Witnessed by: Unani
Wallflower (Erysimum cheiri), of the Brassicaceae family. Short-lived perennial with woody base and fragrant orange-red flowers; native range: old walls, rocks and ruins of southern Europe and western Asia, widely grown in gardens. Globally recognized as khiri ahmar in Arabic, tudri surkh in Urdu, shab-boy in Persian, and wallflower, red tudri in English. The part used is flower and seed. Sweetly scented flowers; small pungent mustard-like seeds.
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.
WALLFLOWER
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- wallflower
- Scientific name
- Erysimum cheiri (L.) Crantz
- Family
- Brassicaceae
Form
- Part used
- flower and seed
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Unani
- pungent · bitter
Temperature
- Unani
- hot & dry (2nd degree)
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- Unani
- heart · brain · uterus
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Unani
- muqawwi-e-qalb (cardiac tonic), muqawwi-e-dimagh (nervine), muhallil (resolvent), mudirr-e-haiz (emmenagogue), muqawwi-e-bah (aphrodisiac)
Cautions
- Contraindications
- pregnancy, the flowers being emmenagogue
- Toxicity
- no serious toxicity at customary dose
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