Datura Flower (Yangjinhua)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Flos Daturae |
| Botanical Name: | Datura metel L. |
| Common Name: | Datura flower Jimson weed |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Bencao Gangmu |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The flowers are gathered in the period from April to November, and then they are dried in the sun. |
| Properties and Taste: | Pungent, warm and toxic |
| Meridian: | Heart, lung and spleen |
| Functions: | To stop asthma. |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Asthma manifested as cough with no sputum and stifling sensation in the chest. *Roll the herb into a "cigarette" and light it so the patient can sniff the smoke. 2. Epigastric and abdominal pain, wind-damp obstruction pain and pain due to external injuries. *Use alone or with Chuanxiong rhizome (Chuanxiong) and Tetrandra root (Fangji). |
| Dosage: | 0.3-0.6g |
| Cautions: | This herb is toxic. It is contraindicated during glaucoma and should be used with caution in cases of weakness of the body and hypertension, and in children and pregnant women. |