Witnessed by: TCM
Ramie (Boehmeria nivea), of the Urticaceae family. Tall perennial with broad white-backed leaves; native range: eastern Asia, long cultivated for fibre. Globally recognized as zhu ma gen (苧麻根) in Chinese, and China grass, ramie root in English. The part used is root. Fibrous pale root, faintly sweet and cooling to the taste.
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.
RAMIE
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- ramie
- Scientific name
- Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich.
- Family
- Urticaceae
Form
- Part used
- root
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- sweet
Temperature
- TCM
- cold
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Heart · Liver
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- cools the blood, stops bleeding, clears heat, resolves toxicity, calms the fetus
Cautions
- Contraindications
- bleeding or a restless fetus arising from cold from deficiency
- Toxicity
- none notable at customary dose
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