Witnessed by: TCM
Chinese pulsatilla (Pulsatilla chinensis), of the Ranunculaceae family. Low silky-haired perennial of dry grassland; native range: grassy hillsides across northern China. Globally recognized as bai tou weng (白头翁) in Chinese, and Chinese anemone in English. The part used is root. Firm brownish root topped with white woolly hairs, bitter and cold.
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.
CHINESE PULSATILLA
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- Chinese pulsatilla
- Scientific name
- Pulsatilla chinensis (Bunge) Regel
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
Form
- Part used
- root
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
- Large Intestine · Stomach · Liver
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- clears heat, resolves toxicity, cools the blood, and stops dysenteric disorders
Cautions
- Contraindications
- avoid in dysentery or diarrhoea from cold and deficiency
- Toxicity
- fresh root is acrid and irritant; used dried and cooked
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