Traditional Chinese Medicine/Ju Hua

Name Means:

  • Ju-Chrysanthemum
  • Hua-Flower

English Name:

  • Chrysanthemum flower

(Chinese name: 菊花)

Taste & Temperature:

Channels:

  • Hand Tai Yin of Lung
  • Foot Jue Yin of Liver

Actions & Indications:

  • disperse Wind-Heat (Spicy & Cool)
  • clear Liver & eyes
  • calm the Liver & extinguish Wind

Contraindication:

  • Qi & Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating

Caution:

  • Yin syndrome
  • Blood deficiency
  • chronic skin infection
  • Qi deficiency with poor appetite or diarrhea

Dosage:

  • 1.5-5 qian (4.5-15 grams)

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