Description

DESCRIPTION:

Boju Obconical or cylindrical, sometimes slightly compressed to fan-shape, 1.5~3 cm in diameter, separated.Involucre dish-shaped; bracts 3~4layers, ovate or elliptical, herbaceous, yellowish-green or brownish-green, the outer surface covered with white hairs, margin membranous. Receptacle hemispherical, without paleas or palea hairs. Ligulate florets several rows, female, marginal, whitish, strongly straight and upward, longitudinally folded and wrinkled. Golden glandular spots scattered; tubular florets abundant, hermaphrodite, occurring in the centre, concealed by the ligulate florets, yellow, with 5 terminal teeth. Achenes undeveloped, pappus absent. Texture light and soft, lax and brittle when dried. Odour, pleasant and aromatic; taste, sweet, slightly bitter.
Chuju Irregularly spherical or oblate, 1.5~2.5 cm in diameter; ligulate florets whitish, irregularly twisted, curved inward, margin wrinkled, sometimes pale brown glandular spots visible; tubular florets mostly concealed.

Gongju Obiate or irregularly spherical, 1.5~2.5 cm in diameter; ligulate florets white or whitish, obliquely upward, the upper part folded outward, margin slightly curved inward and wrinkled, glandular spot usually absent; tubular florets few, exposed.

Hangju Dish-shaped or oblate, 2.5~4 cm in diameter, often several connected forming plates, ligulate florets whitish or yellow, spread flatly or folded slightly, agglutinated to each other, glandular spots usually absent; tubular florets abundant, exposed.

ACTION:

To dispel wind-heat, to subdue hyperactivity of the liver, and dizziness; inflammation of the eye; blurred vision.

INDICATIONS:

Wind-heat type common cold, headache and dizziness; inflammation of the eye; blurred vision.

REFERENTIAL ADVICE:

1.Dispering wind-heat from the superficies

It is often combined with Folium Mori, Herba Menthae, Fructus Forsythiae, etc, for treating exterior syndrome due to wind-heat which is marked by fever, headache; combined with Radix Ledebouriellae, Fructus Tribuli, for blood-shot eyes

2. Calming liver-Yang and brightening the eyes

For treating syndrome of uprising of liver-Yang, Marked by headache, dizziness or vertigo, etc., it can be combined with Concha Haliotidis, Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Paeoniae Alba,etc.; for blurred vision due to dificiency of Yin of the liver and splem, and failure of supply of blood, with Rhizoma Rehmanniae Preparata, Frutus Lycii,etc.

TIPS:

An infusion is used as and eye-wash in conjunctivitis; it is applied internally and externally for abscesses.

This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always used this herb under instructions of a licensed herbalist.