Chrysanthemum and rose are different in terms of drug type, drug efficacy, and main treatment of diseases.
Type of medicine: Chrysanthemum belongs to the class of drugs for dispersing wind-heat and rose belongs to the class of drugs for regulating qi.
Effects: Chrysanthemum has the effects of dispersing wind-heat, calming liver-yang, clearing liver-heat and improving eyesight (clearing liver-heat to promote eyesight recovery), and clearing heat and removing toxins (clearing heat and toxins from the body). Rose has the effects of dispersing liver heat and relieving depression (treating depression by unblocking liver qi), and activating blood circulation and relieving pain (relieving pain by removing blood stasis).
Diseases treated: Chrysanthemum is mainly used for treating wind-heat colds; headache, dizziness, red and painful eyes, blurred vision, as well as treating various sores and poisons. Rose is mainly used to treat bloating and loss of appetite caused by liver qi offending the stomach (poor qi of the liver affecting the function of the stomach), irregular menstruation caused by liver qi stagnation (poor qi and blood transportation of the liver and emotional depression), and breast distension and pain.
The adverse reactions and contraindications of Chrysanthemum and Rose are not known. If you need to use Chrysanthemum and Rose, it is recommended that you consult a Chinese medicine practitioner or pharmacist for usage and dosage before use.