Taibai Chrysanthemum

Taibai Chrysanthemum

(Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine)

Another name: feijingcao.

[source] it is the whole plant of Chrysanthemum morifolium.

[plant morphology] Taibai Chrysanthemum

Herbs perennial, all villous. Stem single, 10-20 cm high. Leaves alternate, basal leaves oblanceolate, 3-5 cm long, apex pointed, base cuneate; cauline leaves lanceolate. Inflorescence: capitate, heterosexual, solitary, 2.5-3.5 cm in diameter; involucral bracts long lanceolate, margin ligulate, purple, 6-veined; central flower tubular, 5 mm long, apex 5-lobed, middle with sparse hairs. The outer layer is very short, and the inner layer is slightly longer than the corolla.

Born on high mountain slopes or mountain tops.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn and dry in the shade.

[flavor] bitter, pungent and cool.

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and toxin, relieving cough and improving eyesight. Treatment of lung carbuncle, pneumonia, tuberculosis, pertussis, eye disease.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction. 2-3 yuan.