Chinese: xiao ji
English: small thistle, field thistle
Pharmaceutical: Cirsii Herba
Properties: Bitter, sweet, cool
Standard Species: Cirsium setosum (Willd.) M. Bieb.

Field Thistle (Cirsium discolor) - Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada (Photo by TH Tanaka)

CanadaThistle (Cirsium arvense) - Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada (Photo by TH Tanaka)