Water Sunflower Inula (Inula helianthus-aquatilis)

水朝阳旋覆花shuǐ cháo yáng xuán fù huāShuichaoyangxuanfuhua

Inula helianthus-aquatilis · Plant

Inula, standing in for Inula helianthus-aquatilis
This photo shows Inula, not Inula helianthus-aquatilis: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Limited safety data; may cause allergic reactions in those sensitive to the daisy family; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Water Sunflower Inula for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Acute ConjunctivitisAscitesChest Oppression With Cough AsthmaCommon Cold With HeadacheMammary Welling AbscessWind-fire Toothache

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Water Sunflower Inula does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Dispel Wind & Downbear FireEliminate Inflammation & Move WaterResolve Toxin