Witnessed by: Western
Yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens), of the Gelsemiaceae family. Twining evergreen climber bearing fragrant yellow trumpet flowers; native range: woods and thickets of the southeastern United States. Globally recognized as Carolina jasmine, false jasmine, woodbine in English. The part used is rhizome and root. Bitter, acrid rootstock with a faintly aromatic odour.
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.
YELLOW JASMINE
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- yellow jasmine
- Scientific name
- Gelsemium sempervirens (L.) J.St.-Hil.
- Family
- Gelsemiaceae
Form
- Part used
- rhizome and root
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Western
- bitter · acrid
Temperature
- Western
- cool, relaxing
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- Western
- nervous system · nerves · heart
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Western
- nervous sedative, antispasmodic, motor depressant, anodyne, febrifuge, mydriatic
Cautions
Contraindications: pregnancy and cardiac weakness; a narrow margin of safety
Toxicity: highly toxic — gelsemine causes ptosis, diplopia, dizziness, motor paralysis and death by respiratory failure
Interactions
- Western
- sedatives / CNS depressants: additive central nervous and respiratory depression
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