Ju+Hua+(Chrysanthemum+Flower)

[[image:ju_hua.jpg width="269" height="338" align="right"]]Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum Flower, Flos Chrysanthemi)
Category: Acrid Cool Herbs to Release the Exterior Nature: Slightly Cold Flavor: acrid, sweet & bitter, aromatic Channels: **Liver**, Lung

Functions: disperse wind and clears heat from the Liver & Lung; clean toxin; clear Liver to **brighten eyes**

Indications: 1. fever, dizziness& headache due to wind-heat attack 2. **Red, swollen and painful eye** due to attack on the Liver by wind-heat or upward attack of Liver fire 3. Headaches & dizziness due to Liver wind stirring by **hyperactivity of Liver Yang** 4. **Relieves toxicity** 5. Carbuncles & boils

Pharmaceutical Effects: Vasodilative - Increases blood perfusion to the coronary arteries, lowers blood pressure, and increases body temperature Antibiotic - Shown to inhibit Staphyloccocus aureus, beta-hemolytic streptococcus and Shigella sonnei. At high doses it also has an inhibitory effect on leptospira.

Dose: 10 -15g. Contra: N/A Misc: For wind-heat, yellow chrysanthemum flower (Hang Ju Hua) is usually used, for calming LR & brightening eyes the white one (Chu Ju Hua) should be used