Witnessed by: TCM
Two-spike anemone (Anemone raddeana), of the Ranunculaceae family. Small spring perennial with a slender pointed rhizome, divided leaves and a solitary white flower; native range: woodland and shaded slopes of northeastern China, Korea and eastern Siberia. Globally recognized as liang tou jian (兩頭尖) in Chinese, and Radde anemone, two-pointed anemone in English. The part used is rhizome. Small spindle-shaped rhizome, acrid and numbing.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
TWO-SPIKE ANEMONE
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- two-spike anemone
- Scientific name
- Anemone raddeana Regel
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
Form
- Part used
- rhizome
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- pungent
Temperature
- TCM
- hot (toxic)
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- dispels wind-damp, disperses cold and unblocks the channels, reduces swelling and relieves pain
Cautions
- Contraindications
- contraindicated in pregnancy and in heat patterns
- Toxicity
- toxic in excess; used only in small, controlled doses
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