Yang Jin Hua - 洋金花 - Flos Daturae Alba

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Flos Daturae Alba
Common English:	Hindu Datura Flower

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid	Warm Toxic	Lung Liver	0.3-0.45g

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Dispels Wind-Damp, Relieves cough and dyspnea, Relieves spasms, Stops pain	General pain, beriberi due to Cold-Dampness, asthmatic dyspnea, rheumatic pain topically

CONTRAINDICATIONS

This herb is toxic, so its dosage should be controlled. It is contraindicated for Wind-Cold spasms and Phlegm-Heat cough and dyspnea, glaucoma, hypertension and tachycardia.
Use caution during pregnancy or with weak people.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Radix Aconiti Preparata Zhi Chuan Wu Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata Zhi Cao Wu Rz. Curcumae Longae Jiang Huang
As a narcotic.

Its strong cough- and dyspnea-relieving action makes it suitable for cough and dyspnea with little or no Phlegm, and it is often chosen when other herbs have not worked well. It is appropriate for cold cough and dyspnea. It may be used alone as a powder, the dried flower may be sliced and rolled for smoking, or it may be combined with other herbs.
It relieves pain effectively in most areas of the body and can be used alone for many kinds of pain, such as chest and abdominal pain, Wind-Damp arthralgia and pain from traumatic injury. In large doses it acts as an anesthetic, which is why it served as a narcotic in ancient times.
Through its spasm-stopping action, it is indicated for epilepsy and chronic infantile convulsions. For this it is combined with herbs that extinguish Wind, stop spasms and resolve Phlegm, such as Quan Xie, Tian Ma and Zhi Tian Nan Xing, among others.