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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">chuan jiao</name>
  </names>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Warms the Middle Jiao, relieves pain and stops diarrhea</summary>
      <indication>Deficiency Cold of the Spleen and Stomach with a cold abdomen, pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, and diarrhea</indication>
      <indication>Toothache, traditionally treated by applying the herb locally</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Kills parasites</summary>
      <indication>Roundworm and other intestinal parasites with abdominal pain and vomiting</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Relieves itching (external use)</summary>
      <indication>Itchy or parasitic skin conditions such as eczema and pruritus, applied to the skin</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
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