| Family |
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name |
Chrysanthemum indicum L. |
| Synonyms |
Dendranthema indicum (L.) Des Moulins; Matricaria indica (L.) Desrousseaux;
Matricaria indica (L.) Ramatuelle; Pyrethrum indicum (L.) Cassini, non
Safford; Tanacetum indicum (L.) Schultz Bipontinus |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) shima-kan-giku [shima winter aster (meaning of shima
is unknown)], abura-giku [oily aster] |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu (west of Kinki region), Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=36 |
| Description |
Plants 30-80cm. Leaves 3-5cm length, 2.5-4cm width. Flowers yellow 2.5cm,
flowering in late October to December. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Chrysanthemum indicum L. |
| Dendranthema Species as Chrysanthemum Genetic Resources |
| Treating micro-nutrient deficiencies in plants (US Patent 4047921/1977) |
| Fertilizers for supplying plants with micronutrients (US Patent 4141714/1979) |
| Agrochemical agents and their use (US Patent 4283219/1981) |
| Magnetically influenced homeopathic pharmaceutical formulations, methods of their preparation and methods of their administration (US Patent 5162037/1982) |
| Pharmaceutical compositions for reducing hyperlipidemia and platelet-aggregation (US Patent 4842859/1989) |
| Pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting viruses and increasing immune function (PII) (US Patent 4886666/1989) |
| Pharmaceutical composition for the reducing both hyperlipidemia and platelet-aggregation (PHP) (US Patent 4906471/1990) |
| Pharmaceutical compositions for reducing hyperlipidemia and platelet-aggregation (US Patent 5108750/1992) |
| Methods and compositions for enhancing carbon fixation in plants (US Patent 5597400/1997) |
| Hygienic bag and preparation thereof (US Patent 6123946/2000) |
| Oral composition, method of making the oral composition and oral hygiene method in japanese and chinese herbal remedy (US Patent 6811769/2004) |
| Use of at least one extract of the genus chrysanthemum for assisting skin and/or hair pigmentation (US Patent 6726940/2004) |
| Compositions and methods for treating eye discomfort (US Patent 20020009505) |
| Safe natural pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer (US Patent 20040072790) |
| Drinking tea for treating dermatitis (US Patent 20050186293) |
