Witnessed by: TCM
Tatarian aster (Aster tataricus), of the Asteraceae family. Tall perennial with lavender daisy flowers; native range: damp meadows and streamsides of northern China and Siberia. Globally recognized as zi wan (紫菀) in Chinese. The part used is root and rhizome. Fine purplish-brown rootlets in a tangled mass, faintly sweet and bitter with a soft aromatic warmth.
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.
TATARIAN ASTER
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- tatarian aster
- Scientific name
- Aster tataricus L.f.
- Family
- Asteraceae
Form
- Part used
- root and rhizome
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- bitter · sweet
Temperature
- TCM
- warm
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Lung
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- stops cough, transforms phlegm, moistens the Lung, directs Lung qi downward
Cautions
- Contraindications
- use with care in cough from yin deficiency with heat unless suitably combined
- Toxicity
- non-toxic in normal dose
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