Matricaria vs Chrysanthemum: Exploring Benefits and Differences

Chrysanthemum buds, also known as Fetal Chrysanthemums, are a type of chrysanthemum picked before they fully mature, while the chrysanthemums are harvested after the buds have fully bloomed. Fetal Chrysanthemums have the effects of improving liver function and eyesight, and detoxifying the body.

If you encounter symptoms such as colds, fevers, dizziness, or eye swelling and pain in daily life, you can try drinking water infused with Fetal Chrysanthemums for beneficial effects. The benefits of chrysanthemums and Fetal Chrysanthemums are similar, so you can also make a refreshing infusion with chrysanthemums to detoxify and improve liver and eye function.

I. Differences between Fetal Chrysanthemums and

Chrysanthemums

1. Fetal Chrysanthemums

Fetal Chrysanthemums, also known as sweet chrysanthemums, have other names like small soup yellow and small white chrysanthemum, and were once offered as tribute in ancient times.

The chrysanthemum tea made from Fetal Chrysanthemums has a pure, strong taste, a golden color, and a sweet fragrance from the nectar, and it does not break apart even when steeped for a long time.

Fetal Chrysanthemums are the best type among Hangbai Chrysanthemums. They are carefully picked, steamed, and roasted when the Hangbai Chrysanthemum buds are not fully open.

Due to their rarity, they are quite precious. Additionally, chrysanthemum buds that are smaller than Fetal Chrysanthemums and have not bloomed at all are processed into something called chrysanthemum rice.

2. Chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums are perennial herbaceous plants in the Asteraceae family, and are valuable ornamental flowers that have been cultivated through long-term artificial selection, also known as Art Chrysanthemums, with over 3,000 varieties.

Chrysanthemums are cultivated in many regions in China and are generally harvested when they fully bloom. The Fubai Chrysanthemums from Macheng Futian River in Dabie Mountain, Hubei, the Hangbai Chrysanthemums from Tongxiang, Zhejiang, and the Huangshan Gong Chrysanthemums from the foot of Huangshan Mountain (Huizhou Gong Chrysanthemums) are quite famous.

The Boju Chrysanthemums from Bozhou, Anhui, the Chuju Chrysanthemums from Chuzhou, the Chuanju Chrysanthemums from Zhongjiang, Sichuan, the Deju Chrysanthemums from Deqing, Zhejiang, and the Huaiju Chrysanthemums from Jiyuan, Henan (one of the four famous Huai medicines) all have high medicinal value.

Especially the Huangshan Gong Chrysanthemums, which grow in the clouds on high mountains, absorbing the spirit of Huangshan and the essence of the mountains and waters of southern Anhui, have a higher value for modern people due to their pollution-free nature.

II. Which is better, Fetal Chrysanthemums or Chrysanthemums?

1. Fetal Chrysanthemums

Fetal Chrysanthemums are the unopened buds of Hangbai Chrysanthemums, also known as sweet chrysanthemums. They are a type of health treasure, quite rare, and have better effects.

Fetal Chrysanthemums contain multiple nutrients that can improve cell activity in the body and boost immunity. Fetal Chrysanthemums also have antioxidant effects, which can beautify the skin and delay aging.

Furthermore, Fetal Chrysanthemums have the benefits of nourishing and protecting the liver, reducing heat in the body, protecting eyes, and lowering blood pressure.

2. Chrysanthemums

The benefits of chrysanthemums are similar to those of Fetal Chrysanthemums. They are sweet and slightly cold in nature, containing ingredients such as azulene, choline, glucoside, oxeye daisy glucoside, and big Persian chrysanthemum glucoside. They have the effects of dispelling wind-heat, improving liver function and eyesight, and relieving cough and pain.