1, Cirsium setosum(Wild.)MB. is the dry aerial part of Cirsium setosum in Compositae, which is distributed in most areas of China. It has the functions of cooling blood, stopping bleeding, removing blood stasis and swelling, and has antibacterial, antitumor and antimicrobial effects.

2. Cirsium japonicum and Cirsium japonicum are similar in composition and appearance, but there are still differences in clinical application. Compared with Cirsium japonicum, Cirsium japonicum is weak, good at stopping bleeding, inducing diuresis to relieve swelling, clearing away heart-fire and relieving restlessness, and mainly treating hematuria and blood stranguria, which is better than eliminating jaundice and eliminating water. Born on hillsides, rivers, wasteland and fields, it is often eaten as a wild vegetable among the people.