Witnessed by: TCM
Semiaquilegia (Semiaquilegia adoxoides), of the Ranunculaceae family. Delicate low perennial of moist shaded ground; native range: shaded slopes and grassy banks of central and southern China. Globally recognized as tian kui zi (天葵子) in Chinese, and semiaquilegia, false columbine in English. The part used is tuber. A small dark irregular tuber, sweet then bitter, borne under thrice-divided leaves and pale nodding flowers.
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.
SEMIAQUILEGIA
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- semiaquilegia
- Scientific name
- Semiaquilegia adoxoides (DC.) Makino
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
Form
- Part used
- tuber
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- sweet · bitter
Temperature
- TCM
- cold
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Liver · Stomach
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- clears heat, resolves toxicity, reduces swelling and dissipates nodules
Cautions
- Contraindications
- avoid in deficiency-cold patterns and in pregnancy
- Toxicity
- member of the buttercup family; use only the prepared tuber at usual dose
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