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  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <licence>Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice.</licence>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">ba ji tian</name>
    <name type="chinese">巴戟天</name>
    <name type="latin">Radix Morindae Officinalis</name>
    <name type="english">Morinda Root</name>
    <name type="japanese">hagekiten</name>
    <name type="korean">pageukcheon</name>
  </names>
  <category>Tonify Yang</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang</summary>
      <indication>Kidney Yang deficiency with impotence, premature ejaculation or spermatorrhea, and infertility in men or women</indication>
      <indication>Frequent urination or incontinence of urine</indication>
      <indication>Irregular periods with clots</indication>
      <indication>A cold, weak and painful lower back</indication>
      <indication>Dull abdominal pain of a Cold type</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Dispels Wind-Cold-Damp and strengthens the sinews and bones</summary>
      <indication>Wind-Cold-Damp Bi on a background of weak Kidneys and Liver: tight muscles in the lower back and legs, painful joints and restricted movement</indication>
      <indication>Muscle cramps or spasms</indication>
      <indication>Lower back pain with weak or wasting muscles</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
