Witnessed by: TCM
Schizonepeta (Schizonepeta tenuifolia), of the Lamiaceae family. Erect aromatic annual of cultivated ground; native range: northern and eastern China. Globally recognized as jing jie (荆芥) in Chinese, and Japanese catnip, fineleaf schizonepeta in English. The part used is aerial parts and flowering spike. Square stems with finely cut leaves and a slender flower spike, pungently aromatic.
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.
SCHIZONEPETA
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- schizonepeta
- Scientific name
- Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
Form
- Part used
- aerial parts and flowering spike
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- pungent
Temperature
- TCM
- warm
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Lung · Liver
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- releases the exterior, expels wind, vents rashes, and stops bleeding when charred
Cautions
- Contraindications
- avoid in exterior deficiency with sweating, and in measles already fully erupted
- Toxicity
- none of note at customary dose
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