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Cosmos, Mexican Aster

Garden Cosmos
Da Bo Si Ju (TCM)
Cosmos bipinnatus
Step, E., Bois, D., Favourite flowers of garden and greenhouse (1896)

Botanical name:
Cosmos bipinnatus, C. sulphureus

Parts used:
Whole herb in flower; Flower; Root

Temperature & Taste:
Neutral. Sweet

Classification:


Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:
-Heat-type bleeding
-other disorders due to heat in the blood including Eczema, Erysipelas

2. Clears Heat, Resists Poison: (TCM, Sth  America)
-Boils, Toxic Sores
-Intermittent Fever; Malaria (South America)
-made into an oil for topical application to sores, inflammations and skin diseases (South America)
-Jaundice, Splenomegaly

3. Nourish Liver Blood:
-improves Complexion
-brightens the Eyes (TCM)


DOSE:
Decoction: 3–6 grams

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Cautions:
None noted

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