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Chrysanthemum
Botanical name
Chrysanthemum morifolium
Family
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Pin yin name
Ju Hua
Pin yin description
(ju means chrysanthemum, one of the best known of Chinese garden plants; hua means flower, the part used)
Other common names
Florist's Mum
Part used
Flower (capitulum)
(collected September through November when the flowers are in blossom)
Taste
Pungent, Sweet, Bitter
Nature
Slightly Cold
Traditional Chinese uses
Resolve the exterior and dispel wind-heat, clear the liver and brighten the eyes
Traditional Chinese applications
Seasonal acute diseases, such as influenza, with fever, headache, and red eyes; congestion, swelling, and pain of the eyes due to liver fire or wind-heat; blurring of vision and dryness of the eyes due to deficiency of liver and kidney yin; vertigo due to wind-heat, liver fire, or preponderance of liver yang; boils caused by heat toxins
Possible unwanted effects
None noted
Herb drug interactions
None reported
TCM and other contraindications
Qi deficiency with poor appetite or diarrhoea
Formulas
Lycium +7 (Fast Living)
Lonicera +2 (Inner Health)
Author
Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D. Institute for Traditional Medicine
Last updated
6 Nov 2002


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