Xuan Fu Hua

Latin name: Inulae, Flos

Xuan Fu Hua Also Known As: Inula Flower, Alant, Elfdock, Elfwort, Horse-Elder, Horseheal, Inula, Scabwort, Velvet Dock, Wild Sunflower, Yellow Starwort. Inula helenium, synonyms Helenium grandiflorum, Aster officinalis, Aster helenium.

Properties: PUNGENT, BITTER - WARM

Dosage: 3-12g.

Meridians/Channels: LIVER, LUNG, STOMACH, SPLEEN

• redirect lung Qi downward, expel cold-phlegm
• stop vomiting, rebellious Qi

Also Used For: Orally, Xuan Fu Hua is used as an expectorant, antitussive, and diaphoretic, for diseases of the respiratory tract, as an anthelmintic, for improving stomach function, and as a diuretic. Folk medicine, Xuan Fu Hua is used for asthma, bronchitis, whooping cough, cough associated with tuberculosis, nausea, and diarrhea. In foods and beverages, Xuan Fu Hua is used as a flavoring ingredient. In other manufacturing processes, Xuan Fu Hua is used as a fragrance component in cosmetics and soaps.