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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T18:05:38.193919+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
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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">fan xie ye</name>
    <name type="chinese">番泻叶</name>
    <name type="latin">Folium Sennae</name>
    <name type="english">Senna Leaf</name>
    <name type="japanese">banshayo</name>
    <name type="korean">beon</name>
  </names>
  <category>Purgative</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Large Intestine</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Drains downward and guides out stagnation</summary>
      <indication>Heat accumulating in the Stomach and Intestines, with constipation, abdominal fullness and distension</indication>
      <indication>Habitual constipation, with great care (see cautions)</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Excess Heat and drains Summerheat</summary>
      <indication>Summerheat</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
