Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemums: Not Just For Beauty… Try Healing With Them The Chinese have utilized herbal remedies made from the chrysanthemum for thousands of years. The herb has been used as a medicine and as a beverage for centuries in China.Chrysanthemums are a joy to look at in the fall and there’s more to them than meets the eye.  Chinese scientists have found that an extract of Chrysanthemum flower  could be a powerful cancer treatment. In a series of studies, a research team headed by Professor Zong-fang Li has reported that Chrysanthemum indicum extract (CIE) possesses antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory effects and, it can also kill human cancer cells through a process known as apoptosis.( World Journal of Gastroenterology 2009, September issue). In fact, chrysanthemums have some powerful properties that can make big changes in your health. CIE interferes with the growth cycles of malignant cells, ending the rapid spread of the cancer cells in the body. The extract reprograms cells to die instead of grow by rewriting their mitochondrial code. When given enough time to spread from cell to cell, CIE destroys the cancer completely. CIE does all of this without harming healthy human cells. In fact, it had no effect on healthy cells surrounding cancer cells, leading scientists to conclude that CIE could become a very promising future treatment for cancer. Traditional healers in numerous cultures have long used parts of the plant and its flowers to treat dizziness, headaches, fevers, inflammation. Chrysanthemum tea is very effective in reducing sinusitis pains. It also clears the head colds. This can be due to the fact that chrysanthemum is a rich source of vitamin C. Due to its antiviral properties it is very good in relieving head congestion, which are caused by viral infections. In addition to its fever fighting properties, the chrysanthemum flower can be a benefit to your vision. It’s known to help improve eyesight and help to soothe tired eyes. In today’s world when we spend so much time on the go and staring at screens,chrysanthemums are the perfect solution. And while this flower is good for the eyes, there are also some people who swear by its ability to improve deafness. It’s overall good for the senses. If you have high blood pressure, you may also want to give chrysanthemum a try. The herb is known to help lower blood pressure. The exact mechanism for this isn’t known at this time. It can also improve the function of your liver. The liver is such an important organ in the body because it detoxifies it. When your liver is functioning the way it should, you’ll enjoy more energy and you’ll even find yourself losing excess weight. Chrysanthemum tea is famous for its cooling properties, which help to decrease the body heat and is recommended for people who are suffering from fever, sore throat and heat related ailments. How To Make Chrysanthemum Tea Ingredients Dried Chrysanthemum ½ oz Water 2 cups Sugar 2 teaspoons Method

• Rinse the dried chrysanthemum under running water and drain the water from the flowers.
• Put the flowers in water and bring it to rolling boil. Let the water boil for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Towards the end of boiling time, add sugar and stir till the sugar dissolves.
• Remove the tea from heat and let it cool.
• Pour the chrysanthemum tea through a strainer and discard the chrysanthemum flowers.
• Allow the juice to cool and then refrigerate. Serve over ice

If you are calories conscious, then you can skip sugar from chrysanthemum tea recipe.

Chrysanthemum parthenium leaves extracts can be used with confidence for acne treatment. The infections associated with Acne are resolved in 1 week of the treatment with and complete relief is effected in a week.

Directions For Use: Boil 5 to 10 Chrysanthemum parthenium leaves in a cup of water for 30 minutes to extract all the useful ingredients. Strain and drink 20 ml of this extract, twice daily for a week.

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10 HEALTH BENEFITS OF CHRYSANTHEMUM TEA

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Chrysanthemum tea acts as a natural coolant and has been talked about in the ancient Chinese medicinal science.  A person will benefit a lot by having Chrysanthemum tea every day.

The Chinese medicinal practice included the use of herbs as a major part of the treatment. The Chinese knew that a soothing cup of warm golden brown Chrysanthemum tea has remarkable health benefits.

Nutritional Information: This is an extremely potent herbal tea. Chrysanthemum tea has high amounts of B carotene which are present in the yellow part and the fruit. The B carotene is converted in Vitamin A in the liver^[1]. This kind of Vitamin A is helpful in treating skin problems and increasing the immunity power. It also helps in postponing the aging process and age related blindness.

