Herb

Japanese Thistle (Da ji)

大蓟da ji

1 sourceHerba Cirsii Japonici

Cools the blood and staunches bleeding, disperses abscess and stasis, and is recorded for calming the fetus.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·大蓟·主治（《别录》·安胎止血）

References

functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).

Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：《别录》载大蓟主女子赤白沃、安胎、止吐血鼻衄、令人肥健；甄权谓捣根绞汁服、主崩中血下立瘥；大明谓叶治肠痈、腹脏瘀血、扑损。大蓟兼疗痈肿（苏恭）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒（《别录》大蓟根叶）；陶弘景谓有毒；甄权谓苦、平。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类·大蓟小蓟（《别录》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·大蓟小蓟·释名（虎蓟马蓟猫蓟）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·大蓟·气味（《别录》根叶）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·大蓟·主治（《别录》·安胎止血）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·大蓟·主治（甄权·崩中血下）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·大蓟·主治（大明·叶治肠痈瘀血）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·大蓟·气味（《别录》根叶）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.