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Properties & Channels

Drug Interactions

Incompatible Herbs

Toxic or Endangered

Latin Name Notes

Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum Flower)

Herb 7 of 12 in Cool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior

Channels:
LIV, LU

Properties:
Sweet, Bitter, Slightly Cold

Latin Name:
Flos Chrysanthemi Morifolii

Actions

Releases Wind and Heat
For Wind-Heat syndromes with fever, headache, and red, painful, dry eyes.
Clears Heat in the Liver Channel
Used for Wind-Heat affecting the eyes, or Yin Deficiency of the Liver and kidneys causing blurry vision, dizziness, and spots in front of the eyes.
Stops Wind
Used to calm the Liver and relieve symptoms of ascending Liver yang.

Contraindications and Cautions

Caution in patients with qi Deficiency, diarrhea, and poor appetite.

Herb-Drug Interactions

This section is being researched, and is not completed.

Toxicity and Overdose

This section is being researched, and is not completed.

Dosage

4.5-15 grams.
Part used: flower head.

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang (Antelope Horn and Uncaria Decoction)
Formulas that Extinguish Internal Wind
Sang Ju Yin (Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Decoction)
Formulas that Release Exterior Wind-Heat

References

Herbs

13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition)
- Dan Bensky

25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article)
- Fugh-Berman A.

17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition)
- Him Che. Yeung

12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition)
- John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen

26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition)
- Max Wichtl

Formulas

15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition)
- Dan Bensky

18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition)
- Him Che. Yeung

16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition)
- Qiao Yi

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