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  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
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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">bing pian</name>
    <name type="chinese">冰片</name>
    <name type="latin">Borneolum</name>
    <name type="english">Borneol</name>
    <name type="japanese">hyohen</name>
    <name type="korean">bingpyeon</name>
  </names>
  <category>Aromatic Open Orifices</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
    <channel>Heart</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Aromatically opens the orifices, revives the Shen and unblocks closed disorders</summary>
      <indication>Fainting, convulsions or clouded consciousness</indication>
      <indication>Unconsciousness of the closed type during a febrile illness with Heat, paired with Niu Huang and She Xiang</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat, drains Fire, resolves toxicity, brightens the eyes and removes superficial visual obstruction</summary>
      <indication>Headache, mouth sores, and red, swollen eyes or superficial visual obstruction, caused by Heat</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat, relieves pain, dissipates nodules and stops itching (mostly topical)</summary>
      <indication>A sore, swollen throat, applied topically</indication>
      <indication>Sores of the mouth and gums, including canker sores</indication>
      <indication>Scabies, sores and other skin disease</indication>
      <indication>Eye complaints such as light sensitivity, heavy tearing, or red and painful eyes</indication>
      <indication>Earache</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Reduces swelling and promotes healing of sores</summary>
      <indication>Carbuncles, sores that will not heal, and traumatic injury, applied externally</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
