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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:30.926568+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">gan song</name>
    <name type="chinese">干松</name>
    <name type="latin">Rhizoma Nardostachydis Radis Seu</name>
    <name type="english">Nardostachys Root</name>
    <name type="japanese">kanshobo</name>
    <name type="korean">kamsonghyang</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Stomach</channel>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Moves Qi, awakens the Spleen, relieves stagnation, disperses Cold and stops pain</summary>
      <indication>Distending pain of the epigastrium and abdomen, with poor appetite and a stuffy chest</indication>
      <indication>Stagnant Qi of the chest and abdomen, with no appetite</indication>
      <indication>Sluggish digestion from Damp, or linked to worry and rumination</indication>
      <indication>Toothache</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
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