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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:28.906738+00:00">
  <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">bai hua she</name>
    <name type="chinese">白花蛇</name>
    <name type="latin">Agkistrodon</name>
    <name type="english">Agkistrodon</name>
    <name type="japanese">kinda</name>
    <name type="korean">kisa</name>
  </names>
  <category>Dispel Wind Damp</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <safety toxic="true">Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.</safety>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Strongly unblocks the channels and collaterals and extinguishes Wind</summary>
      <indication>Chronic, stubborn Wind-Damp with numb, weak limbs and cramping of the sinews</indication>
      <indication>Painful Bi of long standing with numbness, joint pain in one fixed place and restricted movement</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Dispels Wind from the skin</summary>
      <indication>Skin disease, numb skin, and rashes of any kind</indication>
      <indication>Itching, hives and tinea</indication>
      <indication>Chronic sores that will not heal</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Extinguishes Wind, stops spasms and settles convulsions</summary>
      <indication>Spasms, tremors, convulsions or seizures of any kind, driven by internal Wind</indication>
      <indication>Tetanus</indication>
      <indication>After-effects of Wind-stroke: hemiplegia or paralysis, facial deviation, and loss of speech</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
