Xiao Ji [1]

Posted by : admin on Feb 23, 2008 - 02:11 AM
Chinese Medicine Herbs / Regulate Blood [2]

1 TASTE
Sweet and cool


2 MERIDIANS
Heart and liver


3 FUNCTIONS
1. To cool blood and stop bleeding; 2. To promote urination


4 INDICATIONS
1. Hemorrhages due to extravasation of blood by heat. Small thistle (Xiao Ji [3]) is used with Imperata rhizome (Bai Mao Gen [4]), Cattail pollen (Pu Huang [5]) and Biota tops (Ce Bai Ye [6]).2. Bloody urine, Painful urination. Small thistle (Xiaoji) is used with Lotus node (Ou Jie [7]), Talc (Hua Shi [8]) and Clematis stem (Mu Tong [9]) in the formula Xiaoji Yinzi.


5 DOSAGE
10-15g (30-60g for fresh herb)


Xiao Ji

Image of herb: Xiao Ji [10]

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