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  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">bai qian</name>
    <name type="chinese">白前</name>
    <name type="latin">Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii</name>
    <name type="english">Cynanchum Root And Rhizome</name>
    <name type="japanese">byakuzen</name>
    <name type="korean">baekjeon</name>
  </names>
  <category>Transform Phlegm Cold</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Directs rebellious Qi downward, expels Phlegm and stops cough</summary>
      <indication>Cough and wheezing with plenty of sputum that is hard to clear, when Lung Qi is blocked and stagnant</indication>
      <indication>Phlegm obstructing the chest</indication>
      <indication>Cough following an invasion of Wind-Cold</indication>
      <indication>Cough and breathlessness in Excess-type respiratory disorders, whether the pattern is Hot or Cold; its pungent warmth does not dry the fluids as many Phlegm-expelling herbs do</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
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