Witnessed by: Western
Daisy (Bellis perennis), of the Asteraceae family. Low rosette perennial with white ray-florets and a golden disc on a leafless stalk; native range: meadows, lawns and grassland throughout Europe. Globally recognized as common daisy, bruisewort, bone-flower in English. The part used is flowering herb. Faintly acrid and astringent, slightly bitter.
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.
DAISY
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- daisy
- Scientific name
- Bellis perennis L.
- Family
- Asteraceae
Form
- Part used
- flowering herb
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Western
- astringent · acrid
Temperature
- Western
- cool
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- Western
- skin · lungs · joints
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Western
- vulnerary, astringent, anti-inflammatory, expectorant
Cautions
- Contraindications
- avoid in known Asteraceae sensitivity
- Toxicity
- no significant toxicity at customary dose
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