Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

Part Used Flower
Main function Herb for Exterior Wind Heat/Cooling Sudorific
Thermal qual. Slightly cold
Taste Sweet, slightly bitter
Meridians Entered Lu, Lv
Functions
  • Disperses Wind Heat with fever and headache.
  • Clears Liver and brightens vision.
  • Pacifies Liver and extinguishes Internal Wind with dizziness headache or deafness due to Liver Yang Rising.
  • Cautions
  • Contraindicated in Qi Deficiency with reduced appetite and diarrhea.
  • Toxicity
  • Relatively safe for long term use
  • Phyto-chemicals
  • Chrysanthemone, adenine, choline, stachydrine
  • Western Properties
  • Anti-pyretic, carminative, anti-spasmodic, alterative, tonic, anti-hypertensive, anti-biotic activity against Staphylococcus aureus, b-hemolytic Streptococcus, and Shigella sonnei, anti-spirochetal, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, diaphoretic, dilates coronary arteries, hair restorative
  • Notes
  • Used for headaches, dizziness, tinnitus and vision problems

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