Scorpio
A 30° sector of the sidereal zodiac — one bed in the StarGarden.
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Scorpio (Rashi)
Vrischika · Symbol: Scorpion
A 30° sector of the sidereal zodiac. In the StarGarden, each rashi anchors one bed — and every plant in that bed carries the signature of this sign's element, modality, and planetary ruler.
Transformation, hidden resources, fermentation, preservation
"Scorpio teaches depth and alchemy. Every harvest here becomes sauce, ferment, or dried medicine: summer transformed into the winter pantry."
Grow one plant from this sign's bed and taste its archetype.
Plants of Scorpio (8)
Black Cohosh
Actaea racemosa
Pacifies Vata & PittaTaste: Bitter; PungentEnergy: Cooling
Elderberry
Elder
Sambucus nigra / canadensis
Pacifies Vata & KaphaTaste: Sweet; Sour; AstringentEnergy: Cooling
Garlic
Allium sativum
Pacifies Vata & Kapha; aggravates PittaTaste: Pungent (5 of 6 tastes)Energy: Heating
Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
Pacifies Kapha & Vata; aggravates PittaTaste: Bitter; PungentEnergy: Heating
Plum
Prunus domestica
Pacifies Vata; balances PittaTaste: Sweet; Sour; AstringentEnergy: Cooling
Snake Bean
Yardlong Bean
Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis
Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Sweet; AstringentEnergy: Cooling
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
Pacifies Kapha; aggravates Pitta & VataTaste: BitterEnergy: Heating