Chrysanthemum tea is also a good source of Vitamin Bs like choline, folacin, niacin as well as riboflavin. It also contains Vitamin C which reduces the risks of scurvy and protects theeyes.

Chrysanthemum tea also has minerals like calcium which is important for the teeth and bones, iron which helps in the transportation of oxygen through the blood, magnesiumwhich is required by more than three hundred kinds of bodily functions as well as potassium which is needed for proper cardiovascular functioning and stabilizing the blood pressure.

Chrysanthemum tea also has adenine, amino acids and glycosides.

The health benefits of Chrysanthemum tea: Chrysanthemum tea is not very famous amongst herb enthusiast that is because very few people know about its existence and benefits. Read on to know more about the benefits:

1. Chrysanthemum tea has Vitamin C^[2] in which helps ease heaviness in the head during cold^[3] and provide relief in sinusitis discomfort. This herbal tea also has antiviral properties and helps relieve congestion in the head which may be caused by viral infection. The heaviness in the head could also be caused due to bacterial pathogenic reaction. Chrysanthemum tea is anti spirochetal in nature thus it is really helpful in easing head congestion.

2. Chrysanthemum tea is naturally caffeine free, hence, it is free from all the side effects of caffeine like anxiety, tension, irritation, nervousness and confusion.

3. Chrysanthemum tea is a natural coolant and helps in lowering the temperature of the body when suffering from fever or even heat stroke. This herbal tea is also helpful in treating pimples and acne. It can also treat discomfort of high temperature such as headache, slight toothache and throbbing nerves in the gums.

4. Chrysanthemum tea is good for the detoxification of the liver and for lowering cholesterol^[4] levels.

5. This tea helps in the treatment of coronary artery disease, blocked arteries and even varicose veins.

6. Chrysanthemum tea has stimulating property and helps in alerting the senses and rejuvenating the brain. It stimulates all your senses very quickly and also calms down the nerves.

7. It helps in easing giddiness.

8. Drinking Chrysanthemum tea helps in providing relief in sore throat, redness in the eyes, itchiness in the eyes, dryness in the eyes and dark sport in the eye area.

9. It makes the lungs strong and helps in providing relief in respiratory problems such as shortness of breath.

10. Chrysanthemum tea when taken with lunch or dinner especially with oily foods helps ease digestion.

Preparation: Chrysanthemum tea is obtained from dried chrysanthemum flowers. You can easily make it bye by adding hot water in 3 grams of dried chrysanthemum flowers, let the mix steep for 5 minutes.

Healing Properties of Chrysanthemums Answered by: Conrad Richter Question from: Birdie Posted on: March 24, 2007 What healing properties would chrysanthemums have? I have had allergies, respiratory and coughing problems all winter as well as an arthritis flair up. I have used camomile but recently found chrysanthemums in bulk form and wondered what the benefits were? Chrysanthemum does indeed have medicinal effects. In Chinese traditional medicine, several different species are used. The most commonly used one is Chrysanthemum morifolium, the species from which decorative potted mums so widely grown in the West are derived. This herb is known as "ju hua" and its flowers help to increase blood flow by increasing coronary vasodilation. It also has antibacterial and antipyretic (temperature lowering) properties. In southern China chrysanthemum tea is very popular during the summer, probably because of its cooling effect. It is also widely taken form the common cold, headache, dizziness, red eye, swelling, angina pectoris and hypertension, according Kee Chang Huang, author of The Pharmacognosy of Chinese Herbs (CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida; 1999). Other species of Chrysanthemum have similar properties. The flowers of Chrysanthemum indicum, C. boreale, and C. lavandulaefolium are known as "yao jiu hua". They have antihypertensive properties also, but the method of preparation is a little diffierent: the medicine is prepared with alcohol, not water as in the case of C. morifolium. Tablets made with these herbs are typically taken for hypertensive symptoms such as headache, insomnia and dizziness. And the herb is widely used for the common cold, like C. morifolium is, and is used for flu and meningitis. I could not find any information that chrysanthemum has any useful specific effects on the conditions you describe, except perhaps for symptoms that may be associated with a cold or flu.