Cool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
Ju Hua 菊花
Flos Chrysanthemi Morifolii Chrysanthemum Flower
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Slightly Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Bitter, Slightly Cold
- Channels Entered
- LIV, LU
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Flos Chrysanthemi Morifolii
- Chinese
- 菊花
- Tone Marks
- jú huā
Chinese Herb 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.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 4.5-15 grams.
- Part used: flower head.
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Caution in patients with qi Deficiency, diarrhea, and poor appetite.
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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