This product is the flower bud of the rose, a shrub plant from the Rosaceae family. It is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, and Sichuan provinces of China. The buds are harvested in batches when they are about to bloom in late spring and early summer. The pedicels and calyxes are removed, and the buds are promptly dried at low temperatures. They are used in their raw form.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet and slightly bitter, warm. Act on liver and spleen meridians.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Regulating qi and relieving depression, dredging collaterals and relieving pain.

bubble_chart Indications

1. Used for liver and stomach qi pain. Rose Flower has a fragrant and dispersing effect, capable of soothing the liver and relieving depression, awakening the spleen and harmonizing the stomach, moving qi to relieve pain. It is used to treat chest, hypochondriac, and epigastric distension and fullness pain, nausea, and poor appetite caused by liver depression invading the stomach, and can be used in combination with Cyperus, finger citron, Villous Amomum Fruit, etc.
2. Used for menstrual irregularities, premenstrual breast distending pain, and traumatic injuries. Rose Flower can regulate qi and relieve depression to regulate menstruation, invigorate blood and resolve stasis to relieve pain. For treating menstrual irregularities and premenstrual breast distending pain caused by liver qi stagnation, it can be used in combination with Chinese Angelica, Sichuan Lovage Rhizome, Peony Root, etc. For treating traumatic injuries, it is often used in combination with Red Peony Root, Peach Kernel, and other herbs.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. 《Medicinal Property Research》: "Promotes blood circulation and breaks up stagnation, relieves pain from injuries and blood stasis."
2. Bencao Gangmu Shiyi: "Harmonizes and promotes blood circulation, regulates qi, treats wind-induced lockjaw, acute mastitis, initial stages of swelling and toxicity, and stagnation of liver and stomach qi."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

3-6 grams. Decoct and take orally.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

Rose flower contains volatile oils, with the main components being citronellol, geraniol, nerol, eugenol, phenylethyl alcohol, and others. Additionally, it contains quercetin glycosides, bitter principles, tannins, fatty oils, organic acids, and more. Rose oil has been shown to promote the secretion of bile in animals.