The efficacy and function of chrysanthemum brain

Traditional Chinese medicine often has unexpected effects in the treatment of certain diseases, so you can choose it with confidence. However, when choosing Chinese medicine, you need to understand the medicine so that when treating the disease, you will know what kind of medicine is the best choice. Let us introduce the traditional Chinese medicine chrysanthemum brain.

【English name】 Evergreen Dogwood

[Other names] Chrysanthemum, wild chrysanthemum with stems, field chrysanthemum

[Source] Medicinal material source: the tender stems and leaves of Chrysanthemum officinale, a plant of the Asteraceae family.

[Original form] Chrysanthemum brain is a perennial herb, 30-90cm tall, with a smell. The stem is erect, branched, nearly smooth or slightly hairy on the upper part. Leaves are alternate; petioles have narrow wings; leaf blades are ovate or oblong-ovate, 2-6cm long, 1-2.5cm wide, with short pointed tips, base with coarse compound teeth or deep pinnate fissures, green above, smooth or nearly glabrous, light green below, with sparse fine hairs on veins. The head inflorescence is 1-1.5cm in diameter, growing at the end of branches, with a stalk 5-10mm long and integrated into a cone; the involucre is hemispherical; the bracts are smooth, thin, transparent, green only in the middle, the outer bracts are about half as short as the inner ones, narrowly elliptic, the inner bracts are ovate or obovate, with blunt tips; the ligulate flowers are yellow, oblong-lanceolate, about 5mm long and 1mm wide, and the tubular flowers are about 3mm long. Flowering period is October-November.

【Habitat distribution】 Distributed in Jiangsu and Shanghai. It is cultivated in Nanjing area.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; pungent; cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies. It is used to treat red eyes due to wind and fire; rhinitis; sore throat; bronchitis; sore and swollen boils

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application; or decoct it into a water solution for fumigation and washing.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Young stems and leaves: have the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying, and improving eyesight (eaten as vegetables).

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a brief introduction to Chrysanthemum Brain. Through this we can understand that Chrysanthemum Brain contains a variety of nutrients, which are very effective in treating and preventing some diseases. In daily life, everyone can eat it under the guidance of relevant people.