What is the basis of the rural saying that "the flowers are rich and the population is not prosperous"?

Living in the countryside, I often hear many rural sayings and old sayings. These rural proverbs are also common sense accumulated by predecessors through life experience, and then condensed into short sentences to facilitate memory, or to remind future generations, or to be vigilant, or to preach knowledge. , are explaining one thing. Although some proverbs are of great reference value, due to the limitations of scientific knowledge in the past, some proverbs may not all be accurate according to current scientific common sense, which requires a certain ability to distinguish.

Take the rural saying "flowers are rich, people are not rich". According to scientific analysis, there is some truth, but it is not necessarily completely correct. In the past, because of their ignorance of science, people used superstitious colors to explain things that they could not understand.

At first glance, "flowers are flourishing, but people are not" means that if flowers are flourishing, it will have an impact on family members. It seems to tell people not to plant flowers, or not to plant flowers too hard. Is that really the case?

In the past, people believed in Feng Shui, thinking that people would not prosper if they were prosperous, and reminded everyone not to grow flowers at home. In fact, this is because when flowers are in full bloom, although they can produce pleasant fragrance and make most people feel very comfortable and have good ornamental value, they will also attract some bugs, affect people's lives or spread some diseases. Moreover, pollen or floral fragrance can sometimes cause allergic symptoms and cause human discomfort.

The smell of some flowers can also make people excited, and they can't sleep well, and some water will evaporate when they are raised indoors. Under the influence of these circumstances, flowers bring adverse factors to the human body, making people's health worse and worse, that is to say, the better flowers are raised, the worse people's spirit may be. But people didn't know that pollen can make people allergic before, so they defined flower cultivation as Feng Shui.

In the past, the ancients liked to plant bamboo in front of and behind their houses. Bamboo rarely blooms, and the lush landscape of bamboo gives people a feeling of vitality. Bamboo also has a unique smell of green plants, which can cheer people up. Therefore, the ancients often associated bamboo with literati, thinking that bamboo can not only inspire people's spirit, but also not bring adverse effects to people like flowers.

Referring to the current scientific point of view, although some plants can purify the air, they should also be distinguished. Different plants are different, and they are different before and after flowering. For example, some flowers placed indoors before flowering can beautify the environment and purify the air, but once they are open, they will release some smells, which will not only attract mosquitoes, but also cause discomfort and even affect people at home.