月季花·Flos Rosae Chinensis
China Tea Rose
Yue Ji Hua (月季花) is the flower of the China rose, recorded as Flos Rosae Chinensis. It is sweet in flavour and warm in temperature, entering the Liver channel alone. The catalogue files it among the herbs that invigorate the Blood. Its Chinese name reads as the flower of every month, for a rose that blooms repeatedly.
| Pinyin | yue ji hua |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 月季花 |
| Latin Name | Flos Rosae Chinensis |
| English Name | China Tea Rose·Chinese rose flower |
| Japanese | gekkika |
| Korean | wolgyehwa |
Scanty menstruation or amenorrhea, taken as a wine
brown sugar
Blood Stasis with amenorrhea or scanty menses, abdominal pain, constipation and emotional stress
xia ku cao + zhe bei mu + zhi mu li
Scrofula
Heat at the Ying Stage with high fever, irritability, hemoptysis, epistaxis and bleeding under the skin
Heart Blood Deficiency with insomnia and palpitations
Breast abscess. Swellings and sores
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 3-10g; Tincture: 2-4ml | 3-10 g | — | 2-4 ml | — | — |