Inula flower, also known as: Buddha, Golden Buddha grass, Latin name: Inula japonica Thunb. belongs to Compositae, Inula perennial herbs, mainly distributed in the northeast, North China, East China, central China and Guangxi.
Summer and autumn two season blossom when harvesting, remove impurities, dried or dried. Used with or with honey. "Shen Nong's herbal classic": "the main gas Xiexia with fright. In addition to water, five between cold and heat, fill gas." Modern research, inula flower has a protective effect on immunological liver injury, the chemical composition of gaillardin has anti-cancer effect. The root and stem leaf or the part on the ground can also be used as medicine, treatment of wounds, furunculosis, decoction can relieve asthma and cough. It's yellow flowers, yellow stamens, very nice.