Herb

Field Thistle (Xiao ji)

小蓟xiao ji
1 sourceHerba Cirsii

Cools the blood and staunches bleeding, especially blood in the urine, and clears heat to disperse sores.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·小蓟·主治（《别录》·养精保血）

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》载小蓟养精保血；陈藏器谓破宿血、止新血、暴下血、血痢、金疮出血、呕血等，绞取汁温服；大明谓治热毒风、胸膈烦闷、开胃下食、退热、补虚损。小蓟专主血、不能消肿（苏恭）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒（《别录》小蓟根苗）；大明谓凉。

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（刺蓟千针草）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·小蓟·气味（《别录》根苗）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·小蓟·主治（《别录》·养精保血）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·小蓟·主治（藏器·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·小蓟·主治（大明）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·小蓟·气味（《别录》根苗）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.