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  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">wu ren wan</name>
    <name type="english">Five Seed Pill</name>
  </names>
  <category>Moisten Intestines and Unblock Bowels</category>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Moistens and lubricates the Intestines</summary>
      <indication>Constipation from lack of fluid in the Large Intestine, as in old age or after childbirth</indication>
      <indication>Dry, knotted stools that are hard to pass, even when the bowels move daily, without Heat signs</indication>
      <indication>Dry mouth and throat, bad breath and dizziness</indication>
      <indication>Tongue red with little coat; pulse thin and rapid</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Modern uses</summary>
      <indication>Constipation from deficiency</indication>
      <indication>Irritable bowel syndrome</indication>
      <indication>Hemorrhoids</indication>
      <indication>Dizziness and vertigo</indication>
      <indication>Bad breath</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <constituents>
    <herb>tao ren</herb>
    <herb>xing ren</herb>
    <herb>bai zi ren</herb>
    <herb>sōng zĭ rén</herb>
    <herb>yu li ren</herb>
    <herb>chen pi</herb>
  </constituents>
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