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Other Names of Chrysanthemum
Flower
Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat., Flos Chrysanthemi, Ju
Hua, Chu-hua.
Used Part , Taste and Property
Flower-head; From a familiar garden flower; Pungent, bitter
and sweet, cool; non-toxic.
Common Use in Chinese Herbal
Formulas
Common cold or flu due to heat with fever, headache; Blood-shot
eyes; Hypertension. Used in Patent Formulas of Sang Ju Yin, Qi Ju
Di Huang Wan and this herbal quitting formula.
Main Chemical Components
Essential oil (camphene, camphor, carvone, chrysanthenone),
pigment (chrysanthemin, chrysanthemaxanthin), adenine, choline,
Vit B1, Carotene, etc. |