The efficacy and function of chrysanthemum seeds

Chrysanthemum seeds are a common herb and can be found in many ranges in terms of properties. In life, many people use chrysanthemum seeds to treat or solve some medical problems. The application of chrysanthemum seeds in life is quite extensive. The application methods of chrysanthemum seeds are different for different disease symptoms, and you should also pay attention to the dosage when using it.

1. Traits

Chrysanthemum chinense is an annual herb, 0.3~2m tall, with densely covered velvety stellate hairs throughout the plant. The leaves are alternate, heart-shaped, 7-18 cm in diameter, with long pointed tips, coarsely serrated edges, palmate veins, and long petioles. The flowers are solitary in the leaf axils, with 5-lobed calyx, green in color; there are 5 petals, which are yellow, inverted, with flat and concave apex and fused to the stamen tube at the base; there are many stamens, with the base of the filaments fused into a tube; there are 15 to 20 carpels, arranged in a flat spherical shape, with the tip protruding like an awn. The fruit is hemispherical and shaped like a millstone, densely covered with star-shaped hairs, and forms separate fruits when ripe. Seeds black. The flowering period is from July to October, and the fruiting period is from October to November.

2. Treat eye diseases

Add 1 liter of chrysanthemum seeds, grind into powder, put into slices of pork liver, moxibustion until cooked, and cut into fine powder. Take a small amount each time, with rice soup. Take 3 times a day.

3. Unfamiliar cataract

Use white sesame seeds, remove the shells, put them into thin slices of pork liver, slowly roast them until cooked, grind them into powder, add vinegar and make them into pills as big as walnuts. Take 310 pills each time with warm water. Another recipe: Put ramie seeds in a bag, steam them, dry them in the sun, grind them into powder, add honey to make them into balls, and take them with warm water.

4. Others

Used to treat gonorrhea, edema and other diseases. The former is often used in combination with Plantago seed, Lygodium japonicum, etc., and the latter can be used in combination with Poria cocos. It is used for constipation and can be used in combination with peach kernel, Prunus mume kernel, etc. It has the effects of relieving dryness, lubricating the intestines and softening hard masses. It is used for symptoms such as milk obstruction and breast pain. It is often used in combination with pangolin, fenugreek, astragalus, pig's trotter, etc. It has the effect of promoting blood circulation and promoting lactation.