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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:18.889587+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
  <canonical>https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/bei-dou-gen/</canonical>
  <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>
  <attribution-html>&lt;a href=&quot;https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/bei-dou-gen/&quot;&gt;Bencao Index&lt;/a&gt;</attribution-html>
  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">bei dou gen</name>
    <name type="chinese">北豆根</name>
    <name type="latin">Rhizoma Menispermi</name>
    <name type="english">asiatic moonseed rhizome</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Large Intestine</channel>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat and resolves toxicity</summary>
      <indication>Wind-Heat toxin in the Lungs and Stomach, as in sore throat, cough or mumps</indication>
      <indication>Snakebite</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Dispels Wind and relieves pain</summary>
      <indication>Wind-Damp Bi</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Resolves Damp and reduces swelling</summary>
      <indication>Damp-Heat</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
