大蓟·Cirsii Japonici Herba Sive Radix
Japanese cirsium
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.
| Pinyin | da ji |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 大蓟 |
| Latin Name | Cirsii Japonici Herba Sive Radix·Herba Cirsii Japonici |
| English Name | Japanese cirsium·Japanese thistle·Japanese thistle; large thistle; Japanese cirsium·Large Thistle |
| Japanese | taikei |
| Korean | daegye |
Blood Heat with epistaxis and hematemesis
Heat causing hemorrhage, using the charred herb
huai niu xi + di yu + jin yin hua
Internal abscesses such as intestinal abscess
Damp-Heat jaundice
Hypertension, taken daily as a tea
Liver Heat with hypertension
Blood Heat with hematuria; hemorrhage from Heat
sheng di huang + sheng jiang + feng mi
Hematemesis.
xiao ji + ce bai ye + bai mao gen + qian cao gen
Hematemesis and hemoptysis, with every herb in the combination charred
ren zhong bai
Intestinal abscess.
salt
Carbuncles and sores, mixed and applied topically
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 4.5-20g; Fresh: 30-60g; Tincture: 1-4ml | 4.5-20 g | — | 1-4 ml | — | — |