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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:17.29661+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">chong wei zi</name>
    <name type="chinese">茺蔚子</name>
    <name type="latin">Fructus Leonuri</name>
    <name type="english">Leonurus Fruit</name>
    <name type="japanese">jyuishi</name>
    <name type="korean">chungwija</name>
  </names>
  <category>Invigorate the Blood</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Invigorates Blood and regulates menstruation</summary>
      <indication>Irregular or painful periods</indication>
      <indication>Amenorrhea, or pain in the abdomen after childbirth, from Blood stasis</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears and cools the Liver and brightens the eyes</summary>
      <indication>Headache from Liver Heat</indication>
      <indication>Red, swollen and painful eyes, nebulae or conjunctivitis from Liver Heat</indication>
      <indication>Pterygium</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
