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Alternate Chinese names: 白菊花 bái jú huā

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. [= C. sinense Sabine]

Use: Alimentary

Notes: This is a large densely petalled chrysanthemum usually prepared by hanging upside down to dry. 毫菊 from Háo County, ānhuī, is considered the best. The Huáiqìng, qì, and Sìchuān commercial varieties 怀菊, 祈菊, 川菊 are considered inferior.

See: Jú huā (菊花 Chrysanthemi Flos, chrysanthemum [flower])

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