da ji

大蓟·Cirsii Japonici Herba Sive Radix

Japanese cirsium

About da ji

Da Ji (大蔺) is Japanese thistle, a plant of the daisy family, recorded as Herba Cirsii Japonici. It is sweet in flavour and cool in temperature, entering the Liver, Spleen and Heart channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that regulate Blood and stop bleeding.

Names

Pinyinda ji
Chinese大蓟
Latin NameCirsii Japonici Herba Sive Radix·Herba Cirsii Japonici
English NameJapanese cirsium·Japanese thistle·Japanese thistle; large thistle; Japanese cirsium·Large Thistle
Japanesetaikei
Koreandaegye

Classification

Channels
Spleen, Heart, Liver
Flavour
Sweet
Temperature
Cool
Family
Asteraceae
Species
cirsium japonicum
Tags
Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Cools the Blood and stops bleeding

  • Bleeding from Blood Heat: nosebleed, coughing or vomiting of blood, blood in the urine or stool, and uterine bleeding
  • Nosebleed, vomiting of blood or heavy periods, treated with the fresh juice alone

Disperses Blood stasis, reduces swelling, resolves toxicity and generates flesh

  • Carbuncles, abscesses, sores and swellings (Chuang Yung) from Heat toxin with stagnant Blood, taken internally or applied fresh to the skin

Clears Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder and reduces jaundice

  • Jaundice, particularly of the Damp-Heat type

Lowers blood pressure

  • High blood pressure, particularly with Liver Heat or Fire

Combinations

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any 4.5-20g; Fresh: 30-60g; Tincture: 1-4ml4.5-20 g1-4 ml

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