When Chysanthemum seeds are dispersed on the summer
wind you can watch with bright eyes
as they are blown from the volcano to the
toxic desert.
English Name: chrysanthemum flower
Pharmacuetical Name: Flos Chrysanthemi
Properties: acrid, sweet, bitter, cool
Explanation of
Key Words in this story...
dispersed on the summer wind
dispels wind heat
bright eyes... volcano
benefits eyes; Subdues LV Yang; clears LV;
toxic desert
clears toxic heat
Ju Hua
Actions and 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)
(cc: qi deficient patients with poor appetite or diarrhea)
Alternate Forms:
huang ju hua: to disperse wind-heat relieve toxicity
bai ju hua: to clear LV and subdue LV yang
Special Notes:
Ju Hua has antibiotic and vasodilative properties.
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