Da Ji Usages and Indications

• Cools the blood, stops bleeding due to reckless movement of hot blood - nosebleed, vomiting blood, blood in urine or stool, uterine bleeding, heavy menstrual bleeding.
• Reduces swelling, generates flesh - topically for carbuncles, sores, swellings.
• Internal abscesses - intestinal, lung.
• Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
• Nephritis, hematuria.
• Can be used alone for hypertension, particularly from liver heat or liver fire, but can be used in conjunction with other formulas.
• Studies have shown benefits for pancreatic beta cells - pancreatic cancer, diabetes.

Cautions and Contraindications

• Pregnancy

• Use with caution and only under direct supervision with pregnancy.
• Use with caution when signs of stomach and/or spleen deficiency are present - particularly watery stools.
• Use with caution in patients with no or limited signs of blood stagnation. 
• As Da Ji contains vitamin K it may reduce the effect of certain blood thinners.  While it isn't necessarily to be avoided, it should be used with caution on patients using drugs such as warfarin.

Dosage and Preparation Notes For Da Ji

• Dosage: 4.5-15g
• Fresh: 30-60g
• Available in our store in granules - da xiao ji - 100 gram Cirsium granules

• Blog Posts Where Da Ji Is Discussed

•   Chinese Herb Da Ji - Thistle - Found To Have Strong Beneficial Effects in Type I Diabetes

• Blog Posts Concerning Herbal Medicine

•   Lavender Oil Massage Helpful for Infantile Colic
•   Analysis of TCM Herbal Formula Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin for Rheumatoid Arthritis
•   Study Finds Shu Gan Liang Xue Herbal Formula Has Breast Cancer Anti Tumor Effect
•   Polygonum Multiflorum (He Shou Wu) Shows Beneficial Effect on Alzheimers Disease
•   Popular Chinese Herbal Formula Found To Aid Chronic Liver Disease
•   Animal Study Shows Promise for TCM Herbal Treatment of Diabetes (Yi Qi Zeng Min Tang)
•   Chinese Herbal Formula Creates Metabolic Changes in Brains of Patients with Alzheimers Disease
•   Ye Gu Herb (Aeginetia Indica) Found To Have Anti-Cancer Benefits in Kidney/Renal Cancer Disease
•   TCM Herbal Formula Zeng Ye Tang Found Useful Against Primary Sjogren's Syndrome

Have questions about da ji? Or want to discuss treatment techniques? You may reach us and our community of practitioners by using our forums

• Allergies, rihnitis
• Motor Neuron disease
• Where is Ashi point?
• Frequent UTI’s Bladder Issues
• Will Cordyceps help bleeding
• Any suggestion for tinnitus
• Gall Bladder Questions & Mysteries...
• Autumn Metal Lung/Sm. Intestine Points...?
• Adhesive capsulitis
• Adhesions stomach pain