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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:56.259942+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">ci wei pi</name>
    <name type="chinese">刺猬皮</name>
    <name type="latin">Corium Erinacei</name>
    <name type="english">hedgehog skin</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Large Intestine</channel>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Dispels Wind and disperses Cold</summary>
      <indication>Blood in the stool, bloody dysentery, hemorrhoids and intestinal bleeding</indication>
      <indication>Dysfunctional uterine bleeding</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Moves Qi and stops pain</summary>
      <indication>Stomach pain, regurgitation and vomiting</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Secures Jing and controls urination</summary>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Transforms Phlegm</summary>
      <indication>Mastitis</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
