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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-19T20:52:50.956906+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">bai hua she she cao</name>
    <name type="chinese">白花蛇舌草</name>
    <name type="latin">Herba Hedyotis Diffusae</name>
    <name type="english">Heydyotis</name>
    <name type="japanese">byakkajazetsuso</name>
    <name type="korean">baekhwasaseolcho</name>
  </names>
  <category>Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Large Intestine</channel>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
    <channel>Small Intestine</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <safety toxic="true">Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.</safety>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat, strongly resolves Fire toxicity and reduces abscesses (internal and topical)</summary>
      <indication>Intestinal abscess, including acute appendicitis</indication>
      <indication>Toxic sores, boils, ulcers and swellings (Chuang Yang)</indication>
      <indication>Snakebite</indication>
      <indication>Cancers; commonly added to formulas for masses of the stomach, oesophagus and intestines, as a prescribing tradition rather than proven benefit</indication>
      <indication>Blisters and ichthyosis, applied topically</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat, drains Damp and promotes urination</summary>
      <indication>Lin syndrome, with hot and painful urination from Damp-Heat</indication>
      <indication>Jaundice from Damp-Heat</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
