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| Chinese Name |
Juhua |
| Latin Name |
Flos Chrysanthemi |
| English Name |
Chrysanthemum Flower |
| Key Characteristics |
Acrid-warm herb that releases the exterior
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| Source |
Dried capitulum of Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.(Fam. Compositae)
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| Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered |
Sweet, bitter, slightly cold; Lung, Liver
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| Actions |
To dispel wind-heat, pacify the liver, and improve vision |
| Indications |
Common cold due to wind-heat, headache and dizziness, bloodshot eyes, blurred vision, in addition, used for chronic pharyngitis, jaundice of the newborn, anginan pectoris, cerbral infarction, chronic renal failure, ulcerative colitis and chronic hepatitis
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| Special Usage |
Yellow chrysanthemun flower is usually used to dispell wind-heat, but white chrysanthemum flower is used to clear the liver and improve vision.
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| Chemical Composition |
It contains volatile oil, adenine, bilineurin, stachydrine and acacetin.
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