在中药的花类药材中,月季花Rosa chincn-sis Jacq.与玫瑰花Rosa rugosa Thunb.同属蔷薇科蔷薇属植物,两者形色相似,有时辨认会出现混淆现象。但老药工对玫瑰花的鉴别特征,曾经作过极为简明的概括,即:“红花不香,香花不红,只有玫瑰,又香又红”。也就是说,凡是红颜色的花并不都具有芳香味,而气味芳香的花则不一定都是红颜色的,只有玫瑰花才具有既香而又红的 In the herbal medicine of Chinese medicine, Rosa chincn-sis Jacq. and Rose rugosa Thunb. belong to the rose family of Rosaceae. Their coloration is similar, and sometimes they are confused. However, the old pharmacists had made a very concise summary of the distinguishing characteristics of the roses, namely: “Saffron is not fragrant, fragrant flowers are not red, only roses are red and fragrant and red”. In other words, all red flowers do not have aroma, but aromatic flowers do not always have a red color. Only roses have a fragrance that is red.