The efficacy and function of naked column chrysanthemum

For many Chinese people, traditional Chinese medicine is very trustworthy because it has a long history and few side effects. Naked column chrysanthemum is a common Chinese medicinal material. It has many benefits for human health. So how can we eat naked column chrysanthemum? Let’s learn about it together.

[Other names] Nine Dragons Spit Pearls, Seven Stars Falling to the Ground, Seven Star Chrysanthemum, Big Dragon Pearl Grass

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Gymnocarpus erythrorhizon of the Asteraceae family.

[Original morphology] Naked column chrysanthemum is an annual dwarf herb. Stems usually shorter than leaves, tufted. The stem is very short and procumbent. Leaves are alternate; petiolate, 5-10cm long; leaf blades are pinnately divided twice or three times, with linear lobes, entire or 3-lobed, pubescent or nearly glabrous. Inflorescence capitulate, sessile, clustered on short stems, close to the bulb, 6-12mm in diameter; involucral bracts about 2 layers, oblong or lanceolate, margin dry membranous; receptacle flat, without stalks; flowers heteromorphic; several layers of peripheral female flowers, without corolla; few bisexual herbaria in the center. Achenes, flat, with wings with transverse wrinkles on the edges, and crowned with a pierced awn-like style and spider-like hairs at the apex. Flowering and fruiting period throughout the year.

【Habitat distribution】Ecological environment: grows in wasteland and fields.

【Properties and flavors】 Spicy; warm; slightly toxic

【Function and indications】Detoxification and dispersing stagnation. It is used to treat carbuncle, swelling, wind poison, rheumatism, and hemorrhoids.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Nowadays, people's life pressure is constantly increasing, which makes our bodies often in a state of fatigue. As a traditional Chinese medicine, naked column chrysanthemum has a certain regulating effect on the body. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.