What's the name of the maple tree?

Maple is also known as maple, Ye Feng, maple, chicken feet maple and phoenix tail maple.

Deciduous trees, which bloom in spring, are mostly granular yellow-brown and red. Leaves split palmately and turn red in autumn.

Acer is also called [Maple]. Such as: Acer truncatum; chinquapin

Flower language: formal

Flower divination: people who like this kind of flower are cautious and practical, with strong self-control ability and unpretentious life. For popular gadgets, it seems that they are not interested; You are far-sighted about saving, knowing that saving for a rainy day is the basic principle of your life.

Lucky flowers: orchids, marigolds, cacti.

Flower proverb: Gorgeous weddings can be seen everywhere, but beautiful love is rare.

Alias Fengxiang, Ye Feng, Fengxiang, Fengxiang, Fengxiang.

Liquidambar formosana originated from Hamamelidaceae, and its roots, leaves, fruits (see "Passepartout") and resin (see "Liquidambar formosana") are used as medicine. Leaves are picked in summer and roots are picked all year round.

Sexual taste and sexual orientation: bitter and warm. Leaf: bitter, flat.

Functional indication

Root: expelling wind and relieving pain. Used for rheumatic arthralgia and toothache.

Leaves: expelling wind and removing dampness, promoting qi circulation and relieving pain: used for enteritis, dysentery and stomachache; Topical treatment of bee stings and skin eczema.

Usage and dosage are 0.5 ~ 1 for roots and leaves. Appropriate amount for external use.

Pay attention to the taboos of pregnant women.

Excerpted from the National Collection of Chinese Herbal Medicine

The maple leaf is palmately 5-lobed, with a length of 13cm and a width slightly larger than the length. The three largest lobes have several prominent teeth, the base is heart-shaped, the upper part is medium green to dark green, and the lower part is hairy, which turns from yellow to orange or red in autumn. The bark is grayish brown and smooth, and furrows and scales appear with the growth of tree age. The flowers are yellow-green, small and headless, hanging on slender stems, and open with tender leaves in spring, showing an open inflorescence. The fruit has parallel wings and is 2.5 cm long. Height 30 meters, wide column, deciduous. Usually, the white sugar, brown sugar and rock sugar we eat are mainly boiled with sugar cane and sugar beet. Cooking sugar with sap secreted by trees is a new thing in China. In the forests of temperate regions of North America, there is a kind of sugar maple, commonly known as maple, which is the most famous in Canada. There are several varieties of sugar maple, such as sugar maple, silver maple and red maple. The first two kinds are famous for producing sugar. Maple can be used as building material or equipment material, musical instrument material, sculpture material, etc. , can also be planted for ornamental purposes. Plants used for logging and fire.

Traditional Chinese medicine uses the root bark and branches in chicken feet, which are boiled in water when knee joint attacks. It is used in conjunction with ogapy (the author is not sure, this is provided by the data) during fracture; Has anti-inflammatory and detoxicating effects.

Canadian maple (maple) (also known as sugar maple)

Maple trees aggregate starch in the growing period. With the melting of snow in spring, enzymes convert starch into sugar, and sugar is dissolved by water absorbed by roots, forming a faint sweetness. Maple juice contains water (about 97%), minerals, organic acids and maple flavors. From the beginning of March, the sap will flow in the tree for 6-8 weeks to promote the growth of the tree. All trees produce juice, but maple has more and sweeter juice. There are more than 65,438+02,000 maple sugar producers in Canada. Canada's maple sugar production accounts for 85% of the world, and the United States accounts for 15%. Quebec (93.3%), Ontario (5.5%), New Brunswick (1. 1%) and Nova Scotia (0. 1%) are rich in maple sugar. According to Canadian data, the output of maple products in Canada in 2000 was 40 196 tons (88.4 million pounds), and the estimated agricultural output value was1515 million. Maple trees aggregate starch in the growing period. With the melting of snow in spring, enzymes convert starch into sugar, and sugar is dissolved by water absorbed by roots, forming a faint sweetness. Maple juice contains water (about 97%), minerals, organic acids and maple flavors. From the beginning of March, the sap will flow in the tree for 6-8 weeks to promote the growth of the tree. All trees produce juice, but maple has more and sweeter juice. The main tree species producing maple sugar are sugar maple, red maple and silver maple. It is said that among the local 13 maple trees, only three kinds of maple trees, namely hard maple, black maple and red maple, can produce syrup. A big maple tree can collect 4 liters of sap every day. According to the preparation method of the invention, about 65438+/-0 liters of maple syrup can be prepared per 40 liters of sap. Interestingly, only maple trees in North America can produce maple syrup in the world. Therefore, maple syrup has become a world-renowned specialty in Canada. From Quebec to Niagara Falls, the journey is 800 kilometers, which is the famous Maple Leaf Avenue in Canada. Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal and other big cities are all distributed on this Maple Avenue. The famous St. Lawrence River originates from the rippling Lake Ontario and runs parallel to Maple Leaf Avenue. More than 65,438+0,000 lakes, large and small, are scattered around Maple Leaf Avenue, forming a beautiful landscape with maple leaves blooming on the lakeside, riverside and roadside. Bright maple leaves reflect blue sky and clear water, towns and villages, and the whole of Canada. Wherever you go, people will exclaim "It's beautiful here". This exclamation has actually been exclaimed many times in different places.

A bird's-eye view of the maple leaf observation deck in Catino Park, a famous maple leaf viewing spot in Hull near Ottawa, shows the rustling river slowly flowing through the maple leaves. It's more than 500 kilometers from Ottawa to Montreal by car and then back to Ottawa from Montreal. The maple trees on both sides of the road are varied and graceful, and Youlong-like cars walk through the beautiful corridors. On the Yuan Ye, rows of maple trees, one after another, one after another, flowers and plants fly by. It's really a pity that I haven't enjoyed my eyes. It takes more than three hours from Ottawa to reach the provincial Al Kong Korm Park in Ontario. Al Kong Korm Park is a huge forest park covering an area of 7,725 square kilometers. In terms of scale, it ranks second among Canadian provincial parks with a history of 100 years. Roadways leading to natural lakes, jungles, swamps, rivers, cliffs and beaches crisscross, with a total length of 2400 kilometers.