Witnessed by: TCM
Winged euonymus (Euonymus alatus), of the Celastraceae family. Deciduous shrub with corky-winged branches; native range: northern and central China. Globally recognized as gui jian yu (鬼箭羽) in Chinese. The part used is winged twigs. Flat brown corky wings along the twigs, bitter and slightly acrid.
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.
WINGED EUONYMUS
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- winged euonymus
- Scientific name
- Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold
- Family
- Celastraceae
Form
- Part used
- winged twigs
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- bitter · pungent
Temperature
- TCM
- cool
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Liver
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- invigorates the blood and breaks up stasis, unblocks the menses, kills parasites
Cautions
- Contraindications
- contraindicated in pregnancy and where there is no blood stasis; caution in qi and blood deficiency
- Toxicity
- none noted at usual doses
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