Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Chrysanthemum

Common Name

Chu Ju

Plant Figure

Description

Chrysanthemum morifolium is a species of herbaceous perennial plant from Asteraceae family. It is native of China although nowadays is widely cultivated worldwide. C. morifolium is one of the most important ornamental species, and has already become the second economically most important floricultural crop following rose. Furthermore, the dry capitulum of C. morifolium is used as a herbal tea for anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-tumor and cardiovascular protective. Flavonoids are very rich and primarily responsible for the aforementioned bioactivities in medicinal C. morifolium.