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1. Photos, basic scientific information, legends, myths, symbolism
2. Basic scientific information, legends, myths, symbolism
3. Botanical description, reference data, useful information, illustrations
4. Recipes for use in traditional medicine and cosmetology
5. Tips for growing, harvesting and storing

Anemone (anemone), Anemone. Photos of the plant, basic scientific information, legends, myths, symbolism

Basic scientific information, legends, myths, symbolism

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Family: Tin (Ranunculaceae)

Origin: Europe, Asia, North America.

Area: Diverse, found in temperate and subtropical climates.

Chemical composition: The plant contains glycosides, saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, essential oils and other substances. One of the best known compounds found in anemones is anemonin, a glycoside that has cardiovascular effects.

Economic value: Some anemone species are used medicinally as a sedative and antipyretic. They are also popular in landscape design for creating beautiful flower beds and beds. However, most anemone species are poisonous and can irritate the skin and mucous membranes.

Legends, myths, symbolism: In ancient Greek mythology, the anemone was considered a flower that emerged from a drop of Aphrodite's blood when she mourned for Adonis, who was torn to pieces by wild beasts. In medieval Europe, the anemone was a symbol of martyrdom and temperance, and was also often associated with the church and religious rites. In Chinese culture, the anemone is associated with love, as well as happiness and prosperity in marriage. In general, the anemone is considered a symbol of tenderness, beauty, love and the ephemeral nature of life, since the flowering of these flowers is rather short. Also, the anemone can symbolize death and sorrow, as in ancient Greek mythology.

Anemone (anemone), Anemone. Description, illustrations of the plant

Anemone. Legends, myths, history

The scientific name of the plant comes from the Latin anemos - wind. In Russian, the plant, by analogy with the Latin version, began to be called "anemone".

In Palestine, there is still a belief that the anemone grew under the cross on which Jesus was crucified. Therefore, in this country the plant is especially revered.

In ancient Greek culture, there is a myth about the origin of the anemone, which tells about the tragic love of the beautiful earthly youth Adonis and the goddess of love Venus.

When the beloved of Venus died on a hunt from the fangs of a wild boar, she bitterly mourned him, and in the place where her tears fell, delicate and beautiful flowers grew - anemones.

Author: Martyanova L.M.

Anemone (anemone). Legends and traditions

Anemone: left - Anemone nemorosa; right - Anemone ranunculoides

At the edge of the forest, where the wind usually walks, a white six-petalled flower timidly peeked out from under the ground. He looked out and began to sway from side to side and waved serrate leaves, as if about to fly away or dance on the lawn in an embrace with the wind.

This is the oak anemone or, scientifically, the non-frost anemone, which blooms with white flowers, very similar to those that frost paints on the windows. The nemorose anemone has two middle sisters called Ranunculoides, it is easy to recognize it by its yellow cap, and the younger one is called a coronaria, the charming head of which is decorated either with red, or blue, or white flowers so majestically and gracefully that it becomes like a crown.

Coronaria grows in the garden, and nemorosa and ranunculoides are very fond of the wind. For friendship with the wind, they are often called anemones - the wind shakes the stems and leaves of the anemone, which makes them flexible and hardy. And in the summer, after the seeds ripen, the wind shakes their corollas so much that the fruit-boats open and their seeds scatter ten to fifteen meters from the mother root.

They say that anemones are also called anemones because they owe their appearance to the creature of easy windy behavior - Adonis.

Adonis, a young man of incomparable beauty and charm, was carried away by two goddesses at the same time - the goddess of the underworld Persephone and the goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite.

And therefore he spent part of the year in the kingdom of the dead with Persephone, and part of the year on earth with Aphrodite. The protector of chastity, the goddess Artemis, found out about this and, while hunting, sent a wild boar to Adonis, and the Ferocious boar and its fangs completely hit him in the groin, and stretched the doomed death on the yellow sand! With a light harness meanwhile, rushing through the skies, Kifera had not yet flown on the wings of swans to Cyprus, when she heard the groans of a dying man in the distance and turned back the white birds.

From the heights I saw ethereal, he lies lifeless, stretched out in his own blood, and said Your blood will turn into a flower ... So saying, the blood sprinkled him with fragrant nectar, and from the blood a blood-colored flower arose, - Ovid wrote in Metamorphoses. According to his legend, Aphrodite wept bitterly over her fallen loved one, and anemones sprouted from her tears.

This is how the legend explains the mythical appearance of two different flowers from the buttercup family - anemones and adonis.

(Kythera is the name of Aphrodite from the island of Cythera.)

Anemone apennina

Spring adonis is widespread, which in some places is also called spring adonis. Adonis-Adonis blooms in April - May with yellow flowers, poisonous and widely used in medicine. Amur adonis is found in the Far East. A variety of coronaria anemone with double flowers has long been cultivated in horticulture. The plant is unpretentious. As soon as the snow melts, the coronaria immediately throws up stalks-rays into the sky and in early April covers the earth with pale pink, blue or red flowers.

A bouquet of pale pink anemones looks great in white porcelain or crystal vases. Shading the whiteness of porcelain and the transparency of crystal, it seems to float like a white fluffy cloud in the blue of the day. Coronaria anemone flowers were used in ancient Rome for weaving wreaths. The ranunculoides anemone, the so-called buttercup anemone, is not suitable for a bouquet or a wreath - its stems and flowers are poisonous.

In addition to the named anemones, the Canadian anemone and the Japanese anemone have long been grown in gardens. And at the Canadian anemone, cream flowers open in June and do not go out for about a month. The Japanese anemone produces white, pink, cream single and double flowers from August to September.

It attracts attention not only with flowers, but also with lush greenery, which makes it look great both in bouquets and in flower beds.

It has been proven that a bouquet of white anemones not only pleases the soul, but also has a beneficial effect on the eyes. It is worth looking at white flowering anemones for ten minutes, and eye fatigue will pass unnoticed.

Author: Krasikov S.

Anemone (anemone), Anemone. Recipes for use in traditional medicine and cosmetology

The anemone is not widely used in traditional medicine and cosmetology, since many of its species contain toxic substances and can be poisonous when consumed. However, some types of anemones are used in herbal medicine to treat a number of diseases. For example, the rhizomes of the tree anemone (Anemone nemorosa) have been used to treat headaches, neuralgia, and rheumatic pains. In traditional Chinese medicine, the toothed anemone (Anemone raddeana) is used to treat coughs and bronchitis.

In cosmetology, anemone is mainly used to create decorative bouquets and decorate hairstyles. Its graceful flowers and delicate leaves can be used as hair and dress decorations.

Anemone (anemone), Anemone. Tips for growing, harvesting and storing

Anemone (anemone) is a beautiful perennial plant valued for its bright flowers and ornamental leaves.

Tips for growing, harvesting and storing anemones:

Cultivation:

• Anemone prefers sunny places or places with partial shade. It can also be grown in pots.
• The plant prefers moist soils, but does not tolerate stagnant water. Therefore, it is important to ensure a good drainage system.
• Reproduction of anemones occurs mainly through the division of tubers. This is usually done in spring or autumn.

Preparation and storage:

• Anemone flowers can be used in cosmetology to create face masks and creams. To do this, the flowers should be picked when they are fully opened.
• Anemone roots are used in folk medicine. They can be harvested in autumn or spring.
• Store roots and flowers in a cool, dry place for several months.

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