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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:17.391221+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">gan qi</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
  </channels>
  <safety toxic="true">Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.</safety>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Breaks up Blood stasis, opens the channels and dissolves hardness</summary>
      <indication>Amenorrhea from Blood stasis, particularly with an obstructing mass</indication>
      <indication>Fixed, palpable abdominal masses (concretions) due to Blood stasis</indication>
      <indication>Stasis that is entrenched and chronic; not for mild stagnation</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Kills parasites</summary>
      <indication>Intestinal parasites with abdominal pain</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
