Milk flowers bloom passionately in Hanoi's autumn

Báo Sức khỏe Đời sốngBáo Sức khỏe Đời sống17/10/2024

SKĐS - Every autumn, Hanoi is filled with the scent of milk flowers. Every street and alley is filled with the pure white color of the flowers, evoking a feeling of nostalgia and excitement in everyone. When mentioning milk flowers, people immediately think of Hanoi's autumn, the tiny clusters of ivory-white flowers, swaying in the wind. They are fragrant when passing by, but when closer, they are passionate and passionate, making anyone feel nostalgic, like the lyrics of a song by musician Phu Quang: "Only the passionate scent of milk flowers remains, in the small room...".
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When the cool breeze comes, the milk flower spreads its fragrance and color throughout the streets of the capital. The small white milk flower clusters stretch out to welcome the gentle autumn sunlight, and when the wind blows, they flutter in the air and gently touch the ground.

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Hanoi milk flower is a tropical evergreen tree. The tree can reach a height of 50m. The flowers grow in clusters, some flowers are white, some are light yellow. This flower is grown in many Southeast Asian and South Central Asian countries such as: Nepal, Australia, Papua New Guinea, India, Sri Lanka...
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Milk flower is considered as a symbol of autumn in Hanoi. Because around mid-September and early October, this flower will start to bloom and spread its fresh fragrance to the land and street corners of Hanoi. Not everyone likes this flower, but the scent of milk flower is always something that makes people remember Hanoi.

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When the gentle sunshine of autumn and the first cold wind bring the scent of Hanoi's milk flowers, people just want to sit quietly in a street corner and enjoy a cup of hot coffee. In Hanoi's milk flower season, all you need to do is hold the hand of your loved one and walk on the streets, and all your worries seem to disappear.

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However, for those who feel that the scent of Hanoi milk flower is too strong and do not like the scent of milk flower, it will be difficult to feel this scent. In fact, whether the milk flower is fragrant or not will depend on each person's senses as well as their own preferences. If the scent of milk flower is too strong, it will be very tiring to work and operate under this scent.

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Milk flowers are grown in many tropical areas, especially India, Thailand, Taiwan, Australia... In many places, the tree can be up to 40m tall and have a huge diameter. Like in Vietnam, milk flowers in the world also often bloom from early October to early December of the solar calendar.

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If asked what one of the characteristics of autumn in Hanoi is, many people will immediately mention the milk flower. The small white flower with a strong fragrance only blooms when the monsoon winds have arrived, bringing with it a cool breeze.

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In folklore, milk flower is also known by many other names such as: crab mo tree, crab mang, ... It belongs to the milk flower genus, lives in tropical regions, with the scientific name Alstonia Scholaris. The origin of the name milk flower is because this type of tree has white sap like milk and a very strong fragrance.
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As for the milk flower, although its appearance is not too outstanding, its fragrance is very distinctive. A road only needs two or three old milk flower trees to emit a fragrant scent, anyone who passes by can recognize it.

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The closer to the end of the season, the more milk flowers bloom, and the more fragrant they are than at the beginning of the season. This special flower is also very characteristic, and the more fragrant it is at night.

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However, not everyone likes the scent of milk flowers because the scent of milk flowers is too strong in the last days of the season, the scent has caused many people to "lose sleep and appetite".

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Milk flower is only beautiful and fragrant when its scent lingers in the dark night, enough to make people linger.

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For those who have been to Hanoi during the milk flower season, when they go far away, they will recall many memories of walking on the streets of Hanoi in early autumn.

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Milk Flower is a symbol of sweet love with a passionate and intense flavor. Especially when milk flower blooms, its fragrance spreads far and wide, which is also the time when people welcome the passionate and charming autumn. The cool autumn weather combined with the lingering scent of milk flower makes people feel more comfortable and excited. Milk flower in autumn is like peach and apricot blossoms, signaling the coming of spring.
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Milk flower leaves a special unforgettable impression.

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The poetic scenery makes people love and remember Hanoi's autumn more.

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Milk flower is associated with the soul of Hanoi people, it exists in people's lives. A little gentle, a little fluttering, a little romantic...

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If you have lived in Hanoi for a while and fallen in love with the scent of milk flowers, then when you have to leave this place, there is nothing better than planting milk flower trees yourself to give your home a fragrance.
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Currently, there are seedlings for sale on the market, or you can grow the plant from milk flower seeds. In general, milk flower is a plant that does not require much care. You need to pay attention to carefully caring for the plant from the time it is young until it is strong, then plant it in an open, sunny area and the plant will grow very quickly.

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When the tree is young, care must be taken to ensure that the tree has enough water and light so that the roots can penetrate deep into the ground and absorb nutrients.

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In addition, milk flower is also a priceless medicine used to treat many diseases in Oriental medicine. Milk flower bark can be used to soak medicinal wine, boil water, grind into powder or extract liquid to cure many diseases in folk medicine such as diarrhea, toothache, ulcers, or treat heat in the body, poor appetite, thinness, ...

Tuan Anh - suckhoedoisong.vn

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