Asteraceae · flower
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum morifolium
Flower mapped as Ju Hua for Wind-Heat in the head and eyes and for Liver Yang head-heat language.
Safety first
Asteraceae allergy. Flower tea is food-like for many people. Red-flag headaches stay medical. Yellow vs white chrysanthemum are traditional subtypes, not ICD codes.
Tradition vs trials
Traditional record. Bensky: Ju Hua disperses Wind-Heat, calms the Liver, and brightens the eyes.
Trial literature. Human monotherapy trials are not the basis of this mapping.
Practical ranges
Educational ranges — not a prescription. Culinary use is not an extract.
flower
Pharmacopoeia ranges often around 5–10 g in formulas; culinary chrysanthemum tea is milder
Chinese Pharmacopoeia / Bensky — Educational range only — not a prescription. A licensed clinician individualizes product, dose, and duration.
Pregnancy, nursing, children
- Pregnancy. Culinary flower tea is often treated as food-like; concentrated formulas are a practitioner question.
- Nursing. Insufficient reliable data; avoid unless a clinician directs otherwise.
- Children. Insufficient reliable data; avoid unless a clinician directs otherwise.
Contraindications
- Asteraceae allergy
- thunderclap headache as Wind-Heat tea
Key interactions
- none distinctive at tea doses · note
Allergy is the issue.