Da Ji
大戟 dà jǐ, "Big lance from the capital"

Category:

Downward-Draining

Harsh Expellants (Cathartics)

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Knoxiae/Euphorbiae Radix

	Tastes: Acrid		Dosage: 1.5-3g, 1g in powders
	Toxic
	Cautions: Contraindicated in cases of edema associated with deficiency cold. Use with caution with weak patients. Traditionally was considered to be incompatible with Gan Cao avoid use during Pregnancy		Meridians: Lung , Kidney , Large Intestine
	Preparation: Cooking with jujubes and honey reduces harsh properties. Frying in vinegar reduces toxicity.		Quality: Firm, not easily broken, fibrous, with a brownish yellow or whitish cross section (Euphorbia) or firm, big and reddish brown (Knoxia)
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (1) shí huī sǎn (Ten Partially-Charred Substances Powder )

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Euphorbia perinenis Rupr. or Knoxia valerianoides Thorel

Botanical:

Japanese: taigeki

Korean: taeguk

Common: Peking spurge root, euphorbia

Temperature: Cold

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