Chrysanthemum varieties and effects

Chrysanthemum is a relatively common flower, mainly used to worship ancestors during the Qingming Festival. Chrysanthemum is also a medicinal herb that can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, making it suitable for drinking in summer. There are many varieties of chrysanthemum, including fetal chrysanthemum, tribute chrysanthemum and snow chrysanthemum. Each type of chrysanthemum has different effects. It is recommended that you can learn about the content introduced in the article so that you can better understand the value of each type of chrysanthemum.

Chrysanthemum

The effects of chrysanthemum: chrysanthemum has the effects of nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, clearing the heart and tonifying the kidneys, strengthening the spleen and stomach, moistening the throat and producing body fluids, adjusting blood lipids, removing dampness in spring, quenching thirst in summer, relieving dryness in autumn, clearing heat in winter, nourishing the skin and beautifying, replenishing blood and refreshing the mind, enhancing life vitality, delaying aging, and prolonging the life of the elderly. It also has antipyretic effects; it has a sedative effect on the central nervous system; it enhances capillary resistance and dilates coronary arteries; it has an antibacterial effect. Chrysanthemum decoction and water extract have inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella dysenteriae, Proteus, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Vibrio cholerae, beta-hemolytic Streptococcus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, human tuberculosis and influenza virus (PR3 strain).

Gongju

Gongju was named "Gongju" because it was listed as a tribute to the emperor during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty. It is also known as Huiju. Gongju is a precious Chinese medicinal material, which has the following effects: treating red eyes and photophobia, gallbladder deficiency and dryness of heart; it is mainly used to treat wind-heat cold, fever and headache, red eyes due to liver heat, dark eyes due to liver deficiency, dizziness due to liver yang, spasms and convulsions, furuncles and swelling. Modern pharmacological research and clinical application have proved that Gongju has the effects of dispelling wind and heat, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, and cooling and detoxifying. Drinking chrysanthemum tea or chrysanthemum wine regularly can "purify the five internal organs, detoxify and improve health", which can help prolong life and beautify the body. If the headache is caused by wind and cold, you can make some chrysanthemum tea to relieve the headache.

Snow Chrysanthemum

Effects of snow chrysanthemum: The whole plant tastes sweet and has a neutral nature. It has the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying and removing dampness. Used for acute and chronic dysentery, red and swollen eyes, damp-heat dysentery, dysentery, etc.

1. Adjust the three highs

Snow chrysanthemum has the effects of effectively lowering blood lipids, softening blood vessels, removing waste from the body, and achieving fluid balance in the human body. It has special therapeutic effects on coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes.

2. Health Care

Snow chrysanthemum has the effects of clearing the liver and improving eyesight, benefiting the liver and replenishing yin, beautifying the skin, and moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements.

3. Detoxification and beauty

Since Kunlun Snow Chrysanthemum has the effect of removing waste from the body, it is beneficial for fat burning, weight loss, detoxification and beauty.

4. Improve Sleep Quality

Long-term drinking of Kunlun Snow Chrysanthemum is also very effective for people who often suffer from insomnia.

5. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that wild chrysanthemum is cool in nature, and has the effects of dispelling wind and heat, detoxifying and reducing swelling, strengthening the brain and improving eyesight. It has obvious effects on pneumonia, rhinitis, bronchitis, sore throat, etc. Therefore, it has the effects of sterilization, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and prevention of colds and chronic enteritis.

It should be pointed out that there is also a kind of fetal chrysanthemum among the Kunlun snow chrysanthemum. But it is not the chrysanthemum mentioned above. But the snow chrysanthemum has not bloomed.

Wild Chrysanthemum

The efficacy and function of wild chrysanthemum

1. Detoxification

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that wild chrysanthemum has a fragrant and slightly bitter taste, and its medicinal properties are relatively mild. It has the effects of clearing away dampness and heat, eliminating toxins, reducing swelling and relieving pain.

2. Relieve heat and relieve summer heat

It has a good therapeutic effect on heat colds and liver fire caused by the hot and humid weather in summer, as well as mouth ulcers caused by them. It can remove liver fire, cure headaches and runny noses, and relieve summer heat.

3. Antibacterial

Modern medicine is also actively studying the therapeutic effects of wild chrysanthemum on modern diseases. Studies have shown that wild chrysanthemum has a strong resistance to bacteria and can resist external viruses from entering the body. It has the effect of preventing diseases and has a protective effect on the human heart, brain and blood vessels.

4. Blood pressure reduction

Regular consumption of wild chrysanthemum tea can also lower and stabilize blood pressure, and has a certain therapeutic effect on hypertension.

5. Pure Heart

You can eat more wild chrysanthemums in summer to calm your mind. Especially for office workers who face computers every day, it can relieve eye fatigue, nourish the eyes and protect vision.

6. Sterilize and reduce swelling

Wild chrysanthemum can not only be eaten but also used for external application. Crushing the wild chrysanthemum has the effect of disinfecting and eliminating pustules. It has a bactericidal and swelling-removing effect on red and swollen pustules caused by mosquito bites in summer.

Chamomile

It can improve eyesight, reduce liver fire, treat insomnia, lower blood pressure, enhance vitality and refresh the mind. Improve memory and lower cholesterol. It can relieve cough and expectorant, and can treat bronchitis and asthma. It can relieve muscle pain caused by headaches, migraines or colds, and it is helpful for stomach acid and nerves. It can eliminate muscle aches caused by colds, calm the mind, relieve emotions, improve sleep quality, and improve allergic skin. It helps with sleep, moisturizes the skin, cures long-term constipation, eliminates tension, eyestrain, moisturizes the lungs, maintains health, and treats indigestion caused by anxiety and tension. It is also helpful for insomnia, neuralgia, menstrual pain, and gastroenteritis. It can soothe anxious emotions, help with sleep, treat constipation, relieve headaches, and relieve eyestrain. Hot chamomile tea is also very effective for colds! It can be used as a mouthwash to relieve toothaches; adding it to shampoo can add a bright luster to hair; it can relax the restless body and mind, and drinking it at night when you suffer from insomnia or nightmares can be unexpectedly helpful! It can also relieve eye fatigue, and applying brewed cold tea bags to the eyes can help remove dark circles.

Chamomile is suitable for all lumps and swellings, eliminates arthritis pain, and promotes the contraction of bones and muscles. Chamomile can eliminate abdominal pain. Another function is to remove stones. In addition to the treatment of digestive tract symptoms, chamomile also has the effect of treating pain. Its analgesic effect is particularly suitable for pain in muscles, bones and joints, and internal organs. These pain items include earache, headache, migraine, back pain, abdominal pain, toothache in children, menstrual pain and facial neuralgia.

For muscle pain, massage oil blended with chamomile can relieve the heat sensation caused by excessive exercise or muscle hyperactivity. In addition, chamomile can activate lymphocytes, so in aromatherapy, chamomile is called a physical enhancer for patients susceptible to infection. Chamomile can activate the function of the liver.