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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:27.192635+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">fu long gan</name>
    <name type="chinese">伏龙肝</name>
    <name type="latin">Terra Flava Usta</name>
    <name type="english">ignited yellow earth;oven earth; terra flava usta</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Warms the Middle Jiao, astringes and stops bleeding</summary>
      <indication>Bleeding from Deficiency Cold of the Stomach or Intestines, or when Spleen Yang is too weak to keep Blood in the vessels: dark blood in the stool, or uterine bleeding (Beng Lou)</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Warms and harmonises the Stomach, directs rebellious Qi downward and stops vomiting</summary>
      <indication>Nausea and vomiting from Stomach Cold</indication>
      <indication>Morning sickness of the Cold type</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Stops diarrhea</summary>
      <indication>Chronic diarrhea from Spleen deficiency</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
