Chinese name:

Source:

Chrysanthemi flos - flower

Nature:

• slightly cool (balanced, yang in yin)

Taste:

• sweet, bitter (pungent)

Tropism:

• lungs and liver (large intestine, stomach, small intestine, urinary bladder, heart, spleen, kidneys, gallbladder)

Direction of action:

• sinking

Effects:

• disperses FENG RE

• settles and clears GAN
• brightens the vision

Dosage:

• 3 – 15 g, standardly 10 g

Contraindications:

• use with caution in cases of reduced food intake and diarrhoea resulting from qi deficiency and cold in the stomach