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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:12.646971+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">bai mu er</name>
    <name type="chinese">白木耳</name>
    <name type="latin">Tremella</name>
    <name type="english">Tremella Fruiting Body</name>
    <name type="japanese">hakumokuji</name>
    <name type="korean">baekmoki</name>
  </names>
  <category>Tonify Yin</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Nourishes Stomach Yin, generates Fluids and moistens the Lungs</summary>
      <indication>Yin deficiency with Heat, sometimes with Yang rising: wasting, and heat in the palms, soles and chest (five-centre heat)</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Nourishes Lung Yin</summary>
      <indication>Dry cough from Lung Yin deficiency or Lung Heat, with little sputum that is hard to bring up and may carry streaks of blood</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
