Chrysanthemum Showdown: Which is Best for You?

Tiaochrysanthemum is the bud of Hangbai chrysanthemum. While the Hangbai chrysanthemum is still in bud, gatherers pick off the buds, which are then dried.

The Hangbai chrysanthemum is a small, blooming chrysanthemum with qualities of “white jade color, clear fragrance, sweet and mellow taste, and beautiful flower shape”.

Which is better, Tiaochrysanthemum or Hangbai chrysanthemum? From a nutritional value perspective, Tiaochrysanthemum is superior, with benefits including clearing the liver, improving vision, strengthening the stomach and spleen, moistening the throat to relieve thirst, eliminating dampness and dryness, refreshing the mind, beautifying and rejuvenating the skin, enhancing vitality, and anti-aging effects.

I. Differences between Tiaochrysanthemum and Hangbai chrysanthemum

1. Differences in form:

Tiaochrysanthemum is the bud of the chrysanthemum, also known as bud chrysanthemum. Its petals curl neatly into a golden ball, concealing its heart.

Hangbai chrysanthemum is a small blooming chrysanthemum, also known as sweet chrysanthemum. Its petals bloom evenly, exposing its heart.

2. Differences in effects:

Tiaochrysanthemum, still in the bud stage, retains its pollen, offering higher nutritional value. It has benefits including clearing the liver, improving vision, strengthening the stomach and spleen, moistening the throat to relieve thirst, eliminating dampness and dryness, refreshing the mind, beautifying and rejuvenating the skin, enhancing vitality, and anti-aging effects.

Hangbai chrysanthemum does not have as many benefits as Tiaochrysanthemum, but it also has detoxifying properties, clears heat, soothes the liver, improves vision, and disperses wind-heat.

3. Differences in price:

Tiaochrysanthemum, being the unopened Hangbai chrysanthemum, has higher nutritional value and medicinal effects than Hangbai chrysanthemum. Because rarity increases value, it is also more expensive.

II. Which is better, Tiaochrysanthemum or Hangbai chrysanthemum?

Tiaochrysanthemum is the superior product of Hangbai chrysanthemum. Between Hangbai chrysanthemum and Tiaochrysanthemum, the latter is superior in terms of nutritional value.

Unopened chrysanthemums, rich in pollen, are picked at the bud stage. They are then carefully selected and steamed, sun-dried, and processed to remove moisture, preserving their nutrients in the petals, heart, and calyx.

The best of Tiaochrysanthemum, known as King Tiaochrysanthemum, is picked from the best Hangbai chrysanthemums at the end of October. The petals shyly curl together, neat and clean, emitting a sweet, fragrant aroma. A gentle rub turns the petals into powder.

Tiaochrysanthemum contains more pollen than Hangbai chrysanthemum and has varying degrees of inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Escherichia coli, Shigella, Deformed bacillus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Therefore, for those wanting to boost their body’s resistance, it’s recommended to regularly drink Tiaochrysanthemum tea.