Witnessed by: TCM
Rhaponticum (Rhaponticum uniflorum), of the Asteraceae family. Erect woolly perennial of open steppe; native range: dry grasslands of northern China and Mongolia. Globally recognized as lou lu (漏芦) in Chinese, and uniflower swisscentaury in English. The part used is root. Dark furrowed root, bitter, with a cool draining quality.
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.
RHAPONTICUM
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- rhaponticum
- Scientific name
- Rhaponticum uniflorum (L.) DC.
- Family
- Asteraceae
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
- Stomach
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- clears heat, resolves toxicity, reduces abscesses, promotes lactation, and unblocks the channels
Cautions
- Contraindications
- avoid in pregnancy and in weak patients without heat-toxin
- Toxicity
- may cause loose stool in the sensitive
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