菊花，有野菊、家菊之分，有观赏、药用之别。颜色一般有白、黄、紫、绿等。据说全世界的菊花品种有二千多个，菊品既繁，名目亦多，除供观赏外，还可药用和饮用。
      
    作为药用，以产于河南温县一带的“怀菊”最为有名，是四大怀药之一。其次为安徽的“亳菊”、“滁菊”，浙江的“杭菊”，四川的“川菊”和山东的“济菊”。
      
    菊花有很高的药用价值，怀菊就属于药用菊。祖国医学认为，菊性寒，历经寒暑，得天地之清气，有清熟、解毒、祛风、平肝、明目等功效。根据中医的传统经验，白菊花长于平肝明目，黄菊花多用于散风清熟。因此，明目多用怀菊，清熟多用杭菊。



    Chrysanthemum includes chrysanthemum indicum and domestic chrysanthemum, and can be used to appreciate or make medicines. Chrysanthemums have over 200o varieties and commonly four colors: white, yellow, purple and green.
      
    Chrysanthemum contains very high medicinal values. Among various medicinal chrysanthemums, Huai chrysanthemums produced in Wenxian County in Henan Province are the most famous and the best. According to traditional Chinese medical science, chrysanthemums have curative effects of clearing heat and toxin, dispelling the wind, improving eyesight, etc.