Witnessed by: TCM
Artemisia (Artemisia anomala), of the Asteraceae family. Erect aromatic perennial of sunny waste ground; native range: hillsides and roadsides of central and southern China. Globally recognized as liu ji nu (刘寄奴) in Chinese. The part used is aerial parts. Leafy flowering stems, aromatic and bitter, drying to a greyish herb.
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.
ARTEMISIA
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- artemisia
- Scientific name
- Artemisia anomala S.Moore
- Family
- Asteraceae
Form
- Part used
- aerial parts
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- bitter
Temperature
- TCM
- warm
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Heart · Liver · Spleen
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- invigorates blood, dispels stasis, stops bleeding, promotes healing, disperses food stagnation
Cautions
- Contraindications
- contraindicated in pregnancy and in the absence of blood stasis
- Toxicity
- non-toxic in normal dose
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