Witnessed by: TCM
Fringed pink (Dianthus superbus), of the Caryophyllaceae family. Slender perennial with deeply fringed pink flowers; native range: meadows and mountain slopes of northern China, Europe and Asia. Globally recognized as qu mai (瞿麦) in Chinese. The part used is aerial parts in flower. Wiry stems and narrow leaves, faintly bitter with a fresh grassy scent.
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.
FRINGED PINK
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- fringed pink
- Scientific name
- Dianthus superbus L.
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
Form
- Part used
- aerial parts in flower
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- bitter
Temperature
- TCM
- cold
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Bladder · Heart · Small Intestine
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- promotes urination, drains heat, unblocks painful and difficult urination, invigorates blood, promotes menstruation
Cautions
- Contraindications
- contraindicated in pregnancy and in Spleen-Kidney deficiency
- Toxicity
- none of note
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