add 8 drops of rosemary essential oil to 20ml of basic massage oil to prepare for warm-up before exercise.

2. Adding 4 drops of rosemary essential oil and 4 drops of lavender essential oil to 20 ml of basic massage oil can relieve muscle soreness after strenuous exercise.

3. Mixing with juniper can strengthen and relieve muscle pain.

4. Mixing with orange leaves can harmonize its smell.

5. Lemon citronella can not only harmonize the smell of rosemary, but also strengthen its efficacy in treating muscle soreness.

Antibacterial air freshener: add 2 drops of rosemary essential oil to 100ml water.

Essential oils suitable for blending: basil essential oil, cedar essential oil, frankincense oil, geranium essential oil, grapefruit essential oil, lemon grass essential oil, Melissa essential oil, sweet orange essential oil and mint essential oil.

Flower language: memories

Legend:

There are countless romantic legends about rosemary in the west. Rosemary has a strong fragrance. It is said that the ancient Hungarian queen liked to bathe in rosemary, which the ancients believed could enhance her memory. Therefore, it is also called a lighthouse on the sea. When a ship going out gets lost, the lost sailors can rely on this strong smell to find the location of the land.

Two other legends say it has something to do with Christianity. One is the smell of rosemary, which was given by Jesus. When Jesus fled from Judea to Egypt, he put his clothes on rosemary, so it has a fragrant and noble smell and has the power of God. It can be said that purification and exorcism have planted all over the church, which is known as the virgin rose. Another legend is that the small flowers of rosemary were originally white. When the Virgin Mary fled to Egypt with the baby Jesus, the sacred coat was hooked by rosemary, and the small flowers of rosemary turned blue instantly to show respect for the Virgin Mary. Since then, the flowers of rosemary have turned pale blue.

Rosemary is defined as a symbol of love, loyalty and friendship. Italian girls will pat their sweetheart's fingers with rosemary in full bloom, expecting a positive response; Or knit it into a crown and wear it on the couple's head at the wedding to represent loyalty. In addition, the Italians threw the rosemary of Xiaozhi into the grave of the deceased at the funeral ceremony, which represented the respect and nostalgia for the deceased. In Victorian England, the flower language of rosemary means commemoration.