Witnessed by: TCM
Buddleja (Buddleja officinalis), of the Scrophulariaceae family. Arching shrub with grey woolly shoots; native range: central and southwestern China. Globally recognized as mi meng hua (密蒙花) in Chinese, and pale butterfly bush flower in English. The part used is flower buds. Grey, densely woolly clustered buds, faintly sweet and downy.
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.
BUDDLEJA
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- buddleja
- Scientific name
- Buddleja officinalis Maxim.
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
Form
- Part used
- flower buds
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- sweet
Temperature
- TCM
- cool
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Liver
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- clears Liver heat, brightens the eyes, nourishes Liver blood, dispels superficial visual obstruction
Cautions
- Contraindications
- no strong contraindication; pair with warming herbs where eye complaints stem from Liver-Kidney deficiency cold
- Toxicity
- none notable at customary dose
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