Herb
Chrysanthemum (Ju hua)
菊花ju hua
1 sourceFlos Chrysanthemi
Dispels wind-heat from the head and eyes, brightens the eyes, settles ascendant liver-wind, and clears heat-vexation.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·菊·主治（《本经》）
References
- functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
- WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
- public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions
Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
传统中医记载：菊花主诸风头眩肿痛、目欲脱泪出、皮肤死肌、恶风湿痹，久服利血气、轻身耐老（《本经》）；除胸中烦热、安肠胃、利五脉、调四肢（《别录》）；治头目风热、风旋倒地、利血脉（甄权）；养目血、去翳膜（张元素）；主肝气不足（王好古）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒（《本经》）；《别录》谓甘；李杲谓苦甘寒、可升可降、阴中微阳。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·菊（条目标题·《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·菊·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·菊·气味（《本经》《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·菊·气味（李杲）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·菊·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·菊·主治（甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·菊·气味（之才·为使）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.