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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:28.300889+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">di jin cao</name>
    <name type="chinese">地锦草</name>
    <name type="latin">Herba Euphorbiae Humifusae</name>
    <name type="english">euphorbiae humifusae</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Large Intestine</channel>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
    <channel>Bladder</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Invigorates and cools the Blood, moves Qi and stops bleeding</summary>
      <indication>Bleeding with Blood stagnation: blood in the stool or urine, coughing up blood, and uterine spotting or flooding</indication>
      <indication>Bleeding from external injury</indication>
      <indication>Corns (clavus)</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heat and expels toxins</summary>
      <indication>Malignant boils and deep-rooted boils</indication>
      <indication>Incised wounds</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Drains Damp, promotes urination and promotes lactation</summary>
      <indication>Bacillary dysentery</indication>
      <indication>Jaundice</indication>
      <indication>Colitis and enteritis</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Kills intestinal parasites</summary>
      <indication>Parasitic infestation</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
