Witnessed by: TCM
Stringy stonecrop (Sedum sarmentosum), of the Crassulaceae family. Low trailing succulent forming mats over rock and wall; native range: rocks and low walls across eastern China. Globally recognized as chui pen cao (垂盆草) in Chinese, and stringy stonecrop, trailing sedum in English. The part used is whole herb. Fleshy prostrate stems set with small blunt three-whorled leaves, mild and watery, faintly sour.
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.
STRINGY STONECROP
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- stringy stonecrop
- Scientific name
- Sedum sarmentosum Bunge
- Family
- Crassulaceae
Form
- Part used
- whole herb
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- sweet · bland, slightly sour
Temperature
- TCM
- cool
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Liver · Gallbladder · Small Intestine
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- clears damp-heat, resolves toxicity, promotes urination and relieves jaundice
Cautions
- Contraindications
- caution in spleen-stomach deficiency cold with loose stool
- Toxicity
- no significant toxicity at usual dose
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