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Ye Ju Hua野菊花

Flos Chrysanthemi IndiciWild Chrysanthemum Flower

  • Slightly toxic

Also known asIndian Dendranthema Flower

Category
Herbs that Clear Heat and Detoxify; Target Warm and Heat Diseases
Nature
slightly cold
Taste
bitter, pungent
Channels entered
Lung, Liver
Dosage
9–20 g

Usual doses

Dosage
9–20 g
Tincture
2–5 ml

Actions & indications

Drains Fire and resolves toxicity
  • Fire toxicity with sore, swollen throat
  • Furuncles, carbuncles and sores, scrofula, goiter, (Chuang Yung)
  • Liver-Wind Fire causing red eyes, blurred vision
  • As an external wash for itching

Contraindications

Use caution, as it can injure Stomach Qi.

Interactions

Use caution when combined with anticoagulants such as heparin, warfarin (Coumadin) and enoxaparin (Lovenox), or antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin, dipyridamole (Persantine) and clopidogrel (Plavix), since it may potentiate their effects.

Combinations

Notes

  • It has more recently been used for hypertension, either alone or as an infusion.
  • For blurred vision, this herb can be made into a pillow.
  • It is said to lower high blood pressure.
  • Ye Ju Hua drains Fire and resolves toxicity more powerfully than Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua, and is often used for toxic swollen sores and boils.
  • It is said to relax the Heart and to have antiviral and antibacterial properties.
  • It also acts as a lymphatic decongestant.
  • One source states that it breaks up Blood Stasis.
  • It has been shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
  • It is said to remove female hematocele and cure virulent furuncles and erysipelas.
  • The root, pounded, decocted and taken with wine, is said to cure non-ulcerated scrofula, with the dregs applied to the lesion.
  • It works effectively to remove toxic material, whether applied topically or taken internally.
  • Charred Wild Chrysanthemum resolves toxicity and stops bleeding; a honey pill combining Ye Ju Hua, Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang, Rz. Zingiberis Preparata Pao Jiang, Sanguisorbae Di Yu and Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi treats Intestinal Wind with bleeding.

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