The efficacy and function of tuberose

Economic Value

Tuberose, as the name suggests, is a fragrant plant. It is also the raw material for extracting essences. In fact, tuberose and night-blooming jasmine are the same thing.

The main ingredients of tuberose extract are geraniol, nerol, neryl acetate, methyl benzoate, methyl anthranilate, benzyl alcohol, farnesol, eugenol and tuberose ketone. When used in food, it can give the food a unique tuberose smell.

It can also be used to make some scented daily necessities. For example, you can add some tuberose extracted essence to perfume and soap in appropriate amounts.

Ornamental value

The leaves of tuberose are transparent and the petals are white, giving people the feeling of a beautiful girl next door. It is fragrant and clean, with a subtle aroma. In the midsummer, it can give people a beautiful enjoyment.

Tuberose has long flower stems and upright scapes that are 40-90 cm tall. It has a long flowering period and the flowers are opposite, white, and arranged in relatively long spikes. It is an important material for cut flowers as well as a beautiful flower for arranging flower beds.

Medicinal value

Tuberose tastes sweet and light, and is cool in nature, so it can clear away heat and detoxify, and is mainly used to treat carbuncles and swellings. It was first recorded in "Names of Seed Plants".

The roots of tuberose contain about 1.8% sapogenins, mainly tigasaponogenin, hecosapogenin and 9-dehydrohecosapogenin; the flowers contain 0.08%-0.14% volatile oil, the main components of which are geraniol, nerol, farnesol, eugenol, and methyl o-aminobenzoate.

In addition to its ornamental value, tuberose can also be used as medicine. Taking an appropriate amount and mashing it for external application can repel mosquitoes. The leaves, flowers and fruits of tuberose can all be used as medicine, and have the effects of clearing the liver, improving eyesight, removing toxins and promoting tissue regeneration.

Tuberose is effective in treating acute conjunctivitis, keratitis, corneal pannus, furuncle, and traumatic erosion, and can relieve symptoms.

Edible value

It is edible, mainly for its fresh flowers and buds, and is a semi-wild vegetable.

In addition, tuberose has a strong fragrance and is somewhat toxic, so it can repel mosquitoes. It is also a convenience for life. Usually, screens are covered on the windows and the plants are planted outdoors.