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)
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