Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/da-ji/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/da-ji/">Bencao Index</a> da ji 大蓟 Cirsii Japonici Herba Sive Radix Japanese cirsium taikei daegye Regulate Blood, Stop Bleeding Spleen Heart Liver

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