Ju Hua
| Ju Hua in TCM:Explore the properties of Ju Hua according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: chrysanthemum flower
Pharmacuetical Name: Flos Chrysanthemi
Properties: acrid, sweet, bitter, cool
Temperature: cool
Channels: LU, LV
Flavors: sweet, bitter, pungent
Special Properties:
clears heat, eliminates toxins
Alternate Forms:
- huang ju hua: to disperse wind-heat relieve toxicity
- bai ju hua: to clear LV and subdue LV yang
Actions / Indications:
- Dispels Wind Heat (W/H with fever and headache, sore
throat)
- Subdues LV Yang; Clears LV; benefits eyes (dry eyes
due to wind-heat, red, swollen, or yin deficiency, or Liver fire flaring
up; Liver yang hyperactivity with dizziness, headache, deafness; modern
use for hypertension)
- Clears Toxic Heat (skin disorders like boils, carbuncles,
sores)
Special Notes:
- Ju Hua has antibiotic and vasodilative properties.
Contraindications:
- (cc: qi deficient patients with poor appetite or diarrhea)
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