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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:21.168075+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
  <canonical>https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/di-fu-zi/</canonical>
  <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">di fu zi</name>
    <name type="chinese">地肤子</name>
    <name type="latin">Fructus Kochiae</name>
    <name type="english">belvedere fruit</name>
    <name type="japanese">jifushi</name>
    <name type="korean">jibuja</name>
  </names>
  <category>Drain Dampness</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Bladder</channel>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Damp-Heat and promotes urination</summary>
      <indication>Lin pattern from Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao, with dark, scanty, burning urine that is difficult or painful to pass</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Expels Damp and stops itching</summary>
      <indication>Itchy Damp skin conditions such as eczema, hives and scabies, including widespread weeping eruptions; taken internally or used as an external wash or soak</indication>
      <indication>Damp-Heat of the external genitals, with itching and discharge</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Wind-Heat from the head and eyes</summary>
      <indication>Wind-Heat causing painful swelling of the eyes and head, and skin conditions</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
