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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:33.618427+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">bai bu</name>
    <name type="chinese">百部</name>
    <name type="latin">Radix Stemonae</name>
    <name type="english">Stemona Root</name>
    <name type="japanese">hyakubu</name>
    <name type="korean">baekbu</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Moistens the Lungs and stops cough</summary>
      <indication>Cough and wheezing, acute or chronic, especially from deficiency including Yin deficiency</indication>
      <indication>Cough of any kind, Hot or Cold, Excess or deficient</indication>
      <indication>Long-standing cough from deficiency, including the wasting cough seen in tuberculosis-type patterns</indication>
      <indication>Bronchitis</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Kills parasites and lice</summary>
      <indication>Lice of the head or body, and fleas, applied to the skin</indication>
      <indication>Pinworms, given as an enema held overnight</indication>
      <indication>Spider bites, applied as a paste</indication>
      <indication>Bacterial vaginosis, used as a wash</indication>
      <indication>Parasitic itching of the skin, used externally</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
