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Datura Flower (Yang Jin Hua)
⚠ Not for home use. Datura flower (Yang Jin Hua) is toxic in the wrong dose. It contains scopolamine and atropine and causes delirium and death in small amounts. In Chinese medicine it is used only after special processing and only on a licensed practitioner’s prescription. Do not buy, prepare, or take it on your own. This page is kept for reference.
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Datura flower (Yangjinhua)
Pharmaceutical Name: Flos Daturae
Botanical Name: Datura metel L.
Common Name: Datura flower, Jimson weed
Source of Earliest Record: Bencao Gangmu
Part Used: The flowers are gathered in the period from April to November, and then they are dried in the sun.
Natural Properties & Taste: Pungent, warm and toxic
Meridians: Heart, lung and spleen
Therapeutic Effects:
To stop asthma.
Indications:
1. Asthma manifested as cough with no sputum and stifling sensation in the chest. Datura flower (Yangjinhua) is used to roll a “cigarette” which is lighted and which the patient sniffs.
2. Epigastric and abdominal pain, wind-damp obstruction pain and pain due to external injuries. Datura flower (Yangjinhua) is used alone or with Chuanxiong rhizome (Chuanxiong) and Tetrandra root (Fangji).
Dosage: 0.3-0.6 g
Cautions & Contraindications: This herb is toxic. It is contraindicated during glaucoma and should be used with caution in cases of weakness of the body and hypertension, and in children and pregnant women.
Traditional use is not proof of safety or effect. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using any herb if you are pregnant, nursing, or take medicine.
