Xiao Ji - 小蓟 - Herba Cirsii - Herba Cephalanoplos

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Cephalanoplos Herba Cirsii
Common English:	Cephalanoplos Cirsium Field Thistle Small Thistle

Category

Herbs that Regulate the Blood: Herbs that Stop Bleeding (Hemostatics)

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet	Cool (Warm)	Liver Heart (Spleen)	9-30g Fresh: up to 60g Tincture: 2-5ml

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Cools the Blood and stops bleeding	Any kind of bleeding due to Blood Heat
Disperses Blood Stasis, Reduces abscesses, Reduces swelling, Resolves toxicity	Sores and abscesses due to Heat toxin (internal and topical)
Clears Damp-Heat and promotes urination	Damp-Heat jaundice, hepatitis
Promotes the function of the Gall Bladder and reduces hypertension	Hypertension

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen	Hb. Cirsii Japonici Da Ji	Pollen Typhae Pu Huang
Bleeding due to Blood Heat, especially hematuria due to Heat.	Hematuria due to Blood Heat. Heat induced hemorrhages.	Bloody Lin.
Hb. Cirsii Japonici Da Ji Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen Rx. Rubiae Qian Cao Gen	Nodus Nelumbo Rhizomatis (fresh juice) Ou Jie Fr. Arctii Niu Bang Zi Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang Light Colored Honey Feng Mi	Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen Nodus Nelumbo Rhizomatis (fresh juice) Ou Jie
Hematemesis and hemoptysis. (char both Xiao Ji and Da Ji)	Use the fresh juice of Xiao Ji, for Heart Fire with hematemesis and thirst.	Deficiency Heat with Blood in the sputum.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang Talcum Hua Shi Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi Hb. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye	Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu Rx. Rehmanniae (fresh juice) Sheng Di Huang	Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao
Hematuria with dysuria.	Metrorrhagia.	Post-abortion bleeding.
Olibanum Ru Xiang Alumen Ming Fan Grain Based Liquor	Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang
Itch and rash.	Jaundice.

Notes

1. Xiao Ji and Hb. Sive Rx. Cirsii Japonici Da Ji both drive downward and guide out Stasis. Xiao Ji is weaker than Da Ji and has very little effect on reducing sores, though it can stop bleeding and reduce Heat. It surpasses Da Ji in breaking up Stasis to facilitate water movement and is mainly used to promote urination. Da Ji treats swollen abscesses, breaks up Stasis and disperses toxicity. The two herbs are frequently combined.
2. It is used particularly for hematuria.
3. For hematuria with dysuria, it can be used by itself.
4. The fresh juice is used for tongue bleeding caused by Heart Fire.
5. For hemorrhoidal or rectal bleeding, the fresh juice can be used warmed.
6. According to one source, it nourishes Jing.
7. It has been shown to inhibit cancer cell growth.
8. One source states that it clears Heat and improves appetite and deficiency.
9. The leaves are reputed to eliminate abdominal hemostasis.
10. For glossorrhagia, pound it with wine and take it orally.
11. For bleeding from knife wounds, the young fresh sprouts of Xiao Ji can be made into a paste and applied topically.
12. Mixed with water, the powder can be applied topically to abscesses and swellings.
13. Xiao Ji, Rx. Rubiae Qian Cao Gen, and Hb. sive Rx. Cirsii Japonici Da Ji each enter the Blood to cool Heat, stop bleeding and dispel Blood Stasis. Qian Cao Gen is used more in gynecology for vaginal bleeding from Heat, and it also enters the Lungs to treat cough from Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs. Xiao Ji promotes urination and treats Bloody Lin. Da Ji disperses clumps and reduces sores, particularly when used fresh.
14. Fresh Small Thistle Root Xian Xiao Ji Gen is the best form for cooling Blood, stopping bleeding and moistening Dryness. Internally it can be taken to cool Heat, moisten Dryness and stop bleeding, and topically it can be applied to sores, scalds and burns.
15. Charred Small Thistle Root Xiao Ji Tan is less cooling and is the best form for stopping bleeding.