{"id":212,"date":"2021-04-12T16:17:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T16:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/?p=212"},"modified":"2021-04-12T16:17:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T16:17:41","slug":"dandelion-plant-love-and-hate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/dandelion-plant-love-and-hate\/","title":{"rendered":"Dandelion Plant \u2013 Love and Hate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In Vietnamese, the dandelion plant is called c\u00e2y<\/em> B\u1ed3<\/em> c\u00f4ng anh<\/em>. Other common names are c\u00e2y<\/em> di\u1ebfp<\/em> hoang, b\u1ed3 c\u00f3c, m\u0169i m\u00e1c, m\u00e3n \u0111\u1ecba kim ti\u1ec1n, <\/em>and ho\u00e0ng hoa \u0111\u1ecba \u0111inh. <\/em>This plant is considered a type of c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i<\/em> (weed).<\/p>\n

You know it\u2019s Spring when hoa B\u1ed3 c\u00f4ng anh <\/em>(dandelion flower) blooms everywhere. Most homeowners with a yard hate this weed. It\u2019s an eyesore and an annoyance to see its presence in flower beds, in a green manicured grass yard, in flower pots, or worse, in any tiny cracks on the driveway or crevices around the house foundation. However, herbalists love it for its medicinal properties. Even better, the entire plant, including the leaves, stems, flowers, and roots, are edible. You can make dandelion wine, deep-fried dandelion blossoms, stir-fry dandelion leaves and flowers, and more.<\/p>\n

I have a love\/hate relationship with c\u00e2y<\/em> B\u1ed3<\/em> c\u00f4ng anh.<\/em> Its deep tap root makes it hard to pull, and if you don\u2019t pull the entire root, it will come back with a vengeance; fuller, bigger, and stronger. In the past, I have hated it. Since I learned how to use the plant, I have started to love it. I have a large yard and I refuse to use chemicals for weed killer. I can\u2019t let it take over my flower beds and vegetable gardens. I have to pull it one by one by hand. Tell me, should I hate it after doing this exhausting, mundane work? I do, but since I can\u2019t do anything about it, I\u2019ve decided to embrace it. After all, it\u2019s a little cute and useful plant.<\/p>\n

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Photography is one of my hobbies. Each Spring, dandelions are my little \u201cmodel\u201d in the yard for my macro-photography experiments. The floret is simple but quite interesting. The seed head even looks exotic to me. The flower color is bright and cute. When it comes to seeds, you can blow the seed head for fun and see how far the wind can carry it. These days, I harvest r\u1ec5<\/em> c\u00e2y<\/em> B\u1ed3<\/em> c\u00f4ng anh<\/em> (dandelion root), dry it, and save it to make tea to drink in the winter.<\/p>\n

For thousands of years, c\u00e2y<\/em> B\u1ed3<\/em> c\u00f4ng anh<\/em> has been recorded in human history and used as food and traditional medicine in many countries. The plant has been used in alternative medicine to treat upset stomach, constipation, inflammation, boosting the immune system, and more. For insects, it\u2019s an important plant providing a source of nectar and pollen in early Spring, especially for bees and butterflies in the northern hemisphere.<\/p>\n

In Western culture, hoa B\u1ed3<\/em> c\u00f4ng anh<\/em> (dandelion flower) <\/em>is a \u201cdandelion wish flower.\u201d It\u2019s a tradition to blow out the seed head while making a wish. I am no longer a child to believe in making a wish that way, but I do like to blow the seed head, while admiring its light fluffy seeds scattering, thinking how strong and resistant this plant is. Superstitiously, the flower represents the sun, the moon, and the stars (yellow flower for the sun, white round seed head for the moon, and the blowing seeds for the stars).<\/p>\n

In literature, B\u1ed3<\/em> c\u00f4ng anh<\/em> symbolizes lots of things such as happiness, joy, health, power, etc. Most appealing to me is its symbolism of perseverance,\u00a0endurance and determination. For some reason, the lines from the end of the book Mockingjay <\/em>(The Hunger Games Triology) written by Suzanne Collins comes to mind:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026What I need is the dandelion in the Spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

It was a powerful message and that was how I think of c\u00e2y B\u1ed3<\/em> c\u00f4ng anh<\/em>, the very inspirational plant that comes each Spring.<\/p>\n

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In Vietnamese, the dandelion plant is called c\u00e2y B\u1ed3 c\u00f4ng anh. Other common names are c\u00e2y di\u1ebfp hoang, b\u1ed3 c\u00f3c, m\u0169i m\u00e1c, m\u00e3n \u0111\u1ecba kim ti\u1ec1n, and ho\u00e0ng hoa \u0111\u1ecba \u0111inh. This plant is considered a type of c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i (weed). You know it\u2019s Spring when hoa B\u1ed3 c\u00f4ng anh (dandelion flower) blooms everywhere. Most…<\/p>\n

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