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Xiao Ji (Small Thistle)


Herbs that Cool the Blood
Xiao Ji

Cephalanoplos Small Thistle

Also known as Da Xiao Ji

Channels LIVSP
Nature Cool Sweet
✓ National Exam
Specimen photograph
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Specimen Cephalanoplos

Materia Medica Data

Temperature
Cool
Nature & Flavour
Sweet, Cool
Channels Entered
LIV, SP
Latin (pharmaceutical)
Cephalanoplos
Tone Marks
xiăo jī
Also Known As
Da Xiao Ji
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Sources & References

Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.

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Chinese Herbs Books & References

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    Max Wichtl

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    Him Che. Yeung

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