INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Sive Radix Cirsii Japonici
Common English:	Large Thistle Japanese Cirsium Japanese Thistle

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet (Bitter)	Cool	Liver Spleen Heart	4.5-20g Fresh: 30-60g Tincture: 1-4ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Cools the Blood and stops bleeding	Blood Heat with epistaxis, hematemesis, hematuria, hemafecia or uterine bleeding
Disperses Blood Stasis, reduces swelling and generates flesh	Topically for carbuncles, sores, and swellings (Chuang Yung) (use fresh)
Benefits the Gallbladder and reduces jaundice	Jaundice, especially due to Damp-Heat
Lowers Blood pressure	Hypertension, especially due to Liver Heat

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Contraindicated for those with Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold.
Contraindicated for those with watery diarrhea or white dysenteric disorder.
Contraindicated for those with early stages of Hot dysenteric disorder.
Contraindicated for those with Stomach weakness leading to extreme Blood Deficiency.
Use with caution during pregnancy.
Use with caution for those who do not have signs and symptoms of Blood Stagnation.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

This herb has been shown to reduce the anticoagulant effect of warfarin. Use with caution to prevent the formation of clots.

Rx. Rubiae Qian Cao Gen	Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen	Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
Hematemesis and epistaxis due to Blood Heat.	Hemorrhage due to Heat. (charred)	Internal abscess such as Intestinal abscess.
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Rz. Polygoni Cuspidatae Hu Zhang	Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi	Sp. Prunellae Xia Ku Cao Hb. Siegesbeckiae Xi Xian Cao
Damp-Heat jaundice	Daily, as a drink for hypertension.	Hypertension due to Liver Heat.
Hb. Cirsii *Xiao Ji*	Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang Mel Feng Mi	Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen Rx. Rubiae Qian Cao Gen
Hematuria due to Blood Heat. Heat induced hemorrhages.	Hematemesis.	Hematemesis and hemoptysis. (use the charred forms of all of the herbs)
Urinae Hominis Sedimen Ren Zhong Bai Grain-Based Liquor	Salt
Intestinal abscess.	Mix and apply topically for sores and carbuncles.

This herb can be used alone, in its fresh form, to treat hematemesis, epistaxis and profuse menstrual bleeding.
This herb is especially good for hematemesis and hemoptysis.
It can be used alone for Lung abscesses.
It can be used alone for hypertension.
This herb is stronger than Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji.
The aerial part of the plant Da Ji Ye, drains abscesses.
Both Da Ji and Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji drive downward and guide out Stasis. Xiao Ji is not as strong as Da Ji and has very little sore-reducing effect. it can stop bleeding and reduce Heat. Its ability to break up Stasis to facilitate water movement is superior to that of Da Ji and is primarily used to promote urination. Da Ji treats swollen abscesses, breaks up Stasis and disperses toxicity.
Fresh Large Thistle Root Xian Da Ji Gen is better for cooling the Blood, stopping bleeding and reducing sores. It can be applied externally for sores, scalding and burns. It lowers Blood pressure.
Charred Large thistle Root Da Ji Tan is less cooling and aims directly into the Blood where it astringes and inhibits bleeding.