Witnessed by: Western
Pasque flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris), of the Ranunculaceae family. Low silky-hairy perennial with finely cut leaves and a solitary nodding violet bell followed by feathery seed-heads; native range: dry calcareous grassland and chalk downs of Europe. Globally recognized as wind flower, meadow anemone, Easter flower, Dane's blood in English. The part used is aerial parts gathered at or just after flowering. Fresh plant intensely acrid and blistering; dried herb only faintly bitter and much milder.
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.
PASQUE FLOWER
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- pasque flower
- Scientific name
- Pulsatilla vulgaris Mill.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
Form
- Part used
- aerial parts gathered at or just after flowering
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Western
- acrid · bitter
Temperature
- Western
- cool
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- Western
- nervous system · uterus · circulation · nerves
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Western
- antispasmodic, nervine, sedative, analgesic, emmenagogue, anti-inflammatory
Cautions
Contraindications: pregnancy and lactation, use of the fresh plant, exceeding the stated dose
Toxicity: the fresh plant blisters skin and mucosa; overdose causes vomiting, colic, convulsions and collapse from protoanemonin
Interactions
- Western
- sedatives / CNS depressants: additive nervous system depression
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