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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:37:16.238746+00:00">
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">duan xue liu</name>
    <name type="chinese">断血流</name>
    <name type="latin">Herba Clinopodii</name>
    <name type="english">clinopodii</name>
  </names>
  <category>Warm, Acrid, Release Exterior</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Dispels Wind, clears Heat, moves Qi, invigorates Blood and reduces swelling</summary>
      <indication>Common cold with fever and headache</indication>
      <indication>Vomiting and diarrhea</indication>
      <indication>Bacillary dysentery and enteritis</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal pain from food stagnation</indication>
      <indication>Mastitis</indication>
      <indication>Boils</indication>
      <indication>Internal and external injuries</indication>
      <indication>Dysfunctional uterine bleeding</indication>
      <indication>Measles</indication>
      <indication>Sore throat</indication>
      <indication>Diphtheria</indication>
      <indication>Snake and insect bites</indication>
      <indication>Hives (urticaria)</indication>
      <indication>Erysipelas</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
