I have a friend in Beijing. One day, I went to his house It is strange that there is not a single plant in this yard of more than 200 square meters. I asked him jokingly, "Are you jealous of wood?" Only in the discussion of everyone, he heard a sentence: "The yard is square, and it is not good to plant wood in it." After listening to this, the author has some doubts: "Don't you live in the yard at night?" The friend answered "Yes".
I didn't ask any more questions, because smart readers know that people living in hospitals are also "prisoners"! There are many taboos in Feng Shui, among which the word "prisoner" has no basis, and "sleepy" barely makes sense, because in the five elements, the central part belongs to soil, and the trees planted in the central part are wooden soil, and most of the trees in the central part will cover the house, which is not conducive to sunlight entering the house.
"Wood" refers to plants, generally referring to flowers, grass and trees. In geomantic omen, some plants are not suitable to be planted indoors and some are not suitable to be planted in the yard. Today, the author Xiong will learn from us.
What plants should not be planted at home?
(A) the name taboo
In ancient times, people's information was not as developed as it is today, and their understanding of life and death was not enough. So the previous generation said that some plants can't be planted at home, and the next generation won't disobey orders. Everyone has a mentality of believing what is there rather than believing what is not, which may be a shame for these plants who have violated the name taboo and have been unable to get close to the house for thousands of years. These plants are as follows:
● banyan tree:
As the saying goes, "banyan trees can't tolerate people". Can't banyan trees be planted in the yard? The author has done a lot of research on this issue, and thinks that there are two reasons why "banyan trees can't tolerate people":
1. The roots of banyan trees are particularly developed. Thick roots are three times the height of trees, which will extend from the ground to neighboring houses and buildings, resulting in unstable houses. When roots are entangled and hugged tightly, houses will collapse and people will have no house to live in.
In the past, the hills around the cemetery were covered with banyan trees. First, because of its long roots, it symbolizes the continuation of future generations; Second, trees are shaded, which means that future generations have been sheltered by their ancestors and have big trees to rely on. Therefore, people say that the trees in the cemetery can only accommodate banyan trees and cannot be inhabited.
In fact, the magnetic field of the banyan tree itself is oxygen-gathering, which is called Juyang in Feng Shui.
● Mulberry:
Most people don't plant mulberry trees at home, because "mulberry" and "mourning" are homophonic, so it is unlucky to go out to see mulberry trees. I have been to Leping, Yangcheng County, Shanxi Province, and Yizhou City, Guangxi, the hometown of cocoon. These places are full of mulberry trees, but strangely, most of their sericulture families ignore the saying that "mulberry trees were not planted before".
Low willows:
Folk taboo "willow" and "flow" homophonic, planting willow in the back of the house, in order to flow money and treasure out of the house, in addition, some people think that it is unlucky to insert willow in Qingming Festival, willow in suction yin, willow does not bear seeds, but its children have seeds. In fact, in geomantic omen, trees and mountains should be used as backers behind the house, and willows are close to the water and thin, which is not a good material for backers.
● Poplar:
The wind blows on the poplar trees, and the leaves rattle, which makes people upset. People also call it "clap your hands" and "ghost clap your hands", so in order to avoid trouble, most people don't like to plant poplars. As for "ghosts clap their hands", poplars make waves when the wind blows, which superstitious people think will attract ghosts.
Peach tree:
People often ask the question: Is it really unlucky to plant peach trees? The flowers of peach trees are blood red. People think that the blood-red color of peach trees is just a little bit of blood, which is very unlucky. In addition, some people think that "peach" and "escape" are homophonic. When foreign enemies invade, it is easy for people to associate peach trees with fleeing. Naturally, no one wants to plant peach trees in the yard. From the perspective of geomantic omen, peach trees are the essence of the five elements, which can make hundreds of ghosts, so they are hung on the door during the New Year.
● Cypress:
Cypress has the meaning of longevity, which was originally auspicious. Unfortunately, cypress trees are often planted in cemeteries, also known as grave trees. In some places, planting cypress trees in houses with ominous meanings is also considered taboo. But Europeans usually decorate their gardens with cypresses.
● Li Zishu:
This is also a name taboo, because "Mei" and "Mei" are homophonic, and people think that planting plum trees in the yard means that the owner is lustful and his wife is ruined.
● gladiolus:
Because gladiolus means being cut and slaughtered for surgery, it is taboo in patients' homes.
The so-called taboos actually mostly come from homophones and meanings. From the perspective of geomantic omen, the position and species of plants are the real influence. As for taboos, there are only some psychological effects.
(2) Poisonous plants
The toxicity of plants is a self-protection function, mainly to resist foreign enemies. After years of research, human beings have found that 52 kinds of plants contain "cancer-promoting substances", and these plants have been discouraged by Feng Shui. Common ones are: hardwood (Ficus microcarpa), hardwood (meteor hardwood), alpine snow (silvery green, ivory white) and begonia (white). The southern region is called "eight treasures"), osmanthus (purple wood, red osmanthus), sapium sebiferum (red sapium sebiferum), tung oil tree (tung oil tree, pittosporum), tung oil tree (Millennium tung tree), Xiang Jie (Huangruihua, knotted flower, golden belt) and Stellera chamaejasme (Guangdong). If such plants are planted indoors, people may increase the risk of cancer by inhaling pollen and dust particles for a long time.
In addition to the above plants containing cancer-promoting substances, when placing plants indoors, we should also consider whether the smell released by plants is beneficial to us. The author describes the common harmful plants as follows for readers' reference:
● Clove: During photosynthesis, a large amount of oxygen is consumed, which affects human health.
