Da Ji [1]

1 TASTE
Sweet, bitter and cool

2 MERIDIANS
Heart and liver

3 FUNCTIONS
1. To cool blood and stop bleeding; 2. To reduce swelling and resolve stagnation.

4 INDICATIONS
1. Hemorrhages due to extravasation of blood by heat manifested as cough with blood, epistaxis, uterine bleeding, and hematuria. Japanese thistle (Da Ji [3]) is used with Small thistle (Xiao Ji [4]) and Biota tops (Ce Bai Ye [5])2. Boils, carbuncles and swelling. Japanese thistle (Daji) is used both externally and internally.

5 DOSAGE
30-50 g