The ancient Phoenicians used almond blossoms with honey and urine as a tonic, and sprinkled them into stews and gruels to give muscular strength. Crushed petals were also used as a poultice on skin spots and mixed with banana oil, for dry skin and sunburn.[3]
In herbalism the crab apple was used as treatment for boils, abscesses, splinters, wounds, coughs, colds and a host of other ailments ranging from acne to kidney ailments. Many dishes made with apples and apple blossom are of medieval origin. In the spring, monks and physicians would gather the blossoms and preserve them in vinegar for drawing poultices and for bee stings and other insect bites.[4]
Hanami (花見, "flower viewing") is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers; in this case almost always refer to those of the cherry (桜, sakura) or, less frequently, plum (梅, ume) trees.[8]
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland the National Trust organises the environmental awareness campaign #BlossomWatch, which is designed to raise awareness of the first signs of Spring, by encouraging people to share images of blossoms via social media.[9]
"In Pictures: Your blossoming spring". BBC Nature.
August 31, 2023
blossom, other, uses, disambiguation, botany, blossoms, flowers, stone, fruit, trees, genus, prunus, some, other, plants, with, similar, appearance, that, flower, profusely, period, time, spring, almond, blossomcherry, blossoms, paris, full, bloomcolloquially,. For other uses see Blossom disambiguation In botany blossoms are the flowers of stone fruit trees genus Prunus and of some other plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely for a period of time in spring Almond blossomCherry blossoms Paris full bloomColloquially flowers of orange are referred to as such as well Peach blossoms including nectarine most cherry blossoms and some almond blossoms are usually pink Plum blossoms apple blossoms orange blossoms some cherry blossoms and most almond blossoms are white 1 Blossoms provide pollen to pollinators such as bees and initiate cross pollination necessary for the trees to reproduce by producing fruit 2 Contents 1 Herbal use 2 Blossom festivals 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHerbal use Edit Orange blossomThe ancient Phoenicians used almond blossoms with honey and urine as a tonic and sprinkled them into stews and gruels to give muscular strength Crushed petals were also used as a poultice on skin spots and mixed with banana oil for dry skin and sunburn 3 In herbalism the crab apple was used as treatment for boils abscesses splinters wounds coughs colds and a host of other ailments ranging from acne to kidney ailments Many dishes made with apples and apple blossom are of medieval origin In the spring monks and physicians would gather the blossoms and preserve them in vinegar for drawing poultices and for bee stings and other insect bites 4 Plum blossomDescending from China and south east Asia the earliest orange species moved westwards via the trade routes 5 In 17th century Italy peach blossoms were made into a poultice for bruises rashes eczema grazes and stings 6 In ancient Greek medicine plum blossoms were used to treat bleeding gums mouth ulcers and tighten loose teeth Plum blossoms mixed with sage leaves and flowers were used in plum wine or plum brandy as a mouthwash to soothe sore throats and mouth ailments and sweeten bad breath 7 Blossom festivals EditHanami 花見 flower viewing is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers in this case almost always refer to those of the cherry 桜 sakura or less frequently plum 梅 ume trees 8 In England Wales and Northern Ireland the National Trust organises the environmental awareness campaign BlossomWatch which is designed to raise awareness of the first signs of Spring by encouraging people to share images of blossoms via social media 9 Gallery Edit Blackthorn in blossom Apple blossoms in full bloom Pear blossoms in full bloom Plum blossoms in full bloom Peach blossoms in full bloom Crabapple blossoms Lemon blossoms Strawberry blossoms Blackberry blossoms Apricot Blossom in Behbahan Iran Ziziphus Blossom in Behbahan IranSee also EditFragrance extractionReferences Edit Anna Louise Taylor Ben Aviss 13 March 2012 What is Britain s best blossom BBC Nature Colby Eierman 2012 Fruit Trees in Small Spaces Timber Press p 29 ISBN 978 1 60469 190 0 Margaret Roberts 2000 Edible amp Medicinal Flowers Interpak Books p 2 ISBN 978 0 86486 467 3 Margaret Roberts 2000 Edible amp Medicinal Flowers Interpak Books p 24 ISBN 978 0 86486 467 3 Margaret Roberts 2000 Edible amp Medicinal Flowers Interpak Books p 57 ISBN 978 0 86486 467 3 Margaret Roberts 2000 Edible amp Medicinal Flowers Interpak Books p 59 ISBN 978 0 86486 467 3 Margaret Roberts 2000 Edible amp Medicinal Flowers Interpak Books p 62 ISBN 978 0 86486 467 3 Sosnoski Daniel 1996 Introduction to Japanese culture Tuttle Publishing p 12 ISBN 0 8048 2056 2 hanami Blossom watch day National Trust urges UK to share blooms the Guardian 2021 04 24 Retrieved 2022 07 15 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blossoms Look up blossom in Wiktionary the free dictionary Blossom in other languages Millais John Everett Apple blossoms Lady Lever Art Gallery In Pictures Your blossoming spring BBC Nature Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blossom amp oldid 1170989796, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