● Cordate telosma: When photosynthesis stops at night, a large amount of waste gas is discharged, which has adverse effects on patients with hypertension and heart disease.
● Tulip: Tulip flowers are toxic and alkaline, and too much contact can easily make people's hair fall off.
● Emerald cloves: Its smell is irritating to people's stomachs.
● Western hydrangea: The particles emitted by western hydrangea can cause skin allergy and itching.
● Mimosa: "Mimosin" in Mimosa is a highly toxic organic substance, which will make hair fall off after excessive contact, especially for people with weak wood and strong gold.
● Bauhinia: Long-term contact between pollen and asthma patients will aggravate the condition.
● Narcissus: Do not break its stems and leaves, because its colorless and transparent mucus contains "colchicine", which is a toxic substance. Eating by mistake can cause gastrointestinal reactions such as vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
● Drip Guanyin: Its stem will secrete some juice. When we touch it, the skin will itch, and if we touch the wound, it will cause poisoning.
● Poinsettia: Some media pointed out that the whole plant of Poinsettia is toxic, especially the white juice in the stems and leaves will stimulate the skin and cause allergic reactions, such as eating stems and leaves by mistake, which is in danger of poisoning.
● Calla lily: The flower is poisonous and contains a lot of calcium oxalate crystals and alkaloids. Eating by mistake can cause poisoning symptoms such as coma.
Visually, plants can beautify the home. Scientifically speaking, plants have the function of protecting the environment and the power to make up for the deficiency in geomantic omen. If you want to increase your luck and health, you might as well plant some feng shui plants at home. Readers can consider indoor plants from two aspects: personal preference and feng shui benefit. These plants are not suitable for growing at home, and which plants are suitable for growing indoors?
Which plants are suitable for growing indoors?
(1) Auspicious plants
People in China prefer auspicious atmosphere, and family members cannot do without auspiciousness, so we can also refer to the following plants when planting flowers:
●? Orchid: it is a symbol of "brilliant fame", which can enlighten wisdom and increase self-cultivation. This is a popular flower.
●? Bamboo: It symbolizes "Bamboo brings peace". In geomantic omen, bamboo can be divided into three types:
1. Yun Sheng Bamboo: This is a kind of cutting plant. Cut off a small piece of bamboo and plant it, which means "flying higher and higher" and is mostly used in the workplace. Author Xiong reminds readers that there are two requirements for planting bamboo. First, we can't choose eight floors, which is not good for officials. Second, there should be clear branches and leaves. When new leaves grow, they should be trimmed, not messy.
2. Transshipment of bamboo: The top of bamboo is deliberately twisted into a circle, indicating transshipment.
3. Fuguizhu: This is a common home improvement plant. Due to different uses, its names are divided into Fugui Bamboo and Wenchang Bamboo.
●? Chrysanthemum: It symbolizes "happier and longer life". The British hate chrysanthemum and think it is a funeral flower.
●? Gui Shu: This is the homonym of auspicious tree, which means "Gui" and "Gui". The auspicious meaning of Gui Zi is "Gui Zi".
●? Citrus: Oranges are homophonic with auspicious sounds, and potted oranges have become the decoration of people's families during the Spring Festival.
(2) Wang's marriage plants
●? Ornamental cymbidium: the leaves of ornamental cymbidium will change periodically with the change of temperature, green, white, pink, pink, and then back to green. Unmarried women can be placed on dressing tables and desks, which can support their temperament and increase their marital fortune.
●? Carnation: Since 1907, pink carnation has been used as a symbol of Mother's Day abroad. Putting carnations will enhance the positive energy of maternal love and benefit the relationship between husband and wife.
Arranging flowers in your love feng shui position, perseverance, can promote love luck. For those who already have a lover and are in love, placing flowers at home can make love last for a long time.
Flowers have the magic power to attract love, career and health, while artificial flowers such as silk ribbon flowers and plastic flowers have little influence on the geomantic omen in the house because they have no life.
(3) beneficial plants
Some plants have a certain effect on purifying indoor air and reducing the concentration of formaldehyde pollutants, but these plants have been ignored to some extent.
Aloe vera: a good helper for in addition to formaldehyde. Most people plant a lot of aloe vera before moving into a new house.
● Cycas: It has two functions, one is to remove benzene, and the other is to put it on the balcony after melting.
● Rose: It can remove more than 80% of the harmful gases in the air. Some people plant it in the bathroom, which has the function of absorbing odor.
● Ivy: In a room of 8 to 10 square meter, it can absorb 90% benzene.
● Elm: There is a saying in Feng Shui that "there are elms behind the house, and ghosts are not close". This is mainly because Ulmus pumila has the ability to expel oxygen and concentrate more, so it is an ideal home plant.
● Pueraria lobata: Photosynthesis will release a lot of oxygen, but some botanists say Pueraria lobata will release toxic substances, so we will put it in the place with the highest carbon dioxide content in Feng Shui, which is the best practice.
In the past, many Feng Shui masters concentrated on inheriting the teachings of their ancestors, whose theory was their own knowledge, which led to Feng Shui being called "superstition". Today, with the improvement of human knowledge, both teachers who teach Feng Shui courses and students who study Feng Shui want to acquire some non-superstitious knowledge. A person's life is inseparable from the green environment. Plants are closely related to people, and high-quality green environment plays an important role in Feng Shui. The "biological field" composed of plants has a very important influence on human career, health and love.