The efficacy and function of New Guinea Impatiens

Impatiens New Guinea is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Impatiens family, also known as the colorful Impatiens. The plant of Impatiens New Guinea is about 25 cm to 30 cm tall, with a fleshy stem and a smooth and delicate surface. Most of the leaves of Impatiens New Guinea are yellow-green or dark green, and the flowers are colorful, including white, purple, orange, rose red, etc. Some flowers have multiple colors on one flower. So what are the effects and functions of the graceful Impatiens New Guinea? Let's take a closer look.

The efficacy and function of New Guinea Impatiens

1. Medicinal effects

The roots, stems and leaves of New Guinea Impatiens can be used as medicine. They are warm in nature and bitter in taste. It is recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica that "the leaves are bitter, sweet and spicy, and slightly poisonous." Mashing the leaves of New Guinea and applying them to wounds can treat boils and swellings. The main functions of Impatiens are pain relief, swelling reduction and blood circulation. It is very effective in treating joint rheumatic pain, and can also disperse blood and promote menstruation, treat female menstrual diseases, prevent hemorrhage, and clear abnormal leucorrhea.

2. Gardening

Although the New Guinea Impatiens plant is not gorgeous and noble, it is also graceful and elegant, with colorful flowers, which is a good choice for indoor potted plants, flower mirror decorations, and flower bed decorations. In addition, the New Guinea Impatiens has a strong ability to resist pests and diseases, and generally rarely suffers from pests and diseases, making it one of the first choices for gardening and horticultural pruning.

3. Contraindications

There are some taboos in the use of New Guinea Impatiens. Because Impatiens has the effect of promoting blood circulation, pregnant women cannot take it, which is not good for the healthy growth of the fetus. Impatiens should not be planted with fruits and vegetables for a long time, because this will absorb the carcinogenic substances in the plant into the soil of the vegetables and be accidentally eaten. Patients should take it under the doctor's advice.