Plants and Food
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Siegesbeckia orientalis
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.
TOXICITY: Some Chinese sources list Siegesbeckia as slightly toxic.
CAUTIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS: Not in pregnancy.
ENERGETIC CAUTIONS: Caution in blood or yin deficiency.
RANGE: Native to tropical areas of North and South America.
NOTES 'N QUOTES
• The uses of xi xian cao were first recorded in China in 659 A.D.
• The flowers are sticky, as are the seeds, which spread via animal contact.
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Much of this information is through the grace oand kindness of my
Hawaiian and Chinese teachers and my gratitude goes out to
them. Any errors are mine alone.
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