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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:13.389957+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">bai jiang cao</name>
    <name type="chinese">败酱草</name>
    <name type="latin">Herba Patriniae</name>
    <name type="english">Patrina</name>
    <name type="japanese">haishoso</name>
    <name type="korean">paejangcho</name>
  </names>
  <category>Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Large Intestine</channel>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, expels pus, eliminates Phlegm and reduces abscesses (internal and topical)</summary>
      <indication>Fire toxin disorders such as intestinal abscess (including appendicitis-type presentations), furuncles, carbuncles and erysipelas</indication>
      <indication>Lung abscess and toxicity in the Lungs</indication>
      <indication>Heat in the reproductive organs, including pelvic inflammatory presentations</indication>
      <indication>Sores and swellings from Fire toxin (Chuang Yang)</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Invigorates Blood, dispels stasis, resolves bruising and relieves pain</summary>
      <indication>Blood stasis with Heat, obstructing and causing pain, chiefly in the abdomen or chest</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal pain after childbirth or after surgery</indication>
      <indication>Painful periods, and endometriosis-type presentations</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
