Witnessed by: TCM
Typhonium (Typhonium giganteum), of the Araceae family. Perennial aroid with an ovoid underground tuber; native range: northern and central China. Globally recognized as bai fu zi (白附子) in Chinese, and giant typhonium rhizome, white aconite (misnomer) in English. The part used is tuber (processed). Pale rounded tuber, acrid and numbing to the raw tongue.
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.
TYPHONIUM
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- typhonium
- Scientific name
- Typhonium giganteum Engl.
- Family
- Araceae
Form
- Part used
- tuber (processed)
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- pungent · sweet
Temperature
- TCM
- warm
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Stomach · Liver
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- dispels wind-phlegm, stops spasms and tremors, dries dampness, and reduces toxic swelling
Cautions
- Contraindications
- contraindicated in pregnancy and in wind from blood or yin deficiency
- Toxicity
- the raw tuber is toxic and strongly irritating to the mucous membranes; use only processed and within dose
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