Traditional Chinese Medicine/Ju Hua

Name Means:

• Ju-Chrysanthemum
• Hua-Flower

English Name:

• Chrysanthemum flower

(Chinese name: 菊花)

Taste & Temperature:

• Gan-Sweet
• Ku-Bitter
• Wei-slightly Han-Cold

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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