Tian Kui Zi
StarSemiaquilegia adoxoides (DC.) Makino
☯ TCM Properties
Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity; Disperses Swelling and Dissipates Nodules; Promotes Urination and Relieves Stranguria
Traditional Chinese Uses
Tian Kui Zi (semiaquilegia root) is a cold herb used in Chinese medicine to clear Heat toxin, reduce swellings, and promote urination. It is applied for carbuncles, snake bites, and inflammatory swellings from Heat toxin accumulation, as well as for Damp-Heat skin infections. Its Phlegm-dissolving properties address scrofula and lymph node swellings from Phlegm-Fire. Modern research has investigated its applications in inflammatory and anti-tumor protocols.
Western Herbalism Properties
Botanical Description
Semiaquilegia adoxoides, muskroot or Tian Kui Zi, is a small perennial herb in the Ranunculaceae family, native to central and southern China, Korea, and Japan, where it grows in shaded grassy slopes and woodland edges. It reaches 10-30 cm tall, arising from a small spindle-shaped to ovoid black-skinned tuberous root 1-3 cm long. Basal leaves are ternately compound with three lobed, rounded leaflets resembling those of Aquilegia, on slender petioles. Small nodding flowers, white tinged pink to pale purple, 4-6 mm across, are borne on branched scapes in spring, producing follicular fruits. Roots are dug in early summer after the aerial parts wither.
Dosage
| Form | Amount | Frequency | Duration | Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| decoction | 6-15g | Daily | — | — | — |
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