Wintersweet Flower (Chimonanthus praecox)

腊梅花xī méi huāXimeihua

Chimonanthus praecox · Plant

Chimonanthus praecox
Photo: Luigi Chiesa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Seeds contain toxic alkaloids; avoid seed consumption.

Indications

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

Burns & ScaldsChild MeaslesDizzinessGlobus HystericusOppression In Chest Due To GlomusPertussisSummerheat-heat Vexation & ThirstPain In Throat Swelling

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Wintersweet Flower does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Resolve SummerheatRectify Qi & Open Depression