| Family Name | Amaranthaceae |
| Scientific name | Gomphrena globosa |
| Common name | N/A |
| Growth habit | Annual plant |
| Leaf | Simple leaf opposite; petiole 1-1.3cm long, upper end almost sessile, with grey long soft hairs; lamina papery, long circular to elliptic |
| Flower | The florescence summer purple, white or pink flowers, the capitulum spherical or oblong. |
| Fruit | Utricle will not crack, subglobose |
| More to learn | Oral administration: decocting, flower 3-9g, entire plant 15-30g. External application: appropriate amount, triturated for application, or prepared decoction for washing. |
| Properties | Sweet, little salt, neutral. Relieving cough, alleviating asthma, clearing liver, improving eyesight and detoxifying. |
| Treats | Coughing, asthma, whooping cough, nocturnal fretfulness in infants, swelling pain |
| Reference | School of Chinese medicine Chinese medicinal plants database 專業中文醫學百科網站 |