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  <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 ying</name>
    <name type="chinese">白英</name>
    <name type="latin">Herba Solani Lyrati</name>
    <name type="english">nightshade</name>
  </names>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat, dispels Damp and resolves toxicity</summary>
      <indication>Malaria</indication>
      <indication>Jaundice</indication>
      <indication>Furuncles and erysipelas</indication>
      <indication>Ear pain with pus and blood</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Eliminates Wind and promotes urination</summary>
      <indication>Wandering joint pain and rheumatic pain</indication>
      <indication>Ascites and edema</indication>
      <indication>Lin syndrome, including painful urination with blood</indication>
      <indication>Lower abdominal pain</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Regulates Qi, invigorates Blood and dispels Phlegm</summary>
      <indication>Cancers and tumors</indication>
      <indication>Swellings and lumps</indication>
      <indication>Lower abdominal pain from Qi stagnation</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal pain in children from roundworm</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
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