Herb
Wild Chrysanthemum (Ye ju hua)
野菊花ye ju hua
1 sourceSafety notes recordedFlos Chrysanthemi Indici
Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.
Clears heat and resolves toxicity, disperses abscess, boils and scrofula. Recorded as toxic.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·野菊·主治（藏器）
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：调中止泄，破血，妇人腹内宿血宜之（陈藏器）；治痈肿疔毒，瘰疬眼瘜（时珍）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦、辛，温，有小毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·野菊（《拾遗》）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·野菊·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·野菊·气味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·野菊·主治（藏器）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·野菊·主治（时珍）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·野菊·气味（伤胃）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.