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Noble flowers: The four noble plants of the ancient Chinese were the Chrysanthemum, the Orchid, the bamboo, and the plum, and therefore only the upper class Chinese were permitted to grow them in their gardens.
Sun protection:North African natives chewed the root of the plant from which the Queen Anne's Lace flower comes from to protect themselves from the sun because it stimulates pigment production in human beings. Hair coloring with flowers: Ancient Assyrians had a technique for turning gray hair dark again by mixing crushed daisies with oil and applying it to the hair.
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