Flos Chimonanthi Pra Herb (La Mei Hua)

Alias:
Wintersweet, Wintersweet Flower

Properties:
Spicy, Warm

Pharmacological Effects:

• Wintersweet Flower (La Mei Hua) has several therapeutic effects, including dispersing wind, relieving the exterior, warming the lungs, resolving phlegm, and stopping coughs while calming asthma. It is commonly used to treat wind-cold colds, coughing, wheezing, excessive phlegm, and other respiratory symptoms.
• Modern research shows that Wintersweet Flower contains compounds such as volatile oils, flavonoids, and organic acids, which have multiple pharmacological effects, including antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties.
• It helps warm the lungs and expel cold, alleviating symptoms of wind-cold-induced colds, such as headache, nasal congestion, cough, and sore throat.
• Wintersweet Flower also has the ability to resolve phlegm and relieve coughs caused by cold pathogens, making it particularly effective for treating cold-type coughs and asthma.
• Due to its property of dispersing cold and expelling dampness, Wintersweet Flower is often used to treat conditions where cold and dampness block the body, improving blood circulation and energy flow.
• Additionally, Wintersweet Flower has antioxidant properties, helping to remove free radicals from the body and delay the aging process.
• It is commonly used as an adjunctive treatment for wind-cold colds, coughing, wheezing, excessive phlegm, and other respiratory conditions, particularly those caused by cold factors.