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Xiao Ji Yin Zi (小蓟饮子): Classic TCM Formula

小蓟饮子 Xiaoji Yinzi
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
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Name

Small Thistle Decoction

The Prescription of 小蓟饮子

Source

The book Ji Sheng Fang

Ingredients

Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae) 30g,Xiao Ji (Herba Cirsii) 15g,Hua Shi (Talcum) 15g,Mu Tong (Caulis Aristolochiae Manshuriensis) 9g,Pu Huang (Pollen Typhae) 9g,Ou Jie (Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis) 9g,Dan Zhu Ye (Herba Lophatheri) 9g,Shan Zhi Zi (Fructus Gardeniae) 9g,Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 6g,Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) 6g.

Explanation

Xiao Ji: The principal drug, removing heat from blood and stopping bleeding.

Ou Jie and Pu Huang: Removing heat from blood, stopping bleeding and eliminating blood stasis.

Hua Shi: Removing heat pathogens, promoting water metabolism and inducing diuresis.

Mu Tong, Zhu Ye and Zhi Zi: Removing and purging heat from the heart, lung and tri-Jiao.

Sheng Di: Nourishing Yin and removing heat, removing heat from blood and stopping bleeding.

Dang Gui: Nourishing and regulating blood.

Gan Cao: Tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.

The Effect of 小蓟饮子

Effect

Removing heat from blood, stopping bleeding, promoting water metabolism and inducing diuresis.

Indications

Syndrome due to retention of heat in the lower-Jiao, marked by painful and dribbling and frequent urination with scanty and deep-colored and bloody urine, reddened tongue and rapid pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as urinary infection and stone in the urinary system.

Administrations

Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.

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Sources and further reading

We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.

  • Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
  • Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
  • Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
  • NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.

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