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The world-famous food town, selected as the most beautiful village in Guangdong by the national "beautiful village" Phoenix Town, inhabited by the bustling cicadas, rich vegetation ecological environment, here is full of precious flowers, including a plant called lilac basil, which is a plant from the cross of cloves and basil.
Cloves have the effect of invigorating the spirit, while basil has the function of repelling mosquitoes and sterilizing, and clove basil is the best of both worlds, not only can be used to flavor food, but also to repel mosquitoes, because its aroma is very aromatic, and clove basil mainly contains eugenol and natural volatile oil and other ingredients, which can repel indoor mosquitoes, and has a strong bactericidal effect.
At the same time, the nutrients of clove basil are still very rich, containing eugenol, volatile oils, minerals, vitamins and other trace elements, which have a very good health care effect on the human body, and are called "close friends of foodies" by modern people, and the flower language of clove basil is also "the companionship of love", which expresses a kind of affectionate waiting and endless care, people are very yearning for deep meaning, love of companionship.
How clove basil was born.
Lilac basil can be said to be a relatively new plant, at the same time clove is also a very medicinal value of the plant, and clove is a kind of fragrant tree, from ancient times to the present, there are many people love its fragrance, and in many ancient myths and stories will have its figure, and the fragrance of cloves has been loved by many people.
Its fragrance is also very strong, but another plant called basil is also an ancient seasoning, but also a medicine that can treat colds, it is widely spread in ancient times, in many aristocratic families or temples, will specialize in planting some basil, even the Confucian classic "Shangshu" in the record of basil is also very authoritative, this is a very precious seasoning.
And in the folk is also sung in the name of the spider plant, so its reputation is also very loud, in many ancient classics, it will be called "the head of the group", and it also has an important position in the dish, it can be said that basil is an indispensable seasoning in the dish, can make the dish more delicious and delicious, and the character characteristics and function characteristics of clove and basil are unique, so for the clove basil plant, very curious, how was it born?
In fact, clove basil is more suitable for growing in tropical and subtropical warm and humid climate environments, and the southeast region of the mainland just has this warm and humid climate environment, such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei and other provinces have planted clove basil cultivation, so in the mainland clove basil plant is a unique plant in the mainland.
But what few people know is that with the change of times and the development of society, human wisdom and hard work are playing a role, there are people who have a new concept of clove and basil these two plants, and they have carried out hybrid experiments on the two, through unremitting efforts, and finally achieved remarkable results, through the research of some relevant experts, most of the results are successful, so the plant of clove basil has been passed down, and continues to create convenience for people's lives in today's life.
The mythical story of the lilac basil.
And lilac basil was given a mythical color in ancient times, becoming a legend passed down by word of mouth, and also became a sacred symbol of many lovers who do not want to be separated from their lovers, and also contains people's yearning and pursuit of love and happiness, in the United States thousands of miles away, there is also a novel called "Lilac Basil", but this lilac basil does not refer to a plant, but refers to a sexual medicine, which is said to be a hot-selling nightclub potion, with the effect of an aphrodisiac.
Therefore, when people living in United States hear the name "clove basil", they naturally think of its medicinal properties, which is the origin of "clove basil", but in the tradition of the mainland, people also have the imagination of clove basil, depicting countless legends and stories about it.
The flower language of lilac basil is "the companionship of love", this flower language also carries a very deep meaning of love, it is the result of the baptism of the years, is a precipitation of hundreds of years of emotion, soaked in the love of heaven and earth, is the most simple feelings in the world, and the myth of lilac basil is very important in the culture of the mainland, but also has a faint romantic color.
Legend has it that thousands of years ago, during the reign of Emperor Yao, there were two good friends, one called Lilac and the other called Basil, the two of them were good friends, but because they liked the same woman, they were at a loss and Basil was Lilac's sweetheart, and Lilac was Basil's sweetheart, so the fate of the three of them intersected.
In the final result, Lilac and Basil did not get a beautiful woman, so the two of them planted together with their fresh lives for the happiness of their sweethearts, and stayed by her side, and the place where they stayed together blossomed and bore fruit, and every year at the turn of spring and summer, a pair of small white flowers would bloom, exuding the most fragrant floral fragrance in the world, which was the lilac basil flower.
On the other hand, some people say that the lilac basil actually does not have any special magic, just because when Sun Wukong was bathing in the flowers one day, he found that there was an extra pleat under his feet, so he knew that there was a goblin trick, so he ruthlessly cut off the wings of the goblin, so that it showed its original form, but before he died, this monster said such a sentence: "Although I am a monster, but I have been kind all my life, never do evil, it is the era of Dayu, let me turn into a lilac basil, take root, and become a dry tree, For more than 1,000 years, I have maintained that kind heart. ”
The guardian of love and the messenger of happiness.
Another monster said that he became a lilac basil, which was also turned into a dayu, but it was because of the evil everywhere that dayu killed it, and the internal organs of this monster became this plant, and because of this, it became the nemesis of mosquitoes and drove away mosquitoes, and the floral fragrance of lilac basil is also the bloody smell of monsters and the fishy smell of internal organs that drives away mosquitoes.
But all this kind of myths and legends have a certain magical nature, it carries a rather strong romantic component, the more mysterious, the more attractive curiosity, and this kind of myths and stories passed down from generation to generation represents people's ardent yearning for love and happiness, and in Homer's epic, there is also such a saying, that lilac basil is a plant that can protect love, similar to the love vine, and there is also a saying that lilac basil is a messenger that can bring happiness, is a vital flower in the family, At the same time, it is also a sign of harmony between husband and wife.
Therefore, in ancient times, people were very fond of lilac basil, thinking that it has an auspicious meaning, so they will deliberately plant it at home, with their yearning for a happy life, and no matter what mythological story depicts the legendary story, it represents the thousand-year-old mystery of lilac basil, and it is impossible to find out the true point, but people have found traces of love and happiness from it, and added a bit of romance to people's lives with a cold floral fragrance.
epilogue
In fact, many stories in mythology are mostly people's voices discussing the unknown and pursuing beauty, just like the mythical stories of Lilac Basil, they carry people's yearning and pursuit of love and happiness.
Whether the story is true or not, it is fun for us, imagination is the wings of flight, which can make life more fun, lilac basil inherits the wisdom and creation of predecessors, and it is also the guardian of love and the pursuit of happiness.
Therefore, you might as well plant a pot of clove basil for your lover in your busy life, let it bloom quietly in the sun, revealing the fragrance of flowers, as if telling our beauty in a low voice, perceiving the fragrance of flowers, but also let us learn to see every beauty in life, cherish the love and companionship around us, and create a happy life together.