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PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS ON MENTAL HEALTH IN KOREA
Article number
391_26
Pages
261 – 264
Language
Abstract
Ornamental plants have been mostly used for visual attractions in the Occidental world, but they have been grown or used not only for environmental beautification, but also for self-improvement, filial piety, family’s fortune, longevity and morality in the Orient, particularly in Korea.
The representative ornamental plants are Japanese apricot (Prunus mume), Oriental orchid (Cymbidium spp.), chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium), bamboo (Phyllostachys spp.), pine-tree (Pinus densiflora), tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa), and lotus (Nelumbo nucifera).
They have been planted generally at the garden, but sometimes painted to decorate the indoor or outdoor wall, or carved on the furniture.
Accordingly, the living environment was full of symbolic ornamental plants, and Koreans have been influenced by them directly or indirectly.
Authors
W.K. Sim, B.H. Kwack
Keywords
Kunja, Nobleman, Virtuous man, Uprightness, Longevity, Patriot, Morality, Spiritual effects, Psychological effects, Ornamental plants, Mental health
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