la mun la moer

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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