Chrysanthemum Flower (Juhua)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Flos Chrysanthemi |
| Botanical Name: | Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. |
| Common Name: | Chrysanthemum flower |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Shennong Bencao Jing |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The chrysanthemum flower is gathered and then dried in the shade. |
| Properties and Taste: | Pungent, sweet, bitter and slightly cold |
| Meridian: | Lung and liver |
| Functions: | To disperse wind and clear heat To release toxins and brighten the eyes To pacify the liver |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Wind-heat exterior syndrome manifested as fever, headache, chills and sore throat. *Use with Mulberry leaf (Sangye), Mentha (Bohe) and Platycodon root (Jiegeng) in the formula Sang Ju Yin. 2. Wind-heat in the liver meridian or an upward attack of the liver fire manifested as red, swelling and painful eyes. *Use with Mulberry leaf (Sangye), Cicada slough (Chantui) and Prunella spike (Xiakucao). 3. Yin deficiency in the liver and kidneys manifested as blurred vision and dizziness. *Use with Wolfberry fruit (Gouqizi) and Grossy privet fruit (Nuzhenzi) in the formula Qi Ju Dihuang Wan. 4. Hyperactivity of liver Yang manifested as dizziness, vertigo and blurred vision. *Use with Cassia seed (Juemingzi), Uncaria stem (Gouteng) and White peony root (Baishao). |
| Dosage: | 10-15 g |
| Cautions: | The yellow chrysanthemum flower is mainly indicated in wind-heat exterior syndrome, while the white chrysanthemum flower is used to pacify the liver, expel wind and brighten the eyes. |