Xiao Ji
 | Xiao Ji in TCM:Explore the properties of Xiao Ji according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: cirsium, cephalano, common cephalonoplos,
field thistle, setose cephalanoplos
Pharmacuetical Name: Herba Cristii
Properties: sweet, cool
Temperature: cool
Channels: HT, LV
Flavors: sweet
Special Properties:
circulates blood, clears heat, clears damp, stops bleeding
Actions / Indications:
- Cools blood; stop bleeding (reckless movement of
hot blood; deficient heat with blood in sputum, epistaxis, blood in
the urine or stool; uterine bleeding, hematemesis or hemoptysis, bleeding
from knife wounds, uterine bleeding)
- Reduces swellings; relieves toxicity (topically or
internally for sores, carbuncles, abcess, itchy rash, swellings)
- Promotes urination; Clears DH from LV / GB (bloody
lin syndrome, blood in urine, jaundice, hypertension, high cholesterol,
hepatitis)
- (cc: SP and ST cold)
- (note: not as strong as da ji to relieve toxicity,
but more effective for bloody lin or hematuria)
Special Notes:
- Many practitioners use Xiao Ji and Da Ji interchangeably.
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