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Chrysanthemi Indici Flos

Wild chrysanthemum

野菊 〔野菊〕 yě jú

Alternate Chinese names: 野山菊 yě shān jú; 黄菊仔 huáng jú zǎi; 野黄菊 yě huáng jú; 山九月菊 shān jiǔ yuè jú

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Chrysanthemum indicum L.; Chrysanthemum boreale Mak.; Chrysanthemum lavandulaefolium (Fisch.) Mak.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter and acrid; cold; nontoxic*.

Actions and indications: Clears heat and resolves toxin. Treats welling-abscesses (yōng) swelling; clove sores (dīng); red eyes; scrofula; heaven-borne blisters (pemphigus); eczema.

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