Witnessed by: TCM
Homalomena (Homalomena occulta), of the Araceae family. Creeping evergreen herb of shaded damp forest floor; native range: southern China, Guangxi, Yunnan, and northern Vietnam. Globally recognized as qian nian jian (千年健) in Chinese, and obscure homalomena rhizome in English. The part used is rhizome. Reddish-brown fibrous rhizome with a warm, spicy, faintly camphoraceous aroma and an acrid, bitter bite.
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.
HOMALOMENA
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- homalomena
- Scientific name
- Homalomena occulta (Lour.) Schott
- Family
- Araceae
Form
- Part used
- rhizome
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- bitter · pungent
Temperature
- TCM
- warm
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Liver · Kidney
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- dispels wind-dampness, strengthens the sinews and bones, unblocks the channels
Cautions
- Contraindications
- avoid in yin deficiency with heat signs
- Toxicity
- none significant at customary dose
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