It is being said that your
personality will depicts the perfume that you plan to buy. In the market, there
are many floral fragrances as it speaks femininity, graciousness and is
well-liked by many. Singapore Memories is one of the local perfume brands that
uses much orchids as their main ingredient in their perfume. Out of their
range, there is one that every lady should own one, which is the Vanda
1981. Vanda 1981 have the main note of
Vanda Miss Joaquim and its name derived from the history of the orchid, where
it was selected on 15 April 1981 as Singapore’s National flower. Vanda genus is
a common perfume ingredient due to its soft yet sweet scents. Similarly, in
Vanda 1981, it’s a mischievous yet gently perfume that is suitable for
everyone.
Interestingly,
based on Nparks Singapore, it is said that the parents of Vanda Miss Joaquim, should
be in the genus Papilionanthe, instead of Vanda. Thus, scientific name of Singapore’s
national flower has also followed suit and is now named as Papilionanthe Miss
Joaquim. However, it is still commonly known as Vanda Miss Joaquim.
Today, many orchids are indeed
being used in perfume due to their pleasant scents but years ago, when medicine
are not so conveniently available everywhere, people uses orchids as home
remedy. We continue to discover some medicinal usage for orchid genus - Apostasia,
Blume. It is also known as Ni Lan in Chinese, have six species in Southeast
Asia.
Apostasia nuda R. Br.
Also known as Si sarsar bulang,
Si marsari sari, Duhut bane-bane or Poko pulumpus bedak in Malayu, it is usually
found in lowland forest of Myanmar, southern Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Even
thought it is an orchid, its visual make it hard for people to recognised.
Medicinal uses in Malaysia à roots of the orchids
are boiled and smashed into poultices to treat diarrhoea and dog bites. Fruits
from the plant are also used to treat sore eyes.
Apostasia wallichii R. Br.
There are many
names used for this plant across various countries. In Thailand, it is call Tan
khamoi or Ma thon lak, while in Indonesia it is known as Djukut mayang kasintu.
The Chinese name it as Jianyeni Lan and Hanching Fatimah for the Malays.
Some medicinal
uses in Asia:
Thailand à roots are used as
tonic
Malaysia à used as an
antidiabetic agent
Photo Credit: Nparks, Vườn Phong
Lan, twitter.
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