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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:37:12.694006+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">bai tou weng</name>
    <name type="chinese">白头翁</name>
    <name type="latin">Radix Pulsatillae</name>
    <name type="english">anemone</name>
    <name type="japanese">hakutoo</name>
    <name type="korean">baekduong</name>
  </names>
  <category>Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Large Intestine</channel>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and cools the Blood to stop dysentery</summary>
      <indication>Diarrhea or dysentery from Damp-Heat in the Intestines and Stomach, with abdominal pain, straining, and pus or blood in the stools</indication>
      <indication>Dysentery from toxic Fire, including bacterial and amoebic presentations</indication>
      <indication>Blood in the stool</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Cools the Blood and stops bleeding</summary>
      <indication>Nosebleed or bleeding hemorrhoids from Heat in the Blood</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Damp-Heat and stops itching (external use)</summary>
      <indication>Applied as a douche or external wash for itching and discharge from Damp-Heat, trichomonal vaginitis among them</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
