Dried Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemums, often called mums or chrysanths, are of the genus (Chrysanthemum) constituting approximately 30 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae which is native to Asia and northeastern Europe.

Medicinal uses
Extracts of Chrysanthemum plants (stem and flower) have been shown to have a wide variety of potential medicinal properties, including anti-HIV-1,antibacterial and antimycotic.
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Author's Input:

I love chrysanthemum tea, it's great when I feel like my throat is getting raw or that a cough is going to develop.  To make my tea, I would boil eight cups of water, then add a small handful of these dried flowers, two slice of lemon, along with 1/4 cup of rock sugar.  My little babies love this tea too!  They love how beautiful it looks in a bowl.  

I use chrysanthemum broth to flavor some of my desserts. There is a frozen red bean pudding dessert that calls for this broth. I also add this to some sponge cakes and other treats.