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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-19T20:52:51.845604+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">bi ma zi</name>
    <name type="chinese">蓖麻子</name>
    <name type="latin">Semen Ricini</name>
    <name type="english">castor seed</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Large Intestine</channel>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <safety toxic="true">Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.</safety>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Reduces swelling, resolves toxicity, moistens the Intestines and promotes bowel movement</summary>
      <indication>Constipation with dry stools</indication>
      <indication>Furuncles, ulcers and suppurating skin infections</indication>
      <indication>Sore throat</indication>
      <indication>Swellings and scrofula</indication>
      <indication>Facial paralysis</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
