This product is the above-ground part of thistle (Cirsium setosum (Willd.) MB.), a perennial herbaceous plant of the Asteraceae family. Produced in most parts of the country. Collected in summer and autumn during flowering period. Wash and dry. Used raw or stir-frying to scorch.

[Property]

bitter and sweet, cool. act on heart and liver channels.

[Efficacy]

cooling blood and stopping bleeding, removing toxin to dissipate carbuncle.

[Indications]

It has the same indications as Japanese thistle Herb and is often used in combination of medicinals. However, Small Thistle also has a diuretic effect, so it is especially suitable for treating hematuria and blood stranguria, such as Small Thistle Decoction. Its effect of dispersing blood stasis and eliminating carbuncle is slightly inferior to Japanese thistle Herb. In modern clinical practice, this product is used to make an extract, which is effective in treating postpartum uterus insufficiency; it can also be used to treat hypertension.

1. " materia medica", "Small Thistle breaks old blood, stops new bleeding, violent bleeding, bloody diarrhea, sore bleeding, hematemesis...and spider snake scorpion venom."
2. Bencao Tujing: "Small Thistle root...can be used to stop hematemesis, epistaxis, and bleeding; Japanese thistle Herb root...can also treat carbuncles in addition to breaking blood stasis. Small Thistle specializes in blood diseases."
3. 《 Category grass medicinal property: "Cure blood stranguria distending pain, bruises, injuries, redness, and leucorrhea."

[Usage and Dosage]

Same as Japanese thistle Herb.

[Modern Pharmacology]

1. A small amount can significantly shorten the bleeding time, and the hemostatic ingredients are chlorogenic acid and coffee bean glass;
2. It can lower blood cholesterol and have a choleretic effect;
3. It is effective against hemolytic streptococci and pneumococci. , diphtheria bacilli and subcutaneous node bacilli, etc., all have certain inhibitory effects.