Pharmaceutical name:

Flos Chrysanthemi Indici

Latin botanical name:

Chrysanthemum indicum L., C.boreale Mak.,

Chrysanthemum Iavandulaefolium (Fisch.) Mak.

Pron. in Japanese:

nogikuka

Pron. in Korean:

yagukhwa

Pron. in Cantonese:

ye kuk fa

Common Name:

wild chrysanthemum flower

Distribution:

throughout China

Properties (characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

bitter, acrid, slightly cold

味苦﹐辛﹐性涼

Channels (meridians) entered:

lung, liver

肺﹐肝。

Actions & Indications:

rid of fire and toxicity. Used in sore swollen throats, red eyes caused by wind fire, boils, carbuncles and sores

Medical Function:

1. antibiotic effect against Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella spp. and ECHO viruses

2. anti excitatory effects of adrenal system

3. lower blood pressure

4. dilate peripheral blood vessels

Chemical ingredients:

刺槐素-7-鼠李糖葡萄糖甙 (密蒙花甙)（acacetin-7-rhamnosidoglucoside）~ 0.72%,

野菊花内酯（yejuhua  lactone) ~ 0.1%，

矢車菊甙（chrysanthemin）,

苦味素 (physalin),

α-侧柏酮（α-thuJone）,

野菊花素A（artoglasin-A）﹐

刺槐甙（acaciin）﹐

蒙花甙（linarin）

维生素A類物质 (vitamin A type of substances)

维生素B₁(vitamin B₁₎,

花含揮發油 (essential oil) 0.1%∼0.2%，油中含 (containing):

白菊醇(chrysol),

白菊酮(chrysantome)，

dl-樟腦 (dl-camphor),

龍腦  (borneol)

β-3- 蒈烯 (β-3-carene),

檜烯 (sabinene) ,

香草醇 (carvol),

木犀草素葡萄糖甙 (luteolin glucoside),

菊红甙 (chrysanthemin,asterin),

菊黄质 (chrysanthemaxamthin),

環氧葉黄素(xanthyllepoxide),

棕櫚酸 (palmitic acid),

木犀草素 (luteolin),

野菊花酮（没药烷酮二醇）(yejuhua chrysanthenone),

野菊花醇 ( yejuhua chrysol）,

胡蘿蔔甙 (daucosterol),

豚草素 （hispidulin）,

金合歡素 ( jaceosidin),

山萮酸 (docosanoic acid)﹐

甘油酯 (Glyceride) etc

Dosage:

6~12 g per day

Samples of formulae:

For boils and carbuncles: ye ju hua, jin yin hua, pu gong ying

For red swollen eyes: ye ju hua, xia ku cao, sang ye

防治流行性感冒﹕野菊花20克,鱼腥草30克,金银花30克，水煎服。

高血壓﹕野菊花 30克,钩藤 20克,桑葉 20克，水煎服。

Modern Research:

• 1. antibiotic effect

• 2. lower blood pressure

• 3. treatment and prevention of respiratory  diseases

• 4. external use for chronic cervicitis

Cautions:

occasional nausea, vomiting, lack of appetite,  flatulence, may arise but it is non-toxic.

Those with weak digestion or during pregnancy should not use it.

少數人會出現胃部不適、食慾減退、腸鳴等反應。

脾胃虚寒者、孕婦不宜服用。