Chrysanthemum is a Chinese medicine that is pungent, sweet, bitter and slightly cold in nature, and belongs to the lung and liver meridians. According to the different origins and processing methods, the herb is divided into “chrysanthemum”, “Chu chrysanthemum”, “Gongju” and “Hangzhou chrysanthemum”. It has the effects of dispersing wind-heat, calming the liver, clearing the eyes, and removing heat and toxins.
For symptoms such as fever and sore throat at the early stage of cold, chrysanthemum can be used for treatment to achieve the effect of evacuating wind-heat; for various kinds of fire, such as sore throat, folliculitis, swollen and painful gums, or symptoms such as yellow nasal discharge and coughing up yellow phlegm after a cold, chrysanthemum can play a role in clearing away heat and detoxifying the toxins.
To sum up, chrysanthemum tea is cold in nature, and those who are prone to diarrhea and intolerant to cold food should be cautious in taking it. The medication in water cannot completely analyze the active ingredients of the medication, and can only play a supplementary therapeutic role. If you have symptoms, you must take medication under the guidance of a professional physician, do not take medication blindly, so as not to delay the condition or produce adverse reactions.