Cosmos, Mexican Aster

Garden Cosmos
Da Bo Si Ju (TCM)

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Cosmos bipinnatus
Step, E., Bois, D., Favourite flowers of garden and greenhouse (1896)

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Cosmos bipinnatus
(Photo by Leo Michels, cropped) (Wikimedia)

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

Main Combinations:

Cautions:

None noted

Main Preparations used:

ANTIBACTERIAL:
–Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oil of Cosmos bipinnatus Cav. Leaves from South Africa
HEPATOPROTECTIVE:
–Chemical characterisation and hepatoprotective potential of Cosmos sulphureus Cav. and Cosmos bipinnatus Cav

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