Inula

Chinese Name: Helianthus

[category]: Flowers

[English name]: inula flower

[alias]: jinfuhua, Jinfo, xiaohuanghuazi.

[source]: it is the head inflorescence of Inula japonica Thunb.

[harvesting]: Harvest flowers in summer and autumn, remove impurities, and dry them in the shade or in the sun.

The inflorescence is oblong or oblong, with 5-11 mm in diameter. The inflorescence is oblong, 5-5 mm in diameter. The inflorescence is oblong or oblate. It is light and easy to break. The taste is slightly bitter. It is mild in nature, bitter, pungent and salty in taste.

[plant morphology]: perennial erect herb, stem 20-60cm high, unbranched, with flat hairs. The basal and lower leaves are smaller, the middle leaves are lanceolate, oblong or oblong, 5-10cm long and 1-3cm wide, the apex is acute, the base is acute and narrow, sessile or semi amplexicaul, entire, with sparse hairs on both sides. The head is 2.5-3cm in diameter, many of them are arranged in corymbs, the involucre is hemispherical, green and yellow; the ligulate flower has one layer, yellow, and many tubular flowers are dense. The flowering period is from July to October and the fruiting period is from August to November.

[habitat] it grows on hillside, ditch side and roadside wetland. Distributed in Northeast, North China, northwest and Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Guangdong.

[chemical composition] it contains taraxasterol (inusterola), quercetin, isoquercetin, chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid.

[processing] the stems, leaves and impurities of the flowers were removed. Stir fry the flowers with honey until they don't stick to your hands.

Bitter, pungent, salty and slightly warm. It belongs to lung, spleen, stomach and large intestine meridians.

Function indications: reducing Qi, eliminating phlegm, promoting water, stopping vomiting. It is used for wind cold cough, common drink accumulation, chest diaphragm fullness, vomiting and eerie Qi.