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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:34:39.785491+00:00">
  <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 lian zi</name>
    <name type="chinese">川楝子</name>
    <name type="latin">Fructus Toosendan</name>
    <name type="english">Sichuan chinaberry</name>
    <name type="japanese">senrenshi</name>
    <name type="korean">cheonryeonja</name>
  </names>
  <category>Regulate Qi</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
    <channel>Small Intestine</channel>
    <channel>Bladder</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <safety toxic="true">Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.</safety>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Spreads Liver Qi, relieves stagnation and stops pain</summary>
      <indication>Stagnant Liver Qi causing pain in the chest, flanks and upper abdomen</indication>
      <indication>Distension and pain from disharmony of the Liver and Stomach</indication>
      <indication>Bulging (Shan) disorders and hernial pain, often with the processed herb</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Liver Heat and leads Heat downward and out</summary>
      <indication>Qi stagnation that has generated Heat, with irritability, a short temper, insomnia, and a red face and eyes; its cold nature makes this its best use</indication>
      <indication>Cold patterns as well, when paired with appropriate herbs, because it is so effective</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Kills parasites and stops pain</summary>
      <indication>Roundworm, hookworm and tapeworm</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal pain from intestinal parasites</indication>
      <indication>Skin disorders of the scalp, dusted on as a powder</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Kills fungus</summary>
      <indication>Fungal infection of the scalp, applied as a paste</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
