Earth Medicine Special Report: Siegesbeckia from David Bruce Leonard on Vimeo.
PLANT NAME: Siegesbeckia orientalis L.
COMMON NAMES: Xi xian cao [China]; small yellow crown beard [English]; colle colle (“stick stick”) [Creole]; hay lim cho [Canton]; kakamika [Tonga]; kirenso [Japan]; oech’umch’o [Korea]; st. paulswort [English]; trompetilla (S. cordifolia) [Colombia].
FAMILY: Asteraceae.
RANGE: Native to tropical areas of North and South America.
Uses:
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Joint pain
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Hypertension
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Insomnia
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Skin disorders
TOXICITY: Some Chinese sources list Siegesbeckia as slightly toxic.
CAUTIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS: Not in pregnancy.
ENERGETIC CAUTIONS: Caution in blood or yin deficiency.
NOTES ‘N QUOTES
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The uses of xi xian cao were first recorded in China in 659 A.D.
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The flowers are sticky, as are the seeds, which spread via animal contact.
