Small Thistle (Cirsium japonicum)

小蓟xiǎo jìXiaoji

Cirsium japonicum · Plant

Cirsium japonicum
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
10
Indications

Cautions

May cause allergic reactions in those with ragweed allergies.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Small Thistle for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Bleeding Due To External InjuryBlood DysenteryBlood EjectionBlood StranguryCoughing Of BloodFlooding & SpottingHematocheziaHematuriaSpontaneous External BleedingToxin Of Welling Abscess & Flat Abscess Swelling

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Small Thistle does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Disperse SwellingCool Blood & Stanch Bleeding

Other entries for Cirsium japonicum