Description

Chrysanthemumsare among the most famous traditional Chinese flowers and are popular around the world as cut flowers and pot plants. Chrysanthemums are also important as health foods and as anti-inflammatory herbs in traditional Chinese medicine. Recent pharmacological studies have focused on their various biological effects including antioxidative, cardiovascular protective, vasorelaxant, and antihuman immune deficiency virus activities.

Scientific classitication

Family: Asteraceae

Genus: Chrysanthemum

Common Name

Ju Hua Nao

Reference

Song, C., Liu, Y., Song, A., Dong, G., Zhao, H., Sun, W., ... & Niu, Y. (2018). The Chrysanthemum nankingense genome provides insights into the evolution and diversification of chrysanthemum flowers and medicinal traits. Molecular plant, 11(12), 1482-1491.