nutritive value
    The main components of chrysanthemum are volatile oil, adenine, choline, stachydrine, inulin and flavonoids. The volatile oil mainly contains borneol, camphor, inulin and borneol acetate, while the flavonoids include geranyl lignin, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, Robinia pseudoacacia, etc. In addition, chrysanthemum is also rich in vitamin A, vitamin B1, amino acids, trace elements, etc. the content of glutamic acid, aspartic acid, proline, etc. in amino acids is high, and the content of iron, zinc, copper, selenium and other trace elements is high. The content of vitamin E in Chrysanthemum morifolium is high
    1. chrysanthemum volatile oil in chrysanthemum can inhibit the activity of many kinds of bacteria, especially staphylococcus aureus.
    2. progesterone contained in chrysanthemum has the effects of lowering blood lipids, lowering cholesterol, inhibiting thrombosis and expanding coronary artery.
    3. chrysanthemum progesterone contains luteolin and apigenin. Luteolin can inhibit the movement and invasion of ovarian cancer cells, apigenin can inhibit the phosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein and block G1 phase of cells, so it has anti-tumor effect.
    4. glutamic acid can prevent and treat hepatic coma, protect the liver, improve and maintain brain function, and has a certain effect on treating cerebral concussion or nerve injury, epilepsy and mentally retarded children.
    5. selenium has anticancer and antioxidant effects. It can also enhance human immunity and regulate the absorption and utilization of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E and vitamin K.
    6. chrysanthemum is rich in vitamin E, which can inhibit the lipid peroxide reaction in the crystalline body of the eyes, dilate the peripheral blood vessels, improve blood circulation, and prevent the occurrence and development of myopia.
    7. chrysanthemum contains vitamin A, which can maintain normal functions, promote growth and development, inhibit tumor growth, and enhance immunity.
Efficacy and function:
    1. Expelling wind and relieving exterior symptoms: it can cure the wind heat cold and febrile disease at the beginning. Chrysanthemum tastes pungent, and can evacuate the wind heat in the lung meridian. However, it is not strong in dispersing exterior evils. It is often used to treat the headache and cough caused by wind heat cold or febrile disease at the beginning. It can be combined with Forsythia suspensa, mint and Platycodon grandiflorum, such as Sangju drink in the differentiation of warm diseases;
    2. Calming the liver and suppressing yang: it can treat dizziness caused by hyperactivity of liver yang. This product is cold. It can clear the liver fire and calm the liver Yang by entering the liver meridian. It is used clinically to treat dizziness caused by hyperactivity of liver yang. It is often used with cassia obtusifolia and mother of pearl to calm the liver and suppress Yang. It can be used in combination with antelope horn, uncaria, mulberry leaf, etc. to treat dizziness and headache caused by the attack of liver fire and the heat of the liver meridian;
    3. Clear the liver and clear the eyes: chrysanthemum can not only disperse the wind heat in the liver meridian, but also clear the liver heat to brighten the eyes, so it can be used to treat the red eye pain and blurred vision caused by the wind heat in the liver meridian. It is often used in combination with cicada clothes, Equisetum and white stiff silkworm;
    4. Heat clearing and detoxification: it can cure sore carbuncle and swelling. Chrysanthemum can clear heat and detoxify. It is often used with honeysuckle and raw licorice.
Contraindications:
    Because chrysanthemum is bitter and cold in nature, it should be used with caution by patients with Qi deficiency, spleen deficiency, stomach cold, lack of food, loose stools and wind cold due to Yang deficiency.
 

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