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SUMIRE

1. Hanakotoba= Love, Sincerity, Small bliss (Honesty)
2. Violet
3. It is the largest genus in the family, containing between 525 and 600
species.
4. When newly opened, Viola flowers may be used to decorate salads or
in stuffing for poultry or fish.
5. leaves are edible raw or cooked as a somewhat bland leaf vegetable.
The flowers and leaves of the cultivar 'Rebecca', one of the Violetta
violets, have a distinct vanilla flavor with hints of wintergreen.
6. adds inimitable sweetness to desserts, fruit salads, and teas
7. show strong antioxidant activities.
8. Can improve the cough suppression in children with asthma.
9. In another study intranasal administration of Viola odorata extract oil showed to be effective in patients
with insomnia.
10. Violet is known to have a 'flirty' scent as its fragrance comes and goes. Ionone is present in the flowers,
which turns off the ability for humans to smell the fragrant compound for moments at a time.

TSUBAKI
1. Hanakotoba= Humility, Discretion, Perfect love (Waiting)
2. Camellia
3. is used to produce emodepside, an anthelmintic drug.
4. There are 100–300 described species
5. Camellias are famous throughout East Asia; they are known as, tsubaki in Japanese
6. produces tea seed oil, used in cooking and cosmetics.
7. Camellia oil is commonly used to clean and protect the blades of cutting instruments.

UME

1. Hanakotoba= Elegance, Faithfulness, Pure heart
2. Japanese Apricot
3. can be found in sparse forests, stream sides, forested slopes along trails
and mountains, sometimes at altitudes up to 1,700–3,100 meters
4. Is a deciduous tree that starts to flower in mid-winter, typically around
January until late February. It can grow to 4–10 meters (13–33 ft) tall.
The flowers are 2–2.5 centimeters and have a strong fragrant scent.
5. Colors in varying shades of white, pink, and red.
6. Plum liquor, also known as plum wine, is popular in Japan.
7. Prunus mume extract is a potential candidate for developing an oral anti-
microbial agent to control or prevent dental diseases associated with several oral pathogenic bacteria.
8. Prunus mume extract may inhibit Helicobacter pylori, associated with gastritis and gastric ulcers
9. Plum blossoms were favored during the Nara period (710–794) until the emergence of the Heian period
(794–1185) in which the cherry blossom was preferred.
10. Japanese tradition holds that the ume functions as a protective charm against evil.

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